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Glenna Tooman has been in the wedding and event planning business in Idaho for over a decade. She left her banking job in 1998 to start her small business, Memory Makers Event Planning, LLC. Today, she splits her time between running her small business out of her home, working part time at Idah;s Small Business Development Center (SBDC), and contributing articles and blogs to various print and online publications. In the Business.gov Community, Ms. Tooman is better known as BizResearcher. She has accumulated the highest number of kudos...
You have a great business idea and a solid business plan, but how are you going to find the capital to finance it? Every entrepreneur needs to answer this question in order to successfully launch and operate their business. In this month's Idea Exchange, we asked our members to share their stories about how they financed their businesses. Here are the highlights Bootstrapping with Personal Savings: Janiye shared how she went from a salaried journalist to a freelance blogger by financing her own business on personal savings. Ccumminskc had...
You may have heard the terms web service, API, mashup, and dataset. There has been a lot of talk about these because of the recent Open Government Directive (OGD) that the Office of Management and Budget released in December. The directive was in response to President Obama’s call for transparency and open government when he first took office in early 2009. But what does the OGD have to do with web services? And what are they anyway? Web services refer to open software systems designed to support machine-to-machine interaction over...
As you may or may not have noticed, a “Go To” bar resides on the top of most Community pages. The “Go To” bar is a drop down menu, located directly underneath the banner logo, and can provide a shortcut to any board or blog on the site. We’re looking to learn from our users about your usage of the “Go To” bar. It’s possible you’ve never noticed the “Go To” bar and now you’ll use it more often. It’s also possible you’ve seen it but prefer to navigate the...
As you may or may not have noticed, a “Go To” bar resides on the top of most Community pages. The “Go To” bar is a drop down menu, located directly underneath the banner logo, and can provide a shortcut to any board or blog on the site. We’re looking to learn from our users about your usage of the “Go To” bar. It’s possible you’ve never noticed the “Go To” bar and now you’ll use it more often. It’s also possible you’ve seen it but prefer to navigate the...
Recession Tactics Please share your thoughts with the Business.gov Community about one effective tactic you've taken in response to the recession. There's not much time left before this thread closes, so submit your ideas before November 3. Starting a Business in Different Industries Starting any business is a challenge, but things can get even more complicated if your industry is highly regulated. Luckily, our Community members are here to help! Members are helping each other find local and federal resources to get their...
November has been a busy month in the Business.gov community, with a lot of conversation on a wide variety of topics. Welcome to the United States of America! Though the United States is in a recession, people from around the world are still ever so interested in doing business here. Questions from Canada, Singapore, Mongolia, China,and the United Kingdom about starting various types of businesses are popping up all over Business.gov. If you are a foreign national and plan to import and do business in the U.S., read Starting a...
While 2009 draws to close, the Community is buzzing with new business ideas. Members are looking into different business areas like exporting and franchises. Read on for more insights and resources on these topics. Exporting U.S. Goods Imports and exports are one of the ways small business owners are taking advantage of the increasingly interconnected global economy. Members are asking questions about various aspects of exporting to foreign countries, so if you have an answer or have a similar question, please feel join in the...
A look inside the Community's latest hot topics and most-discussed threads. Read more... Health Care Meets Transportation In the 2010 Occupational Outlook, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the healthcare and transportation service industries are expected to grow over the next several years. So, it's no surprise that Community members are buzzing about non-emergency medical transportation businesses. Members are asking how to register, finance, and operate businesses that bring patients to and from medical facilities...
Joseph Lizio is the CEO of www.businessmoneytoday.com, based in Texas. He regularly blogs and writes articles related to financing small businesses. Prior to starting his own business, he worked at the Concho Valley Center for Entrepreneurial Development, Wells Fargo, and Intel. He holds a MBA in Finance from the University of Oregon. While managing his online business full time, Mr. Lizio (also known as phanio) has been an active member of Business.gov's community since its launch, sharing business finance information. He currently has the...
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