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Moments that Matter: Laying a Foundation for Business and BBQ
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Your first business plan. Your first employee. The training course that gives you an edge in the marketplace. Finding a mentor. Receiving the capital you need to expand your business.
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Celebrating National Veterans Small Business Week
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With Veterans Day around the corner, the U.S. Small Business Administration honors the men and women who not only serve our country abroad, but also continue their service at home as small business owners.
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2018 National Small Business Week Awards: Are you SBA’s Next Winner?
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Are you a small business owner with an amazing success story to tell? If so, submit your nomination today for SBA’s National Small Business Week awards.
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Join SBA’s Twitter Chat: Business Tips for Women Entrepreneurs
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In honor of Women’s Small Business Month, the U.S. Small Business Administration (@SBAgov) will host a Twitter chat on October 26 at 3:00 p.m. EDT.
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What Can Go Wrong As A Franchise Owner
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Generally speaking, the franchise business model is a good one. Over the years, it’s enabled thousands of people to start businesses.
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Supporting women in business
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October is National Women’s Small Business Month. Seems hard to believe today, but thirty years ago, some state laws prevented women from getting a business loan without having a male relative co-sign for it.
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Small Business Development Center Helps Washington Companies STEP Up to the Global Marketplace
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The Washington State Small Business Development Center (WSBDC) has perfected the art of building productive partnerships to help Washington companies, notably rural ones, achieve export success.
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Small businesses demand tax reform
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Tax reform is “the single most critical piece of legislation” that needs to happen in Washington. That’s a personal plea I heard not from a lawmaker or a lobbyist or even the President, but from a small business owner in Pittsburgh.
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Business Equipment Financing & Leasing: 7 Key Tips to Know
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Should you finance or lease business equipment? Although both options help break down the overall cost of business equipment into smaller amounts, they are very different in how they’re set up.
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St. Louis Company Grows Over 200 Percent by Looking to Export Markets
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David and Linda Shogren are the duo behind U.S. International Foods LLC, a Missouri-based small business that specializes in exporting high quality food and grocery products abroad.