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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.
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.
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.
Is your business struggling to thrive? If you’re finding it hard to stay afloat—be it by maintaining a profit or maximizing your outputs, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of International Trade has a solution that can help your business.
As a business owner, it’s crucial to improve your company’s ability to acquire credit and funding. A business credit file is every bit as important as your personal credit file.
When I was a Girl Scout, selling cookies meant dragging a wagon full of boxes door to door in my North Carolina neighborhood. I didn't have online tools or a marketing plan or even a real strategy.
Have you noticed how sometimes people don’t want to plan because they don’t want to put future numbers on record? I call this the “crystal ball and chain” problem.