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Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Advisory Committee 2024 Meeting Minutes
… and Entrepreneurship Advisory Committee 2024 Meeting Minutes Support Office of Investment and Innovation Version … and Entrepreneurship Advisory Committee 2024 Meeting Minutes … -
Investment Capital Advisory Committee 2024 Meeting Minutes
… Investment Capital Advisory Committee 2024 Meeting Minutes Support Office of Investment and Innovation Version … Off … Investment Capital Advisory Committee 2024 Meeting Minutes … -
HUBZone Map Changes: What You Need to Know flyer
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SBA Unveils New Web Site and Launches SBA Direct - A New Tool Delivering Personalized and Targeted Resources
… the new SBA.gov, we have reached a significant milestone in how the agency has evolved in using interactive web tools, … with the personalization features of SBA Direct, users no longer have to mine through pages of information to find … initiative in 2009 (the first government-sponsored online community built specifically for small businesses), … -
10 Tactics to Get More Positive Reviews for Your Business
… from 51 percent to 90 percent of consumers read and trust online reviews. Anita Campbell SBA Blog Contributor Anita … like Home Advisor, and so on. Monitor for new reviews at least once a week to assess your progress and deal with … photographs - Photographs make your profiles stand out in local search results and on review websites. Be sure that … -
Why Traditional Advertising Still Matters
… Why Traditional Advertising Still Matters January 3, 2017 Online, mobile and other forms of digital advertising are top-of-mind for most marketers these days. But in the rush to digital, are you forgetting a vital part of … entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. Follow her at http://Twitter.com/Rieva and visit SmallBizDaily.com to … -
Rethinking Insurance Coverage
… year after year without thinking about how changes in their business affect their risk exposure and coverage … but can you afford it (or afford not to have it)? You can buy coverage online or through an insurance agent (a person who typically … -
How Retargeting and Remarketing Helps Your Advertising
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When to Hire a Copywriter and How to Work With One
… entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. Follow her at http://Twitter.com/Rieva and visit SmallBizDaily.com to … and ads themselves. However, unless you have experience in marketing copywriting, this generally isn't a good idea. … should be able to suggest some local copywriters or online resources. Look for relevant experience. It's best to … -
Market research and competitive analysis
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Don’t Go into 2023 Without Considering These Small Business Trends
… understate all the changes the business landscape has seen in the past few years, and yet entrepreneurs have responded … in the market. More than half of global internet users buy something online every week. It doesn’t look like those numbers will be … -
Office of Human Resources Solutions
… leadership, program offices, and employees. OHRS works in partnership with SBA leaders to build a high quality … pool of qualified candidates, pre-planning staffing needs in consultation with hiring managers, applying merit systems principles in the candidate interviewing and selection process, and … -
Get help with your PPP loan
… that provide guidance and assistance to small businesses in their area. We also work with a number of local … PPP loans. All others can continue to set up and manage online payments at Pay.gov. PPP webinar series presented by SBA and Public … -
Reporting identity theft
… this report either with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at IdentityTheft.gov , with another federal law enforcement … completed SBA Declaration of Identity Theft form Report online If you know the loan number of the suspected … through the MySBA Loan Portal using the steps below: Log in or register for the MySBA Loan Portal . After logging in, … -
Disaggregated data
… and socio-economic business contracting goals. Beginning in FY 2020, SBA also released contracting data that was … contact SBA's Office of Policy, Planning, and Liaison at 202-205-6618. Last updated January 10, 2025 … Contracting … -
Plan your business
… structure and run your business. Choose a funding source Buy an existing business or franchise Starting a business … -
Rural Small Business Financing & Speed Lending
… Lending event on May 8 from 11am-2pm at Chesapeake College in Wye Mills, Md. This workshop is your chance to meet with … to speed dating, Speed Lending participants will have four minutes to meet individually with a lender before moving on … of this event, advance registration is required. Register online at: http://tinyurl.com/y2f55xrr . Additional … -
Small business procurement scorecard
… veteran-owned small businesses Small businesses located in Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones) Every … Each agency’s scorecard grade consists of its achievements in these four areas, graded by the percentages shown below: … contact SBA's Office of Policy, Planning, and Liaison at 202-205-6618. Short URL: sba.gov/scorecard Last updated … -
Customer Testimonials: Maximize Their Marketing Impact
… convince prospective customers to take the next step — in other words, to overcome objections they may have to doing … your business on social media or give you positive reviews online. Sometimes, those comments may be testimonial-ready. … if the customer is willing to chat on the phone for 5–10 minutes. Once you have them on the phone, the following …