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Top 10 SBA Blogs of 2017
https://www.sba.gov/blog/top-10-sba-blogs-2017… The goal is to continually improve this site to meet your needs, so your feedback and participation are appreciated. Read more … a business, check out SBA’s blogs to help you reach your business goals. How Do I Find an EIN? How to Start a … -
10 Stats That Explain Why Business Credit is Important for Small Business
https://www.sba.gov/blog/10-stats-explain-why-business-credit-important-small-business… to personal credit, business credit determines whether your company can be trusted by the way it manages money. Think of your business credit report as a gauge for the financial reputation of your business. Here are ten statistics that make the case on … -
Are You Ready to Export?
https://www.sba.gov/blog/are-you-ready-export… to add the call-in information for upcoming webinars to your calendar! Federal agencies presenting: Small Business … are a few more resources for those of you looking to grow your business through international sales: To assess your current export readiness, check out this article: HOW AN … -
Should You Consider B2B Franchise Opportunities?
https://www.sba.gov/blog/should-you-consider-b2b-franchise-opportunities… opened, offering “Grand Opening” specials. You get the idea. But, do you know who owns the company that send those envelopes out? Your neighbor. That’s right — the Direct Mail company sending … a franchise business, and it’s usually owned by someone in your community. The Role of a B2B Franchisee In essence, a … -
Navigating the Alphabet Soup of Export Assistance
https://www.sba.gov/blog/navigating-alphabet-soup-export-assistance… that prefer a face-to-face approach to consultation, make your local SBDC your first stop. Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) … and get you on a path to global business success. To find your nearest SBDC, please visit: … -
Celebrate World Trade Month this May
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Choosing the Right Business Structure: Three Factors to Consider
https://www.sba.gov/blog/choosing-right-business-structure-three-factors-consider… The type of business structure you choose impacts your personal liability and which taxes your business must pay. For example, choosing a sole … It’s taxed at the personal level because you and your business are considered the same legal entity. This … -
How to Estimate Starting Costs
https://www.sba.gov/blog/how-estimate-starting-costs… is case specific. The good news is that you can estimate your starting costs for that business you want to start. Depending on how much you know about your industry and business in general, it can be fairly easy. … things are going to cost. You do owe it to yourself and your business to call people, get estimates, read up on … -
Buttermilk Biscuit
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/buttermilk-biscuit… other entrepreneurs to find mentors and to “speak your vision to people who feed your growth — you never know who can help or join your cause,” she said. “Refine your vision constantly until … -
Catanzaro Food Products Inc. Grows from a Kitchen Operation to a 25-Year Business
https://www.sba.gov/success-story/catanzaro-food-products-inc-grows-kitchen-operation-25-year-business… Food Products Inc. began in the most hands-on way. The idea took shape during a family gathering, when a friend … a chance on them. "There are two things you can control, your integrity and your credit. Because I had that, they … their first filling machine. That investment was a turning point, allowing the business to move from manual … -
It’s Time to Bring Production Back to the U.S. and SBA Can Help
https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/09/02/its-time-bring-production-back-us-sba-can-help… We bring production back to the United States . Onshoring your production efforts has huge benefits- not only to our country, but to your bottom line. One of the biggest reasons firms move … to transportation, materials and labor. By onshoring your production, you decrease the potential challenges … -
A House Called Hue
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Going Global with Help from SBA
https://www.sba.gov/blog/2023/2023-05/going-global-help-sba… more people. Selling internationally can also help protect your bottom line from the ebbs and flows of one domestic market, while diversifying your customer base. This World Trade Month, the SBA invites … SBA Office of International Trade (OIT): Going global with your business starts at the SBA’s Office of International … -
Looking to Increase Sales? “Go Global” World Trade Month Webinars Can Help Get You Started
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Why Bother with Financial Forecasts
https://www.sba.gov/blog/why-bother-financial-forecasts… about accurately guessing the future. It’s about running your business right. With good forecasting you track your business numbers back to the drivers that you need to … Success First, do it yourself. You can do this. You know your business better than anybody. I have an MBA and I can do … -
Tax Credit for Hiring Veterans
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The SBA Invites You to Small Business Summer School
https://www.sba.gov/blog/sba-invites-you-small-business-summer-school… Center . Find out how to conceptualize and develop your entrepreneurial ideas. Or, if you are past that stage, learn how to turn your business into a reality. The Learning Center is ideal … master day-to-day business operations, how to understand your competition, how to win new customers and funding … -
Blessed and Highly Favored Cuisine
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Why Veterans Are Well-Suited to Become Business Owners—And the Lessons You Can Learn from Them
https://www.sba.gov/blog/why-veterans-are-well-suited-become-business-owners-lessons-you-can-learn-them… game in town. In the civilian world, folks who don’t like your restaurant are welcome to eat elsewhere. Nevertheless, … board for yourself. If it’s an online business, picture your ideal website and how easy it would be to use. Write all … much of success comes back to belief. If you have a great idea, are willing to work at it, and believe you’re destined …