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… The SBA Can Help You Reach Your Small Business Milestones December 21, 2017 If you’re a small business owner just starting out or you’ve … more than 645, 000 clients. SBA’s Learning Center provided online training to more than 200, 000 entrepreneurs. Our …

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… That All Successful Franchisees Do September 28, 2018 If you want to become a successful franchisee, there are certain things you need to do. Clearly, some of them need to be done before … have a business system. It’s part of what you pay for when you become a franchisee. Simply put, this system …

… (only debenture-purchased loans) For other SBA loans, you can continue to set up and manage online payments at  Pay.gov .  Paycheck Protection Program … whose lender is participating in  direct forgiveness , you can use the  direct forgiveness application portal . For …

… To check the size standards for specific industries, you can reference SBA's  table of small business size … must include the employees or receipts of all affiliated when determining the size of a business. Affiliation with … control multiple businesses. The power to control exists when an external party has 50 percent or more ownership. It …

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… Could a Semi-Absentee Franchise Opportunity Be Right For You? March 29, 2018 Wouldn’t it be great if you could … your job. The reason you’re able to keep a full-time job when you own a fitness franchise comes from the ability for … place of employment when enough income’s coming in. ( And buy even more units if you can .) Other Semi-Absentee …

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