You took a big step by starting your business. Once you have taken care of your legal entity and chose the right structure that fits your need, it's time to think about how you would grow your business. Starting and growing a small business could be overwhelming at times. In this article, we'll discuss strategies that are applicable for almost any business type and could … [Read more...] about Top 10 ways to grow your business
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Attention Veterans!
Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) program, effective from Jan 2023, provides veterans with a central support point for their small business certification needs. Certification allows service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) and VOSB firms the opportunity to compete for sole-source and set-aside contracts across the federal government. … [Read more...] about Attention Veterans!
SBA announces the Lender Match program that connects SMB owners to lenders
More than 800 lenders participate in the Lender Match program throughout all 50 states and U.S. territories. While all lenders who use Lender Match offer SBA-approved loans, many also offer conventional loans. There are multiple benefits to getting loans from these SBA-backed lenders including: How does it work? You will fill up a form with a few questions to … [Read more...] about SBA announces the Lender Match program that connects SMB owners to lenders
Franchising 101
So you’re thinking about starting a business? And you have probably heard about franchising before, but what is it? Let’s start at the beginning. The basics of FranchisingFranchising is essentially paying someone to use their business strategies. The owner of the business is known as the franchisor and the third party is know as the franchisee. Generally, the owner licenses … [Read more...] about Franchising 101
Venmo pilots Business Profiles and Payments for Small Businesses
Venmo is introducing Business Profiles on a limited trial basis to help sole proprietors and small businesses to accept payments for their businesses. Per a press release from Venmo, "Piloting to a limited number of users today, Business Profiles allows sole proprietors, casual sellers, and users with a side hustle to create an additional Venmo profile to accept payments … [Read more...] about Venmo pilots Business Profiles and Payments for Small Businesses