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4 Ways Small Businesses Can Innovate Without a Big Budget

(BPT) – By Irana Wasti, Chief Product Officer at BILL In today’s fast-paced business landscape, it’s important for small business owners to adopt a mindset for innovation. However, the misconception that innovation requires vast resources and significant time investment can often deter entrepreneurs and business builders from pursuing new ideas and strategies. But with the […]

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5 Steps to Registering Your Small Business

Getting the urge to strike out on your own to satisfy your entrepreneurial itch? Before you begin, be sure to obtain the necessary permits and licenses you’ll need to operate your small business legally. Whether you’re ready to launch your new start-up, or you’re growing an existing enterprise into a thriving business, your business must be run

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Can You Afford to Become An Entrepreneur?

Everyone has good ideas.  Some of them may even be million dollar ideas, but if you live from paycheck to paycheck or way beyond your means, you may never be able to quit your job and start a business. As the Smallbizlady, often I get emails, facebook messages and DM’s on Twitter from people asking

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8 Things Small Business Owners Can Do Now to Save Money!

Here are 8 tips from Melinda F. Emerson, SmallBizLady, that small business owners can implement now to save money. 1. Track Expenses Using a Budget. Budgets are about planning and tracking spending – you need financial information to make business decisions.  Track business expenses by month or by quarter.  Ideally, you should have a twelve month budget,

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Do’s and Don’ts for Starting a New Business

African-Americans are starting new businesses in record numbers. If you’re planning to launch a new business, here are seven do’s and don’ts to help ensure your entrepreneurial success. 1. Do plan to start with your own money, not someone else’s “Unless you win a business plan contest or inventors’ competition, for the most part there’s

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Best Place to Find Grants, Loans and Financing for Entrepreneurs

The best resource to find grants, loans and financing for entrepreneurs is the federal government’s website https://www.sba.gov/. There, you will discover a wealth of resources for all kinds of small business owners, including: those just starting a business current entrepreneurs trying to grow their operations women minorities people with disabilities those in rural communities home-based

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Additional Help for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

If you’re a woman or an ethnic minority looking for more resources for your small business, additional help is available for minority-owned or women-owned businesses from any of the SBA’s small business counseling and training partners, including: SCORE SCORE stands for the Service Corps of Retired Executives. There are more than 10,500 SCORE volunteers in

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Tips for Getting Certified as a Woman-Owned Business

A Woman-owned Business Enterprise (WBE) is a business that is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by a woman or women who are U.S. citizens or legal Resident Aliens. The primary place to get certified as a woman-owned business is the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council. The WBENC is the country’s leading third-party certifier

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How to Qualify for Certification as a Minority-Owned Business

A Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) is any business that is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by an American citizen or citizens of the following ethnic groups: African American Asian American Latino/Hispanic American Native American The primary place to get certified as a minority-owned business is the National Minority Supplier Development Council. About the

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