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10 Reasons You Don’t Qualify for an SBA Disaster Loan

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Maintaining your business through the coronavirus crisis has likely led you to cut costs, revise your sales projections, and potentially seek out a loan to help you stay afloat. Your business is brand new. Most banks will not issue traditional SBA loans to brand new businesses.

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Tips for Writing a Successful Business Plan for a Daycare Center

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Working out a business plan for your daycare center can be a challenge. As someone who owns eight successful daycares in the Chicago area, I know the strategies and approaches that work when it comes to developing a sound business plan for a daycare center. Have a plan for funding. What the money will be used for.

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Business Plan Writing Service

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That’s the moment when many entrepreneurs realize that getting the help of a professional business plan writer can take their business concept from daydream to day job. Another vital question to consider at this stage is, what makes your business idea or model unique ? Who are you? Competition. Leadership.

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Lean Business Planning with Tim Berry [VIDEO]

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We recently had Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software founder and business planning expert, present our Bplans audience with his latest advice on lean business planning. It’s all about making your business life easier, doing what works best, getting the best results by tracking what works and always improving.

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You’ve Got Funding: 5 Things to Do With the Money Right Away

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You may have a sudden, overwhelming desire to spend to your heart’s content, but it is important to act responsibly and follow the spending plan laid out in your business plan if your business is to survive its critical early years. Take a moment and step back to review the business plan that you worked so hard on.

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8 Things You Need To Start a Business During a Recession

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When you’re just starting out, this can help minimize overhead such as office rent and software, as well as one-off starting purchases such as laptops, printers, etc. We have plenty of free business planning resources available to help get you started, or if you’re looking for something a bit more robust you can always check out LivePlan.

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The Basics of Small Business Loans [WEBINAR]

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As I’ve been working in this industry, as Sabrina started out said, I was the Chief Marketing officer of CAN Capital which is a big alternative lender and now I’m the Vice President of SmartBiz SBA Loans. Then on the planned side, I know many of you work with Palo Alto and BPlans on new business plans, obviously a startup.