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6 Stories of Successful New Entrepreneurs to Inspire Your Business

Up and Running

However, the challenges you face are the same ones that every successful small business owner has faced and then surmounted in some way or another. It can be instructive and inspirational to hear about businesses that triumphed over adversity. How these six businesses worked with the SBA to grow.

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3 Startups To Watch Out For In 2018

YoungUpstarts

According to the latest statistics released by the Small Business Administration , there are just under 29 million small businesses in the United States that employ more than 56.8% Those are impressive statistics when you stop to consider small businesses account for approximately 99.7%

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How to Get Funding for a Business

Up and Running

And even before that, during the early stages, they’ll expect you to have a business plan in the background, for your own use. Most commercial banks require a business plan as part of a loan application. A plan is also required for applying for a business loan guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA).

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California’s New Privacy Act Puts the Crunch on Small Businesses

The Startup Magazine

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is the sleeping giant of data protection laws. They’re too busy selling goods they made themselves or helping people buy homes. Under the CCPA, however, it’s against the law to buy, sell, receive or share the personal information of more than 50,000 California residents. That’s 99.9%

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How to Form a Corporation

Up and Running

California can be appealing to California-based investors (particularly fast-growth tech companies) despite high income and corporate taxes, and franchise fees for all businesses regardless of size. Small Business Administration: . Utah is often cited as having excellent online applications and forms.

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The Latest Questions Small Businesses Are Asking

Up and Running

Company culture changes as the employees in the business change, as management makes strategic decisions and as the business environment shifts. The most successful businesses have an adaptive culture.

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Who Holds Your Purse Strings?

YoungUpstarts

I see it a lot with SBA loans (Small Business Administration). This means that if the business can’t pay the loan, you will. As you structure your business finances, don’t let excitement (or even a tinge of desperation) blind you to the full consequence of what you’re agreeing to. Are you seeing a trend?