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10 Ways To Get The Capital You Need For Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

In the US, you may find that the Small Business Administration (SBA) can get you infusions of cash without normal backup requirements. Use online platforms like Gust to find them, and local networking to find ones that relate to your industry and passion. Request a small business grant.

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How To Identify New Venture Assistance Organizations

Startup Professionals Musings

Variations on the incubator theme are sometimes called business accelerators, science parks, or the Small Business Administration's Small Business Development Centers ( SBDCs ) in almost every state in the U.S. Peer-to-peer networking with other startups and founders in the same stage.

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9 Principles Especially Critical For A Micro-Business

Startup Professionals Musings

This type of business has long been primarily run out of the home, well before COVID-19 made that a necessity, and it still works to keep the costs of operation down. In time, many businesses outgrow their meager beginnings, to become major enterprises, comparable to the current giants Amazon and Apple. Details are important.

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10 Alternative Funding Sources For Your New Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

In the US, you may find that the Small Business Administration (SBA) can get you infusions of cash without normal backup requirements. Use online platforms like Gust to find them, and local networking to find ones that relate to your industry and passion. Request a small business grant.

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Accelerators Have Resources To KickStart Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

Variations on the incubator theme are sometimes called business accelerators, science parks, or the Small Business Administration's Small Business Development Centers ( SBDCs ) in almost every state in the U.S. Peer-to-peer networking with other startups and founders in the same stage.

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Female Founder Interview: Latina Leader Elizabeth Colón

The Startup Magazine

She has been named Chicago Business Journal Woman of Influence (2016), the National Association of Women Business Owners’ Woman Business Owner of the Year award (2015), the Small Business Administration’s Small Business Person of the Year award (2014), and Enterprising Women’s Enterprising Woman of the Year award (2013).

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To Franchise Or Not To Franchise?

YoungUpstarts

Whether it’s access to a proven business model, the expertise and resources needed to achieve sustainable growth, or simply wanting a team of support, franchising has become an increasingly attractive option for small business owners who are looking to take their businesses to the next level.