Up and Running

OCTOBER 29, 2014

If you’re in the United States, you’re going to be dealing with the Small Business Administration when applying for a disaster loan. This type of loan is unrelated to physical damage; this is about the cost of being closed and losing sales. First of all, am I eligible for a disaster loan?

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MAY 24, 2021

Where do you even start when it comes to opening a new woman-owned business? According to the latest information from the United States Census Bureau, approximately 19.1% of businesses were owned by women. According to Statista, 298 million people in the United States own a smartphone. million by 2025.

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Up and Running

JUNE 24, 2010

The name stands for “Service Corp of Retired Executives,” a volunteer organization, funded by the Small Business Administration, offering free counseling and related help to entrepreneurs and small businesses in the United States. We charge $49 for that, which is barely more than the SCORE costs.

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Up and Running

MARCH 4, 2022

According to the United States Small Business Administration, there are approximately 32.5 million small businesses at the moment. The number fluctuates from year to year with businesses coming and going. A business plan does far more than help secure venture capital when you’re starting out.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 12, 2012

Startup businesses, particularly those that are growing fast, are in a constant state of acquisition. It costs money to attract customers and clients, and even more to serve and retain them. In fact, expanding internationally can be the key to growth for many small businesses. Hire someone?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 29, 2015

I do have one diploma I display from Dale Carnegie’s Public Speaking Course and it only cost me $100. My friend, for most business people I believe that business school is not a good choice. I used to be afraid of public speaking, and I realized that I have to do that someday. Everyone needs a coach.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

MARCH 1, 2010

As recently as 2007 the Small Business Administration estimated that there were more than 21 million self-employed entrepreneurs without employees in the United States. The number of self-employed and freelance entrepreneurs has seen steady growth over the past two decades.

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Up and Running

JUNE 25, 2014

The cost: it’s much more profitable for traditional lenders to do a two million dollar loan, or a three million dollar loan than doing a $150,000 loan or $100,000 loan. That’s why for these reasons, some of the banks are and traditional financing sources are not as focused on the small business market. Hopefully that does.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

I love looking at cost per account acquired as a key metric to share with potential acquirers. In other words, my cost to acquire account is $333, that’s huge information for potential acquirer because guess what? And they typically, in the United States at least, get an SBA Loan, Small Business Administration Loan.

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