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5 Free Platforms Entrepreneurs Should Be Using To Manage And Streamline Their Business

YoungUpstarts

Now that you have your business up and running you must sustain and grow it, but how do you do that? There are many helpful resources for budding entrepreneurs and small business owners and my first recommendation is to start with the U.S. Getting into the e-commerce game with Magento.

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Why A Vaccine For COVID-19 Won’t Restore Small Businesses Overnight

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But let’s look at this through the eyes of small businesses. Outside of government, companies with less than $7 million in sales and fewer than 500 employees are widely considered small businesses by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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Practical Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs

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Federal, state and local government reports. Small Business Administration – SBA. Small Business Development Center – SBDC. There are many websites sponsored by a variety of organizations that can provide you with the business information you’ll need for your business and marketing plans.

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

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When it went into effect on January 1, 2020, the CCPA gave the United States its strictest regulations yet for protecting customer information. That may sound out of reach for most businesses, but consider that it’s less than 150 people a day. The Small Business Administration estimates there are 30.2

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5 Benefits Of Expanding Your Business Into Global Markets

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Small Business Administration says anyway. Expanding abroad gives you the chance to solicit some of the 96 percent and increase your sales. One product might fail miserably in the United States but fly off the shelves in Tokyo. Did you know that 96 percent of consumers live elsewhere? That’s what the U.S.

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What to Do When You Need a Disaster Loan

Up and Running

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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Financial Management Guide For The Self-Employed

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Business plans are the roadmap for your company and usually include a section on operations, marketing and budgeting. The budget helps you identify variable and fixed expenses, potential burgeoning markets and ways to leverage your earnings to expand your business. Diversify Your Income Stream.