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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. It serves as a cornerstone of your vision as you move forward.

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How to Get Funding for a Business

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Most healthy businesses need business financing at some point. Startups have to deal with starting costs and ongoing businesses have to finance growth and working capital. Financing options depend on what kind of business you have. Actually, banks don’t finance business startups. Actually, they don’t.

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The 10 Best Sources of Cash to Start Your Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Small business grants. This source often gets overlooked, but it should be a major focus these days due to government initiatives on alternative energy and technology. Related sources include local business development agencies. You have to be relentless in this pursuit to win. Loans or line-of-credit. Marty Zwilling.

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Start Up Business Grants 101: Meaning, Funding & Tips

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Most applicants for startup business grants seek funds for projects with specific parameters and measurable outcomes. For example, a homeless shelter that applies for a grant to cover the cost of food items to feed the needy — and gets it but uses those funds to pay for staff to prepare and serve the needy — may be guilty of fraud.

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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.

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Most Startups Get No Professional Investor Cash

Startup Professionals Musings

Small business grants. This source often gets overlooked, but it should be a major focus these days due to government initiatives on alternative energy and technology. Related sources include local business development agencies. You have to be relentless in this pursuit to win. Loans or line-of-credit. Marty Zwilling.

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The Latest Questions Small Businesses Are Asking

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Consider a venture feasibility study as a start on a business plan if the idea looks profitable. A major cause of business failure is not having enough cash available to cover all startup costs and operate for at least a year. Recordkeeping and tax preparation are required in all businesses.