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Thoughts For VC Backed Companies Considering SBA/PPP Loans

Feld Thoughts

My partner Seth Levine recently put up an extremely thoughtful post titled SBA PPP Loans Aren’t for Everyone. First of all, we can’t begin to tell you how impressed we’ve been with the leadership that you have all exhibited over these last several weeks. Go read it now – I’ll be here when you get back.

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SBA PPP Loans Aren’t for Everyone

VC Adventure

There’s a healthy debate going on right now at many VC firms about whether venture-backed companies should apply to the SBA’s Payroll Protection Program (The Information had a good article on this yesterday (paywall), and Albert Wenger from Union Square Ventures put up an excellent post on the subject here ).

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How to Start a Business: A Step-by-Step Complete Guide (2019)

crowdSPRING Blog

You’re more likely to succeed if you start your business with a specific product or service designed for a particular group of people. Or, by designing the most durable children’s activewear. Landscaping – Are you more of a mow and go company, or are you catering toward elaborate garden design? Management plan.

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Top 10 Most Expensive Mistakes New Restaurant Owners Make

Up and Running

SCORE , SBDC , and the SBA all offer resources in the U.S. . Every aspect of your restaurant’s design should fulfill one or of these two roles : . Understand your customer’s motivations when designing promotions as you want to blow your trumpet around a trait that the customer would readily agree with, and thus respond to every time.

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Entrepreneurs Should Know Business Law: Thoughts From Dana Collette, Others

YoungUpstarts

Entrepreneurs wear a lot of hats, from managerial, leadership hats to innovative, “thinking-outside-the-box” type hats. Benson suggests looking into a variety of funding strategies, including SBA loans, investors, friends and family and even crowdfunding.

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Austinites represent at SXSW 2018

Austin Startup

Salon FG Bankrupt to Billionaire with SBA Administrator Linda McMahon & Headspring CEO Dustin Wells In business?—?as Salon K Giving Back Rocks: How Austin Brands Do It with John Paul DeJoria, Andy Roddick & Kendra Scott What do a jewelry designer, hair care billionaire, tennis player, and hospital have in common?

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How to Start a Successful Photography Business: The Complete 10 Step Guide (2019)

crowdSPRING Blog

You’re more likely to succeed if you start your business with a specific product or service designed for a particular group of people. It shows who your leadership team is and what your staffing needs will be. You can find a full list of the forms for each type of entity on the SBA website. Management plan. Operating plan.