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How to Write an Executive Summary

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For example, with an existing company, that information might be as simple as adding recent annual sales or number of employees to the basic company information in the first bullet here. For a startup, it might be a brief description of aspirations, such as a sales goal for the next year or three years from now. In the U.S.,

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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. The third here for startups is the SBA. The SBA will provide loans to new businesses. Who might qualify for an SBA 7A loan?

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You’ve Got Funding: 5 Things to Do With the Money Right Away

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According to 2016 statistics published by the Small Business Administration (SBA) , only about 78 percent of small business startups survive the first year, and only half make it to the five year point. That being said, intelligent spending on technology that promotes future marketing and sales campaign successes is always a good idea.

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Episode 1: Business Loans, Website Tips, and the Apple Watch – The Bcast

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Send us an email: Bcast@Bplans.com. I think that’s the starting point for most businesses is that things like the bank lending space, the what is the SBA and how are they here to help me? Why shouldn’t you be afraid of walking in and trying to get a bank loan or an SBA loan? Some banks house SBA loans.

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“Why give up that much equity for an amount we could raise other ways?:” SMB Tech Talk from ArtJamz

Hunter Walker

Do “likes” and “shares” turn into sales? HW: At Homebrew we see lots of startups wanting to serve the small/growing business segment with software tools ranging from ecommerce, to point of sale to employees backoffice and so on. Are you active on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, etc? MC: Oh wow.

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“Why give up that much equity for an amount we could raise other ways?:” SMB Tech Talk from ArtJamz

Hunter Walker

Do “likes” and “shares” turn into sales? HW: At Homebrew we see lots of startups wanting to serve the small/growing business segment with software tools ranging from ecommerce, to point of sale to employees backoffice and so on. Are you active on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, etc? MC: Oh wow.

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How to Start a Business in a Month – #30DayChallenge

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According to the SBA, 52% of all small businesses are home-based and of the 28 million small businesses in the US, 22 million of those are operated by people who consider themselves self-employed (they have no employees and no additional payroll). A sales forecast. The SBA will also likely want to see your business plan.