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

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Take a moment and step back to review the business plan that you worked so hard on. 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.

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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. The first article that we wanted to talk about is one written by the founder of Palo Alto Software, Tim Berry. 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? Jonathan: Sure, sure.

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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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Practical Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs

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Access to this secondary market research data may be yours for the asking and cost you only an email, letter, phone call, or perhaps a nominal fee for copying and postage. Small Business Administration – SBA. The industry-specific (based on SIC code) reports tell you how many companies there are, average sales, and employees.

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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

We further leverage mailchimp (eblasts), wordpress (website), hootesuite (social media messaging), review sites such as Yelp! 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. SEO is crucial as well.

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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

We further leverage mailchimp (eblasts), wordpress (website), hootesuite (social media messaging), review sites such as Yelp! 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. SEO is crucial as well.

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Is It Time to Hire an Employee?

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Administrator of the SBA, Maria Contreras-Sweet, believes there are 4 things to consider before you take the plunge: What is your vision for your business? Review your workload and your project pipeline. Should you hire a new employee? Where do you need help? When you have a steady stream of revenue.

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