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Tips for Writing a Successful Business Plan for a Daycare Center

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This description should basically be an elevator pitch for potential partners and business investors to get excited about what you’re offering and your unique location, philosophy, and approach. Will you offer discounts, or accept government-subsidized or reduced payments from lower-income parents? What’s your curriculum based on?

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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. They’re a great partner of ours, for the most part have been doing a lot for free for startups to give them access to angel investment.

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8 Steps to Starting Your Own Business

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If you don’t have time to perform the research or would like a second opinion, there are people you can go to for help, like government departments and your local SBDC. Small Business Administration (SBA) Loans. In fact, the business plan does not have to be a formal document at all if you don’t need to present your plan to outsiders.

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Working for Equity Instead of Cash

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Tracking and Forecasting the Trends Impacting the Future of Small Business. Steve and Carolyn are partners at Emergent Research and Senior Fellows at the Society for New Communications Research. Emergent Research works with corporate, government and non-profit clients. Lessons from a Failed Forecast. government policy.

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The Economics of Fundraising — TNSTAAFL

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monte carlo forecast simulations) are utterly, utterly useless. The US government may actually give you a loan to start your company. A good VC partner like Sputnik ATX (honk, honk) will help you fundraise also. Overvaluation Can Kill When you first get started, figuring out how to value your company is really, really hard.

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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). And, depending on the business you start, there may also be various government incentives.

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How to Start a Brewery: Growing Your Own Craft Beer Business

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Backed by a team of private local investors , ColdFire gained access to additional capital through an SBA loan. It is a constantly coordinated, ongoing set of relationships with customers, government officials, craftspeople, and your internal people. Key man insurance via a buy-sell agreement (if the brewery has multiple partners).

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