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How Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) Can Help Your Business

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SBDC advisors can help brainstorm strategies and address problem areas, like how to lean up your manufacturing processes. Usually, they need to revisit their sales forecast , their cash flow (and whether they’re getting paid on time), or some other element of their financial plan. SBDC advisors can help with this.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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One Little Ice Cream Cart That’s About to Have Big Growth

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Helmed by husband-and-wife team Stuart (Director of Sales and Marketing) and Emily (Managing Director, Board Chair, and Chief Ice Cream Inventor) Philips, during 2015 and 2016 Red Wagon is preparing for a big “regional-national” leap in production and distribution—in part by taking advantage of a new public investing program. “We

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Boom and Bust and What Comes Next

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“Boom and bust is our lot and we must follow the ancient advice.that Joseph gave to the Pharaoh: Put away your surplus during the years of great plenty so you will be ready for the lean years which are sure to follow.”. But its stock is trading at twenty-odd times the company’s annual sales.” There is no E in the P/E.