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SBA 504 Loans: A Tool for Economic Development

Recently Becky asked me to help with some information about US Small Business Administration (SBA) programs. Here are a few basics everyone needs to know; first, SBA does not do direct lending except...

Started in Small Biz Survival • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: resources, small biz 100, finance
Naming Your Business

I recently found Ben Means Business, a great blog on small business topics. Ben found me through Twitter and I want to share his blog with you. http://www.ben-means-business.comHis most recent...

Started in Small Biz Survival • 6 months ago • 0 responses
May 1 talk to your neighbors

On Thursday May 1, Barbara K. Baker proposes we revive some real world connecting. Get out and chat with a neighbor.Maybe even deliver a little May Day basket. Do you remember those little baskets of...

Started in Small Biz Survival • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: community, events, rural
Read and Comment Day

Chris Brogan declared a Read and Comment Day, to get out and comment on others' blogs. Here are the interesting finds I thought I'd share with you.I left my first comment today with @rickmahn,...

Started in Small Biz Survival • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: resources, community
Delegating without freaking out your clients

Getting past the point of being a one-person, do-it-all, no-rest-for-the-weary business means helping customers to work with your employees or subcontractors, as well as you. But if every client...

Started in Small Biz Survival • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: small biz 100, entrepreneurship, customer service, workforce
Two ways to build your small biz website yourself nearly for free

Not every small business can afford to hire someone to create or maintain a website. So let's go over some relatively easy do-it-yourself ways to build your site, kind of two by two. It just so...

Started in Small Biz Survival • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: small biz 100, tools, marketing
The Brag Basket includes an assignment

Each Friday, I open the brag basket as a fun place to give someone a pat on the back, brag, or promote yourself and your projects.Tony Katz explained why this matters: It's ok to have success, it's...

Started in Small Biz Survival • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: brag basket
Common Small Biz Mistakes - Blaming the customer

Common small business mistakes have become a regular series here. Today, a couple of examples of blaming the customer.I called the local paper to have an ad pulled. The gal said OK. But it ran again...

Started in Small Biz Survival • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: customer service, mistakes
POV: A major decision point

All small businesses run into decision points. These are the things that can keep you up at night! Twitter friend Shama Hyder, of After the Launch, has come to one of these, and "tweeted": After The...

Started in Small Biz Survival • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: small biz 100, entrepreneurship, pov, workforce
Say NO gracefully

Part of being a successful entrepreneur is saying "no."Small businesses are constantly hit with offers from potential suppliers, hopeful partners, and even potential customers. Then there are the...

Started in Small Biz Survival • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: small biz 100, entrepreneurship