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SBDC Client Financial Projections 4 Replies

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The #5 Way To Sell More By Using Social Media - Twitter

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Guest Commentary: Georgia and the National Export Initiative

GlobalAtlanta.com - 02.05.10 - Dr. Alex Alexandrides The goal of the president’s National Export Initiative, which was formally announced on Feb. 4, is to double the value of U.S. exports from $1 trillion to $2 trillion and create 2 million jobs in five years.  Under the present international economic conditions, the achievement of the president’s goal is a national challenge to the economic ingenuity of business and labor, government and academia.  Georgia is the ...

Who me? A business owner?

The Orange County Register - 2-03-2010 - JAN NORMAN Mission Viejo resident Kirsten Wright thought she'd spend her career in Fortune 500 companies, then retire at age 50 with a fat 401(k). The recession changed that strategy. After working in marketing at several companies, the 24-year-old was laid off in April 2009. She couldn't find any marketing jobs, so she asked her followers and friends on Twitter and Facebook whether she should start her own business. "Go fo ...

UI helps Coralville health information provider through growing pains

Media-Newswire.com - February 5, 2010 - University of Iowa News Service The University of Iowa's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is helping a Coralville business that helps health care providers make sure their patients know exactly what's wrong with them. The Web-based Patient Education Institute ( PEI ) needed assistance to manage its growth, since it's up to 1.1 million users a month. So its founder, Moe Ajam, worked with SBDC Director Paul Heath to formulate a business s ...

COC's On The Cutting Edge Of Business

KHTS News - February 04 2010 - Jeremiah McDaniel   College of the Canyons has done some expanding over the years, but their latest step will push them and their abilities to serve the community into the 21 century. The Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center recently celebrated it's grand opening, and on Thursday morning the Chancellors Business Council welcomed local business leaders to the 21st Century Business Symposium. Guests were treated to a presentation by Jay Thomas ...

Women-Owned IdeaLearning Group Receives Small Business Administration Loan Through US Bank

PRWeb.com - February 4, 2010 The federal Small Business Administration’s Small Business Development Center approves a business loan for women-owned IdeaLearning Group, an employee training and development company based in Portland, Oregon. Portland, Ore. (PRWEB) February 4, 2010 -- Christmas Eve brought a unique gift to IdeaLearning Group (http://idealearninggroup.com/) owners Jillian Douglas and Shannon McKenzie. On that day, they signed the papers for a Community Expr ...
 

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Annetta Lucy is now a member of SBDC National Network
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I currently own a credit repair business. I'm thinking about incorporating other business along with my current business that's unrelated and housing them under a parent company, does anyone have any advise and steps to take to accomplish this goal
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One of the major obstacles Entrepreneurs face in starting a new business is where to go to raise the required money they need. It can also be the most time consuming, frustrating, and disheartening factor in start-ups. Here are some suggestions on…
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January 27
Christine Pawliuk added a discussion
Aloha everyone! I am from the Hawaii SBDC, and we are working on refining our training program. There are 2 questions we have about how other SBDCs conduct training:1. "Starting a Small Business" classes: right now, each of our centers provides this…
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Christine Pawliuk and Jack Taylor joined SBDC National Network
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Bob Reiss

WHERE NOT TO LOOK FOR MONEY TO START YOUR COMPANY

Posted by Bob Reiss on February 2, 2010 at 1:40pm

Ken Gaebler

Small Business Social Networking

Posted by Ken Gaebler on December 31, 2009 at 6:28am

Ken Gaebler

Automatic Business Idea Generator

Posted by Ken Gaebler on December 14, 2009 at 4:25pm

Domenic Rinaldi

How a Business Can Best Prepare for the New Year

Posted by Domenic Rinaldi on December 8, 2009 at 5:32pm

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SBDC Modernization Act of 2009 Passes House

Posted by SBDCNet on November 13, 2009 at 3:00pm

Howard Strang

Make the Internet Work For You

Posted by Howard Strang on November 11, 2009 at 7:00pm

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Thriving In Interesting Times

Posted by SBDCNet on November 5, 2009 at 12:31pm

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Successful Business in a Tough Economic Climate

Posted by SBDCNet on November 5, 2009 at 11:30am

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Truth in Marketing: Not What You Think

Posted by SBDCNet on October 28, 2009 at 9:43am

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SBDCNet Connections Issue 55: Mobile Food Vendors

NAICS:  722330 SIC:  5812 By: Theresa Ehrlich Street vendors no longer just sell hot dogs, tacos and snow cones.  Today you can get anything from freshly prepared sushi rolls to grass fed organic hamburgers.  Street food is having a significant impact on food culture.  Professional chefs are leaving their restaurants to open their own trailers. Among them are Jerome Chang, former pastry chef at Le Cirque and now co-owner of DessertTruck in New York C ...

SBDCNet Connections Issue 54: Stimulus Money & Small Business Report

Completed by Shuchi Nagpal and Tobin Scroggins   Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 on February 13, 2009, and four days later, the President signed the legislation into law. As of Sept. 2009 the $787 billion Recovery plan has awarded 20,287 contracts roughly worth $12 billion, 60,320 federal grants worth $141 billion and 17,438 loans for about 8 billion dollars. In seven months the federal government has already spent $161 billion which is around 20 percent ...

SBDCNet Connections Issue 53: Graphic Design Services

  NAICS Code: 541430 SIC: 7336 Completed by Merari Ramos @font-face { font-family: Cambria Math; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in; mso-header-margin: .5in; mso-footer-margin: .5in; mso-paper-source: 0; } P.MsoNormal { MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-style-unhide: no; mso-style-qformat: yes; mso-style-parent: ""; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-font-family: " ...

SBDC Connections Issue 52: Beef Jerky Manufacturing

Beef Jerky Manufacturing NAICS Code: 311612 SIC Code: 2013 Completed by Richard Schaefer Market Overview  Aspiring meat processors beware: a handful of select brands dominate the pre-packaged jerky and meat snacks industry.  In 2007, according to Information Resources, Inc., the four top-selling labels comprised approximately 87% of jerky and 97% of dried meat snack sales in supermarkets and drugstores.  This pattern of consolidation is expected to continue, as r ...

SBDCNet Connections Issue 51: Assisted Living Facilities

By Jesse Ortiz July, 2009 The long term care industry is made up of a variety of senior care services, including assisted living facilities (ALFs).  The Census divides the ALF industry into two major categories:  continuing care retirement communities (NAICS 623311) and homes for the elderly (NAICS 623312).  The primary distinction between the two is the presence of nursing care: continuing care retirement communities provide on-site nursing facilities, while homes for the e ...
 
 

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