Lost in the Shuffle of last saturday's health care debate is that H. R. 1845, also known as the SBDC Modernization Act, passed the House.
The bill still needs to go through the Senate and be signed into law by the president.
So what does this bill do, here is a quick summary:
Small Business Development Centers Modernization Act of 2009 amends the Small Business Act relating to small business development centers to:
(1) require institutions of higher education that are provided SBDC grants to…
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Added by SBDCNet on November 13, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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Dana Weddle and the UT-Arlington SBDC Center for Enterprise Excellence recently posted a really good article on people and sustainablility. Their original post on teir site can be found here:
UT-Arlington SBDC Blog
The “People” part of the Triple Bottom Line often gets overlooked when we discuss Sustainability. As an environmentalist and a Planet advocate, I can talk about the environment all day long…
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Added by SBDCNet on November 6, 2009 at 1:00pm —
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Kansas SBDC Center Director Will Katz and SBDC consultant Maggie Bornholdt's slides from their presentation on how small businesses can thrive in Interesting times.
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Added by SBDCNet on November 5, 2009 at 12:31pm —
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Here are some slides we got from the Kansas SBDCs to share with everyone. These are from a presentations SBDC Counselor Frank Choriego does on how businesses can be successful in a tough economic climate.
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Added by SBDCNet on November 5, 2009 at 11:30am —
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By Curt Clinkinbeard, Executive Director
The FAMEE Foundation
I have a wonderful four year old son. He makes my heart sing even thinking about him for a second. Like other father’s, my children mean the world to me and I think they are perfect.
If you’ve been a parent in the last few decades, you probably know how children get addicted to a given movie; when given the option, they go the favorite time and time again. Currently my son’s fa…
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Added by SBDCNet on October 28, 2009 at 9:43am —
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Another Great post from
Michael Bowers of the
Ohio SBDC @ Columbus State and his
Ideas to Deals Blog:
A couple of months ago I attended a presentation by my friend Nate Riggs at the Ohio Web Leaders meeting. Nate presented "Brand You" (many of the concepts of the presentation can be found in the post "Brand Ownership"). What I…
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Added by SBDCNet on October 26, 2009 at 12:25pm —
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Source: business@toledofreepress.com-written by: Bill Wersell
There has been a lot of attention in the media lately on the downturn in the economy and what it has meant to small businesses across the country: stories of businesses closing, employees losing their jobs and even homes, as well as the domino effect on other businesses caused by one company’s failure.
So what is the reality of what is happening to small businesses? How are they really faring in our region? What is being done to hel…
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Added by SBDCNet on July 29, 2009 at 1:32pm —
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by J. Bruce Hughes
In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, I discussed ways your Small Business Development Center can help you with counseling and training. This last part talks about ways that some SBDCs can help you with funding that does not involve borrowing money.
SBDCS and equity funding
If your business needs equity funding, the counselor typically can give you an introduction into the equity funding process, and may have contacts with local angel capital networks or state economi…
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Added by SBDCNet on July 23, 2009 at 1:30pm —
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Every designer creates original work that is protected by copyright. Take the time to understand and protect your rights.
crowdSPRING is committed to education and we’re very happy to share our first of many upcoming e-books:
Contracts For Designers Who Hate Contracts. It’s a quick, 20 page read and I’ve shared a template agreement that you can modify for your own use.
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Added by SBDCNet on July 16, 2009 at 3:09pm —
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Our newest program sponsor, crowdspring is posting a project where you can help design the logo for the new SBDCNet Tech Forward Magazine which will highlight technological innovations at SBDCs around the country.
The logo project is up at crowdspring and the chosen design will be awarded $375 dollars to view the designs or get involved with the
project go to…
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Added by SBDCNet on July 15, 2009 at 12:00pm —
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Examiner.com
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has its roots in the Great Depression, when President Herbert Hoover created the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to provide federal loans to businesses harmed by the era’s economic collapse. In subsequent years, the federal governm…
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Added by SBDCNet on July 6, 2009 at 10:47am —
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Jacqueline Taylor, Associate Region Director, Houston, TX, from the Houston Chronicle
Q. I go to a lot of luncheons and networking events with the idea of making business connections, but then I get nervous and don’t really meet anyone. How can I overcome my shyness and make better use of these events?
A. Promise yourself that at the next such event you’ll meet two new people.
Don’t think in terms of getti…
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Added by SBDCNet on July 6, 2009 at 10:38am —
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Great Falls Tribune
Claims of free money certainly are tempting, especially when the economy is ailing, but don't let yourself be swindled, warns Rebecca Engum, director of the local Small Business Development Center.
"Free money does not exist," she said. "Grants for women who own a small business do not exist. Grants for single parents who want to start a busin…
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Added by SBDCNet on July 6, 2009 at 10:34am —
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Palo Alto Software’s giveaway reaches more than expected
Registerguard.com
Palo Alto Software planned to give away $3 million worth of its popular business-planning software to 15,000 Oregonians in a one-day promotion on Wednesday.
But when some pick-up sites, including those in Eugene, started running out of vouchers for the software, the company made more available — a total of 17,000…
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Added by SBDCNet on July 2, 2009 at 2:31pm —
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http://www.building43.com/blogs/2009/07/01/small-business-counseling-training/
Editors note: This is the second article in a three-part series on starting small businesses that will be posted on Wednesdays.
In the first part of this series, I described the general types of help available through Small Business Development Centers. One of the most valuable services that many SBDCs offer…
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Added by SBDCNet on July 2, 2009 at 2:18pm —
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www.sgvtribune.com
Sad news from California as the Mt. Sac SBDC shuts down operations.
Erika Maldonado won't soon forget what she learned from the San Gabriel Valley Small Business Development Center.
But now that the center is closing as of today, Maldonado, who owns Oasis Tropical Fruits & Juices in Whittier, considers herself one of the lucky ones.
"It's sad, because people like myself, who are…
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Added by SBDCNet on June 30, 2009 at 3:45pm —
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Palo Alto Software are teaming up with leading Oregon organizations to provide free copies of our popular Business Plan Pro Premier Edition software to entrepreneurs and businesses statewide.
Click here for a detailed map of pickup locations
Why are we giving away our software?
Throughout Or…
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Added by SBDCNet on June 29, 2009 at 9:32am —
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Tribune Business Weekly
Connecting not just a pastime for the young
SOUTH BEND -- With people spending literally billions of minutes on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, small business owners can make thousands of connections.
But getting them to realize it might be the trick.
“In challenging times, you have to think outside the box,” said Jan…
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Added by SBDCNet on June 29, 2009 at 8:00am —
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by J. Bruce Hughes
Editor’s note: This is the first article in a three-part series on starting small businesses
What if there were a nationwide network of offices with paid, full-time counselors to help you grow your business in revenues, profitability, and size? What if that advice was free?
Such a network exists, and as you can see in this map, where each of the Small Business Development Centers in the U.S. is represented by a red dot, it’s a big network.
Usually, all you need to d…
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Added by SBDCNet on June 25, 2009 at 12:11pm —
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There are 779,140 small businesses in the state of New Jersey, which make up 98.5 percent of the state’s employers. In the face of rising unemployment and economic turmoil, New Jersey needs to support the growth of small businesses, which are struggling with market forces, declinin…
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Added by SBDCNet on June 22, 2009 at 9:00am —
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