You took a big step by starting your business. Once you have taken care of your legal entity and chose the right structure that fits your need, it's time to think about how you would grow your business. Starting and growing a small business could be overwhelming at times. In this article, we'll discuss strategies that are applicable for almost any business type and could … [Read more...] about Top 10 ways to grow your business
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SBA announces the Lender Match program that connects SMB owners to lenders
More than 800 lenders participate in the Lender Match program throughout all 50 states and U.S. territories. While all lenders who use Lender Match offer SBA-approved loans, many also offer conventional loans. There are multiple benefits to getting loans from these SBA-backed lenders including: How does it work? You will fill up a form with a few questions to … [Read more...] about SBA announces the Lender Match program that connects SMB owners to lenders
SBA Offers Disaster Loans with No Interest and No Payments for First Year
The US Small Business Administration (SBA) will waive the interest rate for the first year on new disaster loans and extend the initial payment deferment period automatically to 12 months. “Our zero-interest disaster loan and payment deferral solutions add new tools to our toolbox to help small business owners gain flexibility as they work to invest, reopen, … [Read more...] about SBA Offers Disaster Loans with No Interest and No Payments for First Year
Franchising 101
So you’re thinking about starting a business? And you have probably heard about franchising before, but what is it? Let’s start at the beginning. The basics of FranchisingFranchising is essentially paying someone to use their business strategies. The owner of the business is known as the franchisor and the third party is know as the franchisee. Generally, the owner licenses … [Read more...] about Franchising 101
Venmo pilots Business Profiles and Payments for Small Businesses
Venmo is introducing Business Profiles on a limited trial basis to help sole proprietors and small businesses to accept payments for their businesses. Per a press release from Venmo, "Piloting to a limited number of users today, Business Profiles allows sole proprietors, casual sellers, and users with a side hustle to create an additional Venmo profile to accept payments … [Read more...] about Venmo pilots Business Profiles and Payments for Small Businesses