Monthly Archives: August 2015
Small Businesses Can Help Curb the Tide Of Youth Unemployment
America’s current unemployment rate of 5.3% has not been this low since before the recession in 2008. However, recent numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics tell a different story for youth…
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Six Survival Tips for Small Business Continuity
As a small business owner, you know that being forced to close your doors, even for a day, is a costly setback. Typically, it’s often the seemingly isolated incident, not the mega-disaster, that…
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Creating Connective Tissue – Investment, Innovation and the Field
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10 Tips for Creating Stability While Growing Your Business
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Making Women Equal in Business – SBA Recognizes Women’s Equality Day
It was in 1920 when women in the United States were granted the right to vote, and women have continued to move in an upward direction ever since. …
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SBA Partners with Library of Congress to Analyze SBIC’s Economic Impact
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) helps Americans start, build, grow and capitalize businesses. In 1953, President Eisenhower established the SBA as an independent agency of the…
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3 Simple Steps to Turn Forecasts into Management Decisions
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Portland is PDX, Beervana and Bridgetown
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Choosing a Business Name: 5 Interesting Things to Know
There’s plenty of advice out there about choosing a business name, such as the need to do a name search in your state, a trademark search, register the name, and other key legal issues. Those are…
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Missoula Entrepreneurship- Exciting Businesses in an Outdoors Mecca
Earlier today, I met with business leaders in Montana’s “Hub of Five Valleys”, a state known for fresh air, wide open spaces and being ranked second in craft breweries per capita. We had a wide-…
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The Difference Between Benefit Corps and Certified B Corps (And Deciding What’s Right for Your Business)
Most people start a business with one key objective in mind – making a profit. Yet some companies seek out not only to profit but also to provide a tangible benefit to society and the environment…
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Mixing and Mingling with Salt Lake City High-Growth Entrepreneurs
Last month, our agency held its annual District Director conference in this beautiful, mountain-rimmed city. It was an energetic and chock-full agenda because not only did we have great…
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