Today, President Obama is hosting the White House’s first ever Demo Day, casting a spotlight on inclusive entrepreneurship and the importance of…

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Did you know that U.S. women create and control a vast and growing amount of wealth? Women control $11.2 trillion, or 39% of our nation’s $28.6 trillion investable assets. Every year, more and…

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What’s the first thing that prospective customers see when they approach your business? Your signage tells them where you are, draws their attention and attracts them into your business (or…

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In the last blog we talked about deciding if a business is franchise worthy. The next step is the…
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While some seasonal businesses hit primetime during the summer, many others see a major slow-down as clients and customers go on vacation (and as new projects are postponed until after said…
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Note: This blog is co-authored by Scott Dockum, USDA SBIR Program Coordinator.

The SBIR program…

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Editor’s Note:  The Small Business Administration welcomes last night’s Senate action to raise the 7(a) Program authorization ceiling to $23.5 billion.  We thank the…

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Do you ever have ideas for a new business running through your head? I do.

Most of the business ideas I come up with nowadays are marketing-related. It’s probably because I own a business…

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This week, I will join President Obama in Nairobi, Kenya, for the sixth-annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit. GES 2015 will shine a spotlight on the extraordinary potential of entrepreneurs in…
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Small business owners often tell us that they have many questions about how to enter a new market – and those questions are magnified when it comes to doing business with Cuba.  There have been…

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Like most small business owners who don’t think of July as an important tax time, you may not be thinking about taxes right now, but you should be. Here are four things to do now to help achieve a…

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