Step Up to Opportunity

December 30, 2008

Could you ever imagine that either Circuit City or The Sharper Image could go out of business? They had a great business plan, growth, and staying power, and yet they got caught on their back foot when the economic crisis hit. Now banks are cowering and licking their [...]

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Write Right in Your Business Communications

December 22, 2008

There is a habit to have in business that is arguably in the top three of the most important habits to have when communicating in written form. It is imperative that you re-read your notes, memos, letters, emails, proposals, SBA applications, or else anything written, if you don’t already that is. [...]

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Why Banks Aren’t Lending

December 16, 2008

No, we aren’t in, or heading to a depression, but the horror stories are beginning to fly. On the radio, I listened to a man with an American Express account since 1972 tell how his credit limit was slashed from $11,000 to $250 without warning. He found out [...]

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Bailouts and the SBA

December 12, 2008

While it’s obvious why it is difficult to impossible to get a decent loan from a bank these days, it may not be so clear why even SBA loans are becoming scarce. The short answer is they aren’t. The long answer is: depends on where you look for one.
Inc.com asked Christopher Hurn, CEO [...]

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Laptop Traveling

December 10, 2008

If you are like any other small business owner, then when you travel, you’re taking your laptop. Of course when you leave on your trip, it can sometimes seem like the whole world is trying to separate you from, or destroy your laptop. So what can you do [...]

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Small Business Bargains

December 5, 2008

To weather the current financial storms, a small business needs to find every edge they can. This means examining every penny that goes out and looking for ways to let less of them go. In an article at SmallBizResource, there are several tips on finding bargains and sales [...]

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Online Business Networking

December 2, 2008

What are conventions good for? You can see what’s new in the industry. You can check out what your competitors are doing. You can try to attract potential customers to your booth. All of this is good, but a major part of any convention or trade show is the networking opportunities.
Networking [...]

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Resource Collection for the Nervous

November 20, 2008

There’s a recession going on and if you are like many other entrepreneurs, you’re sweating a little. Gas prices are fluctuating wildly. The markets are on a crazy roller-coaster ride. What is a small business owner to do? In Busnessweek.com, Nick Leiber has thoughtfully collected [...]

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Local Lenders and Cash Flow

November 18, 2008

If you have a low credit rating, getting a small business loan can seem like an impossible achievement. Bank after bank talks to you, looks at your business plan, and turns you down. Even the national banks, the ones with branches everywhere you look – the ones you think [...]

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SBA Loans Dropping

November 14, 2008

It’s not surprising that taking on debt is out of vogue these days. What is surprising that it’s not just on the lender side; small businesses are shying away from loans as well. Is this because that debt is bad in uncertain times, or is there another reason?
The number of SBA’s number one [...]

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