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Overview:
"Peak Performance" Assessment & Strategies -- How to Survive in a Slowing Economy: Jim describes SBA's easy to use online tool that gives the small business owner a quick assessment of their business and status, and provides a series of survival strategies.
Helpful tips and insights on how small businesses can implement simple steps to reduce energy consumption, purchase green energy, help the environment and save money.
Going Green Can Save You Green Learn how one environmentally conscious small business owner combines green business practices with running a profitable company.
Changes to the SBA’s largest loan-guarantee program can help small business owners with needed financing in tough economic times.
Downshifting in a Slowing Economy With an emphasis on planning, explore what the SBA has to offer small business owners as they develop their strategies for surviving in a slowing economy.
Insightful tips to help small business owners prepare to market their companies to the federal government; for example, acquiring a Dun and Bradstreet number and mistakes to avoid.
Professional tips to help small business owners prepare to file their 2008 taxes. Learn about deductions for home-based offices, start-up businesses and more.
On-line Reporting of Employee Wages
The Social Security Administration has a free on-line tool to help small businesses simplify reporting employee wages. Learn more about filing W-2s on-line.
Financing a Small Business
The SBA's Long-Term, Fixed-Rate Loan Guaranty Program
Featuring Jim Hammersley, Director SBA's Certified Development Company (504) loan program provides long-term, fixed-rate loans for small business owners who want to expand their businesses. Learn more about this loan program.
Check List for Starting a Business
Featuring Wendy Baumann, President How can a prospective entrepreneur know if he or she is ready to start a business? This checklist helps you identify what you need to know and what you need to do to start a small business.
SBA Programs Support Entrepreneurial Veterans
Featuring Bill Elmore, Associate Administrator U.S. veterans who want to start or expand their own small businesses can receive assistance including SBA loan guarantees, management advice and government contracting programs to sell products and services here and overseas.
Featuring Cheryl Mills, Associate Deputy Administrator Each year more than 600,000 new businesses are started in the United States. Many will succeed while others fail. Find out if you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur and how training maybe be the key to success. To succeed in business entrepreneurs must stay competitive. An essential ingredient to being competitive is training. Learn how SBA’s online Small Business Training Network—a virtual campus—can help potential and current small business owners start, grow and succeed. It is said, the secret to starting a successful business is to “Find a Need and Fill It.” However, starting a business must be pursued for the right reasons or it is destined to fail. It is important that you select a business that blends with your interests, skills and expectations. Business disasters can occur at any time and any place. It’s a good idea to have an emergency plan, before the disaster hits. Many entrepreneurs lack the financial resources to start or expand a small business themselves, so they seek financing from family, friends, venture capitalists, and small business loans. If you are thinking about starting or expanding a small business, having a good business plan may be the difference between success or failure. Learn how to develop a good business plan.
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