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For this blog about Hurricane Season preparedness, we thought it would make sense to get some business continuity tips from a real expert—a business owner who survived multiple disasters.

Back in the early 2000s, I was at a party when one of the guests mentioned he was hooked on podcasts. “Huh?” was the primary response, as few of us knew what he was even talking about. My, how things have changed.

In this article, I’m going to share some of the things I know about recession-proof franchises. But first, I’m going to define the term “recession-proof, ” so you know exactly what I’m going to be referring to here.

The White House the Administration has gathered a committee of top-level leaders from multiple federal agencies to develop a unified approach to data management, use and sharing.

When it comes to business credit, there’s no standard scoring model for assessing risk.

Let me ask that a different way… Are you interested in selling to a market that is huge, growing, and greatly values U.S. products and services? Of course you are!  Answering yes to that doesn’t necessarily mean you are “ready to export."

Every year, the federal government spends over $400 billion dollars on goods and services, making it the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world.

Eighty percent of all U.S. small businesses have no employees. The number of non-employee businesses is expected to grow in coming years, due in part to the expansion of the gig economy.

The term Point of Sale (POS) describes the place where retail transactions are made. Think of it as the equivalent of a cash register.

SBA conducted a Listening Session with eight successful small business exporters from around the country as part of the 2018 National Small Business Exporter Summit in Baltimore, MD on March 21.