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David and Linda Shogren are the duo behind U.S. International Foods LLC, a Missouri-based small business that specializes in exporting high quality food and grocery products abroad.

Born to a single mother in Argentina, Lorena Cantarovici says she grew up constantly on the verge of homelessness.

It may be the season for ghosts and goblins, but ghastly creatures aren’t the only things that can haunt a small business owner. Making any one of the 7 common marketing mistakes below can have frightening consequences for your small business.

There is little question that small businesses drive America’s economic growth, and capital is often key in providing the fuel for that growth.

To succeed in small business, entrepreneurs must be committed to learning throughout their careers. That learning doesn’t stop once they gain the expertise and confidence to become business mentors.

Do you reject financial forecasting because it’s going to be wrong, or it’s too hard to do? Do you think it takes an MBA or CPA to do right?

Is your business struggling to thrive? If you’re finding it hard to stay afloat—be it by maintaining a profit or maximizing your outputs, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of International Trade has a solution that can help your business.

The retail sector of franchising is huge. According to a recent report* from Franchise Direct, the retail franchise sector brings in nearly $70 billion dollars per year, while directly employing over 815, 000 people.

Rose Morris is the ‘mompreneur’ behind The Safety Sleeper™, the winner of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 2017 Exporter of the Year Award.

The onslaught of powerful hurricanes over the past few weeks has posed major challenges for affected communities and our nation as a whole.