SBA blog

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.

As a business owner, it’s crucial to improve your company’s ability to acquire credit and funding. A business credit file is every bit as important as your personal credit file.

Last week, I went to a restaurant where the servers didn’t wear uniforms. In addition, there was no consistency in the street clothes they wore.

Guess what people are doing right now? They’re starting their holiday shopping.

Sometimes you just want or need to walk away from your business assets…they aren’t productive anymore, you can’t sell them, or you can’t continue making payments on loans used to finance their purchase. What does this mean from a tax perspective?