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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.
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.
To celebrate National Small Business Week, Visa and the U.S. Small Business Administration hosted the first-ever Small Business Week Hackathon at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. over the past weekend.
Optimal Electronics provides software solutions for electronics manufacturing companies. Their strength is the ability to develop and implement state of the art algorithms and customize solutions for specific customer requirements.
Customer testimonials are still effective marketing tools. Given Americans’ increasing reliance on others’ opinions when buying everything from lipstick to enterprise-level software, testimonials may be more important than ever.
National Small Business Week shines a spotlight on our nation’s 30 million small businesses. Through awards ceremonies, media interviews and community events, we honor entrepreneurs whose achievements stand out.
Did you get pranked on April Fool’s Day? Even if you got through April 1 unscathed, you might still fall victim to some common marketing misconceptions. Don’t get fooled by these seven marketing myths.