Small Business
Entrepreneurs: MSNBC’s “Your Business” Wants To Hear From You!
On Thursday, May 16th MSNBC’s Your Business will be shooting on-camera interviews with small business…
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Huggies Celebrates Innovative ‘Mompreneurs’ With $15K Grant Program
Huggies grant program hopes to inspire parents to channel their ingenuity into products that help…
Better Bank Lending Would Improve Small Business Exports
Small exporters with fewer than 100 employees especially feel the effects of deteriorating bank health…
How to Increase Your Chances of Getting a Small Business Bank Loan
How small business owners can develop a mutually beneficial relationship with a bank, prepare to…
Franchises
Smoothie King Offers Discount for New Franchises In St. Louis
Looking to help the Fruit Smoothie business expand in St. Louis, Smoothie King adds new…
McDonald’s to Hire 6000 Workers on National Hiring Day
McDonald’s Canada is looking to take advantage of the soft labor market in Canada
Behind the Growing Popularity of Jamba Juice
Jamba Juice mixes an easy to create product with low overhead, making it a very…
Getting Started
Entrepreneurs Conference: How I Won The Black Enterprise Elevator Pitch Competition
Where has she been since?
B Corporations, An Alternative for Socially Conscious Entrepreneurs
If you are considering a B-Corp, here is what you need to know to take…
Developing the ‘New Minority Entrepreneur’
The “Cultivating the New Minority Entrepreneur” panelists at South by Southwest (SXSW) discussed the changing…
Home Based
How I Made $100,000 From Home
When Maxine P. Gill was laid off from her job as a sales and marketing…
How to Survive The 2013 US Postal Service Rate Changes
Mail and shipping services play a vital role in small business. Here’s how to keep…
How Small Business Owners Can Work from Anywhere
The new option of having your company’s servers “in the cloud” could prove a lifesaver…
Tools & Resources
SBA Presents “Creating Social Media Content for Small Businesses”
The SBA presents another webinar aimed at helping small business owners create content using social…
SBA’s Veteran Pledge Initiative Aims to Help Veterans Become Entrepreneurs
The SBA will support veteran entrepreneurs with loan-guarantees, entrepreneurial training, and resources that are critical…
How to Know When You Need A Contract
When you show clients that you are professional and serious about your business, they will…
Your Business
Urban Business Roundtable Spotlight: Leading Architect Dina A. Griffin
This week on the Urban Business Roundtable: Interactive Design/Eight Architect’s Dina A. Griffin, Attorney Exavier…
Watch BET Founder Robert L. Johnson Honored at 12:30 at EC Live
The Arthur G. Gaston Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to RLJ Companies Chairman, BET…
Urban Business Roundtable Spotlight: Workforce Solutions Mogul Harold Mills
This week on the Urban Business Roundtable: ZeroChaos CEO Harold Mills; A-Advantage Networking CEO Warren…
