National Small Business Week started today in San Francisco and continues the rest of the week throughout the country. As this event continues to grow, its great seeing the names of the superstars who are making appearances encouraging other small business owners. From Jack Dorsey at Twitter, to Steve Case of AOL to Janet Yellen
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Photo of Jason Cohen, Courtesy The Washington Post In 2013, National Small Business Week honored 50 state winners as exemplary small businesses. In Virginia, Jason Cohen’s ILM Corporation was acknowledged as a leader in the state. ILM Corporation “provides document management solutions in Washington DC, Virginia, and Maryland, including data capture, data entry, digital imaging, document
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We are fast approaching the 50th anniversary of National Small Business Week.  This year’s event spans the country in the largest ever celebration of the small business owner and their exceptional impact on our economy.  Some of the more notable speakers at this year’s events are Janet Yellen, Chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, Papa John’s
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Capitalizing on a Craze The CrossFit industry can’t be contained. Business owners have been opening up new locations and leveraging small business loans for years to help their companies grow through smart investments and marketing. The $2 billion industry has expanded internationally and now the brand itself has become synonymous with success. That explosion sparked
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Many small business owners need cash quickly for inventory From time to time, great articles are out there that can help small businesses navigate some of the challenges we all face. Whether that means getting a small business loan or pursuing a merchant cash advance, getting tips from those that know can be helpful. The folks
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Small business loans are in high demand Small businesses loans aren’t what they used to be: “Even as their big competitors are awash in capital, many locally owned businesses are struggling to secure the financing they need to grow.  Since 2000, bank lending to large businesses is up 36 percent, while small business loan volume
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The National Employment Report released on Wednesday shows private payrolls added 220,000 jobs last month, which exceeded the expectations of many. ADP, the payroll processor also adjusted its March numbers too, to suggest an additonal 18,000 more jobs were added above the prior estimates. See that report here: March reading. According to an article in Forbes,
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On this, the last day of April, it’s important to note that April showers usually bring May flowers, right? While there were some good moments to the month, there were also some tough moments to swallow here in the United States. In case you forgot a few of the highlights of the month, see below.
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Everyone knows that Mother’s Day is big business for restaurants–according to figures from the National Restaurant Association, about 80 million American adults ate in restaurants on Mother’s Day in 2013. For many restaurants getting the right products in-house can be tough too with costs rising. According to Wes Holcomb, a produce and dairy director in Texas,
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We all know that cash is king. It moves the needle, it cranks the budgets–it does it all. With the preponderance of credit cards, this reality starts to fade a bit and more and more customers use their credit cards and debit cards to do everything. For small business owners, getting paid via credit card
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