Monthly Archives: March 2017

Celebrating Women Business Owners

Posted on March 30, 2017 by washburnsbdc

March is National Women’s History Month, a great time to celebrate women business owners! Nationally, about 46% of small businesses are owned by women. (To count as a woman-owned business, at least 51% of the ownership of the business must … Continue reading →

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Toto’s Tacoz: Existing Business of the Year

Posted on March 27, 2017 by washburnsbdc

On March 14, Toto’s Tacoz!  was given the Existing Business of the Year Award for Washburn University KSBDC. Congratulations, Toto’s. We are very proud of you! I remember when Toto’s Tacoz! first opened in 2005 and several of my friends were … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning for Your Business

Posted on March 23, 2017 by washburnsbdc

Spring cleaning might seem like an odd concept.  After all, shouldn’t we keep our spaces clean all year around? Yet the concept has enduring significance for both symbolic and practical reasons. Symbolically, springtime is a season of melting snows and … Continue reading →

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Sprouting into Small Biz Success

Posted on March 22, 2017 by washburnsbdc

On Tuesday, March 14, the Kansas Small Business Development Center honored 17 Kansas small businesses for their 2017 Existing, Emerging and Exporting business awards. Among those honored includes Topeka’s own Sprout Communications, taking home the title as the Washburn University … Continue reading →

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Twitter Etiquette for Small Business

Posted on March 9, 2017 by washburnsbdc

So you decided that your business needs a Twitter account. That’s great! Twitter is a pretty useful tool that allows you to send out meaningful content in short, 140-character “bursts” to the world in real time. There are a lot … Continue reading →

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