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Tag Archives: small business development
11 Tips for Small Businesses Interested in Sub-Contracting on Large Government Jobs
On Wednesday, August 14th, NASA Small Business Specialists and Liaisons from large prime contractors came to Lawrence to connect with small businesses and to inform and inspire Kansas entrepreneurs and educators about small business contracting opportunities on large government jobs, … Continue reading
Posted in business growth, success
Tagged Capability Statements, Government Contracting, Growth Strategies, Kansas PTAC, Kansas SBDC, NASA, Prime Contractors, PTAC, Small Business Acquisitions, small business development, Small Businesses, Subcontracting, Technology, U.S. SBA, Washburn University Kansas SBDC
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Will Your Business Be Ready When You’re Ready for the Next Chapter in Life?
Every business owner, at some point, exits his or her business. For many small business owners, the bulk of their net worth is tied up in their business or businesses. In such cases, the ability to maximize and capture … Continue reading
Posted in Business Planning, Business Transitions, success, Uncategorized
Tagged Business Planning, Business Transitions, Business Valuations, Exit Planning, Exit Strategies, Kansas SBDC, SBDC, Selling a business, small business development, Small Businesses, Succession Planning, Value Building, Washburn University SBDC
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How to Get Ready to Apply for a Business Loan
If you are thinking that you need a loan to open a business – or to help your existing business achieve new goals – there are some steps that you can take ahead of time to ready yourself to apply … Continue reading
Tips for Writing an Executive Summary Aimed at Potential Investors
Having decided to seek investors, one of the next steps is to prepare an Executive Summary. Access to capital to complete the development of products, technologies or platforms to deliver services – and to then to rapidly scale the growth capacity … Continue reading
Posted in business growth, Business Planning, Capital/Financing/Grants, success, Uncategorized
Tagged Access to Capital, Angel Investors, business, Capital, Commerce, Executive Summary, finance, Investors, Kansas SBDC, SBDC, small business development, Small Business Finance, Small Business Management, Washburn KSBDC, Washburn University, Washburn University Kansas SBDC
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Celebrating America’s SBDC Day!
Across the U.S., there are nearly 1,000 America’s SBDC locations proudly serving the small business community – helping people to start, grow and transition their businesses and helping those businesses to compete successfully in the complex of local, regional and … Continue reading
Does Your Website Need an Update?
How do you know it’s time to update your website? Something to keep in mind is that when it comes to redesigning a website, there is no specific timeline that needs to be followed. According to Christian Riggs, president of … Continue reading
Posted in social media/marketing
Tagged advertising, blog, building website, business, company, design, emtrepreneurs, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, Kansas, Kansas businesses, Kansas SBDC, marketing, media, research, SBDC, shop small, small business, small business development, small business owners, Small Businesses, Small Retailers, smallbiz, success, support small, Washburn, Washburn University, Washburn University Kansas SBDC, website, website design, wordpress
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This Tote Bag Shows Why Fonts Matter
When it comes to designing marketing materials, something I’ve noticed with a lot of small businesses is a disregard for using proper fonts. I get it. Thinking about fonts is probably not at the top of your list when you’re … Continue reading
Posted in social media/marketing, success, Uncategorized
Tagged blog, business, business blog, business blogs, business growth, company, design, entrepreneurship, Kansas SBDC, marketing, SBDC, shop small, small business development, small business owners, social media, support small, Washburn, Washburn University
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Export Training in Manhattan, KS
Small to medium-sized businesses account for over 80% of the exporters in the state of Kansas. This shows that export is not only for big businesses. Yet of the nearly 250,000 small businesses in Kansas, only around 3,000 are involved … Continue reading
Posted in Exporting, success
Tagged Export Education, Exports, Kansas, Manhattan KS, small business development, The Riddle of The Exporter
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Twitter Etiquette for Small Business
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
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged blog, business, business blogs, customer service, education, entrepreneurship, human resources, leadership, marketing, media, platforms, research, shop small, small business, small business development, small business owners, social media, social media policy, success, support small, twitter, website, wordpress
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