SCORE- Connecting Entrepreneurs with Mentors to Build Businesses
SCORE offers the nation’s largest, network of free, expert business mentors. If you’re just starting a business, SCORE mentors can provide the practical action plan, education and tools you need to open your doors and establish a customer base. Already own a business? Our volunteer mentors can help identify waysContinue Reading
How does SBA support 8(a)-certified firms?
After businesses are accepted into the program, SBA provides business development assistance and helps them maintain program requirements. In addition, SBA’s Mentor-Protegé program, a subset of the 8(a) program, pairs mentor firms with protégé firms to provide managerial and technical assistance as well as joint venture and subcontracting opportunities toContinue Reading
9 Steps to Starting a Business
Starting a business involves planning, making key financial decisions and completing a series of legal activities. These 9 easy steps can help you plan, prepare and manage your business. Click on the links to learn more. Step 1: Write a Business Plan Use these tools and resources to create aContinue Reading
Apple 12-inch MacBook Offer Discounts — Around $300 Off
The thinnest and lightest MacBook continues to see discounting as a rumored update looms. The latest to cut prices is Best Buy BBY +0.65%. On Friday, Best Buy slashed $300 off the 12-inch MacBook with Retina Display. This follows similar discounting earlier this month at B&H Photo. These sales areContinue Reading
Oracle Voice Brings a Mobile, Speech-Enabled Virtual Assistant to the Oracle Sales Cloud in Release 9 on Smart Phones
Looking for a fun, speech-enabled virtual assistant for your sales team? Try Oracle Voice. Want to create a task quickly after a meeting? Talk to Oracle Voice as you would in a natural spoken conversation. Want to create an appointment quickly after a meeting? Talk to Oracle Voice as youContinue Reading
The Best Way to Save for a Down Payment
What’s the best way to keep saving for a house down payment? Cash loses value from inflation, bonds will drop if interest rates go up, and stocks are risky. Coming up with thousands of dollars for a down payment is tough, especially if you’re already struggling with obligations like studentContinue Reading
4 Steps to Better Engagement With Female Investors
Now in control of $11 trillion in household investable assets, there’s no question that women have moved into the role of influential investors. The investment industry has taken notice, and is diligently seeking to engage female investors in a meaningful way. So why is it that only 39% of womenContinue Reading
This Year, Tax Returns Are Not for Spending
Americans will get back some $330 billion in tax refunds this year, and more than half of that is earmarked for savings accounts or paying down debt. That’s the highest percentage since 2007. Some 66 percent of individual taxpayers will get a refund check in 2016. According to an annual survey released by the National Retail FederationContinue Reading
Building a Meaningful Career
Everyone aspires to have purpose or meaning in their career but how do you actually do that? What practical steps can you take today or this month to make sure you’re not just toiling away at your desk but you’re doing something you genuinely care about? What the Experts SayContinue Reading
The Power of Teams
Who out there wants to increase your productivity while having a lot of fun and making friends? Do these things go together? Absolutely! The smartest and most successful professors know that collaborating is the name of the game. Here are a few reasons why you should collaborate. Why Collaborate? IContinue Reading