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New Year, New Business: How to Start it Right It is the time of year where many people will make their New Year’s resolutions. Whether you have one resolution or a thousand, wouldn’t it be an accomplishment to be able to say to yourself that 2012 was the year you stopped dreaming about accomplishing your...
Your Military Training Prepared You to Operate a Franchise You’ve completed your military career, and you’re ready to start a new career on your own terms. Studies indicate you earned discipline and skills in the military that directly apply to franchise management. The chances are you earned something else: A Thrift Savings...
Small Business Tax Credit Businesses can enjoy a variety of tax credits. On August 2, Congress passed the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act which extended some of the existing tax credits for small businesses. Listed below are some of the often-overlooked credits that may come in handy...
The Small Loan Advantage Program The SLA program is a delivery vehicle for SBA guaranteed term loans. In June 2012, the SBA revised portions of the SLA program making the application process even easier, expanding the number of qualified lenders, and increasing the loan cap from $250,000 to $350,000....
SBA Launches Operation Boots To Business For Veterans   WASHINGTON – Transitioning service members and veterans will be able to learn how to become entrepreneurs through a U.S. Small Business Administration-sponsored pilot program, SBA Administrator Karen G. Mills told reporters here yesterday.  Operation...