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    Small Business Loans Starting a business requires capital so as to run and steer the business to profitability. There are many sources of financing tailored to meet the needs of start-ups and small businesses. Business financing usually varies depending on factors such as source of funds and the size and type of business. The process of securing funds can also be problematic for most start-ups and small business because of the unwillingness of most traditional banks to provide funds to small borrowers

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    Affordable Care Act and Small Business Many people have a lot of questions when it comes to the new healthcare reform law. First off Obamacare is formally called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is the healthcare reform law that was signed in 2010 and now many states have opened their health insurance marketplace exchanges as of October 1, 2013. This new healthcare reform law aims to increase the number of Americans that are covered

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    The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is a standing committee of the United States Senate. It has control over the Small Business Administration and is also in charge of researching and investigating problems of American small business enterprises. On October 8, 1940, the Senate established the Special Committee to Study and Survey Problems of Small Business Enterprises. On January 31, 1949, this special committee was terminated, but on February 20, 1950, its functions

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    10 Worst Small Business HR Issues (And How to Solve Them) Running a small business is not easy. You often have fewer resources available, yet the problems you have to deal with are the same as with big businesses. One of the trickiest areas is human resources. Below are some of the worst small business HR issues and tips on solving them – including with clever use of small business HR software. Employee conflict Conflict cases between employees are naturally on the most obvious HR problem. People

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    As a small business owner, there are few things as important as your marketing and advertising. Not only is it the way that people come to even know your business exists, but it is your only line of defense getting customers to select and be loyal to your business rather than to your competition. So, needless to say, you want your advertising to be as compelling as it possibly can be. Here, we will lay out some fundamental principles and standards by which you can create powerful and persuasive marketing

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    how to develop a successful small car business. Small business in Australia: (1 paragraph) Whilst the effective maintenance of small business is critical to the business owner it is also essential to Australia’s economy. Connolly et al(2012), states that small business plays significant role in Australia’s economy and accounts for almost half of the implement in the private sector. It also accounts for third of production. The most basic definition of small business is recognised by Fair Work Australia

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    Purpose of the federal small business program; include a historical aspect of the Government regulations that created the program: The U.S. Small Business Administration was founded on July 30, 1953, and has delivered millions of loans, contracts, counseling sessions, loan guarantees, and other types of assistance to small businesses. Even though SBA was formally created in 1953, its philosophy and mission began to form years earlier in other agencies and began largely as a response to the pressures

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    The amendments to the Small Business Act of 2010 was intended to mitigate the effects of bundling and consolidation on small businesses, moreover agencies were to provide explanations when using bundled or consolidated contracts. Precisely, procuring activities were banned from carrying out an acquisition policy that involved consolidation of contract obligations valued in excess of $2M unless (1) conducted market research; (2) identified any alternative contracting approaches that would involve

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    Blunder # 6 – Not having an advisor with experience Ugh. At first I was going to strike this from the list because, in my opinion, it isn't applicable to every one. Some business types may be along the road less traveled, making available advisors scarce. I can think of a few industries where the managers are hard to find and the owners and founders even harder. People with valuable experience may not be available to some of you reading right now. For the rest of us here, on the other hand, finding

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    history of the small business program, explain the small business set-aside program, assess the dollar threshold for small business contracts, the purpose of source selection evaluation plan, and ranking of criteria for the scenario. History of the Small Business Program In 1932, President Hoover tried to mitigate the Great Depression by creating The Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC). The purpose of the RFC was to try to help businesses no matter what size large and small by providing federal

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