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How to Get Investors for a Small Business

How to get investors for a small business is a question faced by most hopeful entrepreneurs. Even with a great idea and a solid business plan, investors won’t just come to you. More often than not, you’ll hear “no” many times before you finally secure funds for...

5 Things to Know if You Started a Business During the Pandemic

While many hopeful business owners put the brakes on their grand opening plans, countless brave entrepreneurs started a business during the pandemic.  If you are a small business owner who started up during the pandemic, you’re in a unique situation — and you may be...

5 Things to Know If You Had to Go Out of Business (Due to the Pandemic)

The pandemic has been hard on businesses of all kinds, making pandemic bankruptcy a common experience over the last few years. With more than 200,000 extra closures recorded during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, now more than ever, entrepreneurs are turning...

8 Things Franchise Owners Need to Know to Stay Open

If you’re a franchise owner, you know how a volatile economy can take a toll on your small business. With more than two years of the pandemic behind us, you might even be asking yourself — is being a franchise owner worth it? Running a profitable small business was...

Do I Need to Pay Taxes on Government Aid?

If you’re a business owner who accepted aid, like PPP, during the global pandemic, you may be wondering if that business aid is taxable. The last two years have required businesses of all kinds to turn to government assistance due to the economic hardship created by...

Can My Business Get a Disaster Recovery Grant?

If your small business has just weathered a major disaster, there may be help out there in the form of disaster recovery grants.  But where do you find this money, how can it help, and what kind of disasters can qualify? We understand that weathering a disaster...

R&D Tax Credits for Small Business Explained

When it comes time to do your business taxes, the R&D credit may be one you are hoping can help lessen your tax burden. This is a program that has been around for 40 years!  President Ronald Reagan introduced the R&D credit originally when he signed the...

PPP Money Is Gone: Can I Still Get Help?

The Paycheck Protection Program — better known as the PPP — arrived soon after the start of the pandemic as a way to help small business owners keep people employed. Now the PPP loan period is over, so does that mean business owners struggling with the effects of the...

EIDL Advance vs. EIDL Loan: What’s the Difference?

If your small business has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) could be a major boost to get you back on track. But what’s the difference between an EIDL Loan and the Targeted EIDL Advance? It's often brought up in small...

If Build Back Better Is Dead Can My Business Still Get Money?

Were you hoping the Build Back Better Plan would pass Congress so your small business could access important government funding? By all accounts, it seems the Biden administration’s funding plan has no path forward to be approved in Congress — at least not in its...
R&D Tax Credits for Small Business Explained

R&D Tax Credits for Small Business Explained

When it comes time to do your business taxes, the R&D credit may be one you are hoping can help lessen your tax burden. This is a program that has been around for 40 years!  President Ronald Reagan introduced the R&D credit originally when he signed the...

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PPP Money Is Gone: Can I Still Get Help?

PPP Money Is Gone: Can I Still Get Help?

The Paycheck Protection Program — better known as the PPP — arrived soon after the start of the pandemic as a way to help small business owners keep people employed. Now the PPP loan period is over, so does that mean business owners struggling with the effects of the...

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EIDL Advance vs. EIDL Loan: What’s the Difference?

EIDL Advance vs. EIDL Loan: What’s the Difference?

If your small business has been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) could be a major boost to get you back on track. But what’s the difference between an EIDL Loan and the Targeted EIDL Advance? It's often brought up in small...

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Employee Retention Tax Credit: Everything You Need to Know

Employee Retention Tax Credit: Everything You Need to Know

Have you been paying employees who’ve been on the payroll for a while? If so, your small business may be eligible for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). This is a federal program where you can earn a refundable tax credit just for paying your employees.  You...

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Small Business Government Grants: Do You Qualify?

Small Business Government Grants: Do You Qualify?

If you’ve been scouring the internet, trying to find money via a small business government grant, you’ve probably seen the same warning a few dozen times: Only apply to grants for which your company qualifies.  However, it’s not always easy to figure out which...

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