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How to Get Investors for a Small Business

by | August 10, 2022 | Business, Financial | 0 Comments

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

by | August 3, 2022 | Business | 0 Comments

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)

by | July 27, 2022 | Business | 0 Comments

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

by | July 20, 2022 | Business | 0 Comments

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?

by | July 15, 2022 | Financial | 0 Comments

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?

by | July 7, 2022 | Financial | 0 Comments

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

by | June 29, 2022 | Financial | 0 Comments

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?

by | June 17, 2022 | Business | 0 Comments

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?

by | June 14, 2022 | Financial | 0 Comments

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?

by | June 7, 2022 | Financial | 0 Comments

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...
How Does a Small Business Get Grant Money?

How Does a Small Business Get Grant Money?

May 5, 2022

When you’ve got a small business, figuring out how to get grant money can seem like a bit of a mystery. The process can sometimes even feel daunting. Yet, there are millions of dollars in grant money available to people just like you. So how do all those small...

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Government Loan vs. Grant: The Basic Differences

Government Loan vs. Grant: The Basic Differences

Apr 22, 2022

The government offers various financial assistance programs to struggling small businesses, but understanding the options out there, and if you qualify, can be difficult. Plus, when you’re worried about just staying afloat, the last thing you want to do is wade...

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Free Government Grant Money: Does Your Business Qualify

Free Government Grant Money: Does Your Business Qualify

Mar 14, 2022

If your small business was impacted by the pandemic, you’ve probably been hearing about the “free government grant money” out there to help you keep things running. Congress has passed a number of bills to help small businesses affected by the coronavirus. That’s...

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How Government Funds Helped My Family

How Government Funds Helped My Family

Mar 7, 2022

In 2013, my wife and I started a company in the travel industry. We were very fortunate to have built up a multi-million dollar business from the ground up. We were living the American dream. Then, in March 2020, the pandemic hit. Like so many other people, it hit us...

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