Director's Blog #2

Where’s the Money?

December 15^th, 2011

Hopefully you are beginning to see positive changes in your business efforts as the economy slowly begins to improve.  Even with some signs of economic improvement though, the availability of credit continues to be an area that frustrates many small business owners and entrepreneurs.  Although the reasons for this are varied and the solutions complicated, I’ve decided to present some information in this blog to give alternatives to those who are in that “frustrated” camp.

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Director's Blog

June 1^st, 2011

Since this is my first blog for our new Alliance SBDC newsletter, I thought that I should write something that I felt extremely passionate about. Then I realized that what makes a blog worth reading is not what the writer wants to write about but rather what readers want to read about.  So I decided to try and do both! 

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How Do I Get One of Those FREE Government Grants?

In spite of the best efforts of educators, consultants, and the government, the belief that there is a pot of money available to tap into to start your dream business continues to circulate primarily because of hype advertising in newspapers, magazines, and television infomercials. For most of us the tantalizing idea that there is free money waiting to be claimed seems worth the $10-$50 the hucksters are asking for their “valuable” advice and “comprehensive” books. But in almost every case, the information they sell is available free from a variety of government and private sources.

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