Small Business Development Center Advisor Joins SBA Columbus District Office COLUMBUS – Jerome Jones, a small business advisor with a background in both economic development and lending, has joined the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Columbus District Office as a lender relations specialist. In his new role, Jones will conduct trainings and other outreach activities throughout central…
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20 Things You Can Sell Online That You Might Not Have Thought Of
20 Things You Can Sell Online That You Might Not Have Thought Of You already know that you can build a business selling collectibles on eBay or ebooks on Amazon, but those are just a couple of the options out there for selling products and services online. From virtual services to physical products that use…
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Government Achieves Small Business Contracting Goal for the Fifth Consecutive Year
The Federal Government Achieves Small Business Contracting Goal for the Fifth Consecutive Year with Record-Breaking $105 Billion to Small Businesses Eight Federal Agencies Receive A+ Rating on the Procurement Scorecard WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that the federal government met its small business federal contracting goal for the fifth consecutive year awarding 23.88…
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SBA Small Business Week Virtual Conference Webinars are online
The U.S. Small Business Administration and SCORE Association hosted a free, 3-Day Virtual Conference during National Small Business Week. The conference took place from Tuesday, May 1 – Thursday, May 3. The Virtual Conference offered all the best parts of an in-person conference, but without the hassle of traveling. Webinar topics included: How Changing Consumer…
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From the SBA Blog: Guess what people are doing right now? They’re starting their holiday shopping
Guess what people are doing right now? They’re starting their holiday shopping They may not be decking the halls yet, but 17 percent of shoppers surveyed by the National Retail Federation said they start researching holiday purchases before September, while 8 percent reported making purchases before the start of autumn. That holiday mentality holds steady in September before rocketing…
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From the SBA Blog: Dress the Part: How to Use Employee Dress to Market Your Business
Dress the Part: How to Use Employee Dress to Market Your Business Last week, I went to a restaurant where the servers didn’t wear uniforms. In addition, there was no consistency in the street clothes they wore. One waitress was in jeans and a pink T-shirt, another was clad in all black, and the hostess…
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Have your registered to meet with OSU, COSI, CSCC and CMHA at the Sept. 21 OhioMBE Procurement Fair?
The Sept. 21 OhioMBE Procurement Fair will be hosted by Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority from 1 to 4 pm. The OhioMBE Procurement Fairs introduces small, minority and female-owned businesses to area purchasing agents. During this fast-paced session, small businesses are allocated 15-minute appointments to meet one-on-one with represented companies/agencies. The goal of the OhioMBE Procurement Fair is…
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Barry D. Peel to join LA SBA Office
Barry D. Peel to join LA SBA Office Barry D. Peel has accepted the Lead Economic Development position with the Los Angeles SBA office. His first day in LA will be Monday, May 16th. Barry can be reached via email. Please send him a note wishing him well. Good Luck Barry!