Times are tough for small business, but help is available, from both the government—federal, state or local—and the private sector. It may be in the form of a grant, a loan or a leg up competing in a difficult business environment. Here’s a breakdown to help you sort through what’s available. Read more…
How do you determine the digital competitiveness of your company? Many experts have recommended measuring the strength of branding; R&D; manufacturing; sales and distribution; management; growth rate; and financial stability as key performance indicators. However, when my company, Trianz, studied the demise of established companies and the success of startups in the tech industry, a […]
SEO or Search Engine Optimization is the most important tool for a brand to rise above its competitors on extremely competitive search engines like Google. Netizens these days resort to the internet for every little piece of information. And if a business wants to grab the top position in search results and become a particular […]
Used along-side effective strategic planning, the right KPIs and business metrics act as essential navigation tools that help organisations understand how well they are doing in delivering on their strategic goals. If managers don’t want to fly blind, then they require relevant and meaningful business measures to inform their decision-making. Read more…
Retirement planning can be a difficult and stressful subject for business owners. The sale of the business alone might generate enough income to sustain an entrepreneur and their family through retirement—but that’s not always the case. There are steps that business owners can and should take to guarantee the future health of their business as […]
To ease the re-entry process for formerly incarcerated citizens, Tallahassee Community College’s Workforce Development Division has partnered with the Florida Small Business Development Center at FAMU to provide entrepreneurial training at correctional facilities in Leon and surrounding counties. Spearheading the training program is Kim Moore, Vice President of Workforce Innovation at TCC. Moore believes that […]
Last month, Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the Small Business Administration, joined Vice President Kamala Harris to announce reforms to Community Advantage: a pilot loan program through which the agency aims to provide low-income borrowers and individuals from underserved communities with equitable access to capital. Some of the changes include extending the length of the […]
I’ve written before about how people come for the organization’s mission but leave because of their manager when it comes to hiring and retention. That’s why it’s so critical for organizations to constantly monitor how they are training their managers–especially their middle managers and supervisors–because it’s an overlooked area where retention can be won or […]
In a joint announcement today, Vice President Kamala Harris and SBA administrator Isabel Guzman signaled key changes to the loan program, initialized in during the Obama administration to help improve access to SBA programs, among community lending partners including Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), Community Development Companies (CDCs), and micro-lenders. Designed to meet the credit, […]
The Small Business Administration (SBA) theme for the upcoming National Small Business Week is “Building a Better America Through Entrepreneurship.” SBA Director of Strategic Alliances Morning Washburn announced the schedule for the week, May 2-7, which includes a virtual summit, a winner’s event, field office events and a national bus tour. Events of the National […]
