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eGuide
Business Survival Tools
In 2008, our country experienced a crippling recession that shut down thousands of small businesses. Read more
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SBA Financial Management Workbook
Every decision you make in your business—whether it’s creating a website, investing in classified ads, or hiring an employee—has a financial impact. Read more
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SBA Business Smart Toolkit
The SBA Business Smart Toolkit is a ready-to-use workshop toolkit developed jointly by National Association for Government Guaranteed Lenders and SBA. Read more
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Valley Resource Directory
The Shenandoah Valley Small Business Development Center has created a Valley Business Resource Directory to provide answers for those seeking information about local, state, and fe Read more
Checklist
Business Idea Analysis
The first key to business success is to determine if your business idea is viable. Entrepreneurs need to think ahead and estimate how the product(s) or service(s) they envision wil Read more
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Business Health Checkup
Questionnaire for ascertaining the general overall business condition in terms of financial, management, marketing, and customer relationship strengths/weaknesses. Read more
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Self Assessment Guidelines
White Paper that addresses the prerequisite talents and traits for starting a business and describes the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs. Read more
Blog
A Guide to the S Corporation
November 15, 2018, Drake Forester
Of all the business entities someone could form, the S corporation is likely the most widely misunderstood. Should you structure your business as an S Corp, C Corp or LLC?
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Do Startup Entrepreneurs Really Need College Degrees?
November 13, 2018, Rieva Lesonsky
Whether a college degree is necessary to start a business or a waste of time that could be better spent launching a startup has been hotly debated for decades.
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How and Why Women Start Businesses
November 8, 2018, Bridget Weston Pollack
Our fourth infographic based on “The Megaphone of Main Street: Women’s Entrepreneurship” data report focuses on how women start businesses, why they start businesses, and why they chose the industries they did.