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Vistas: Geri Stengel’s Blog: Small business owner
Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Social Enterprises Will Benefit From Ventureneer's Free eBook
As a teacher, consultant, nonprofit board member, and entrepreneur, I've learned a lot about starting and growing a business. I'm distilling the key points into a series of free ebooks for small businesses – that includes commercial businesses, nonprofits, and social enterprises.
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What does 2010 hold for small businesses? That Depends on Who You Believe.
Officially, small business owners can expect good things in 2010:
- The Small Business Administration has gotten more money for both staff and for loan guarantees with reduced fees.
- America’s Recovery Capital (ARC) loan program will offer deferred-payment loans of up to $35,000, backed 100 percent by the SBA, to viable small businesses that need help making payments on an existing non-SBA loan.
- The stimulus includes money for such thing as electronic medical records and the focus is on delivery of medical services. Consultants, IT experts, and hardware/software providers should benefit.
- The Obama administration has been pressuring banks both large and small to loosen the purse strings.
- There's some indication, according to Federal Reserve Board stats, that access to credit is just beginning to improve.
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Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs Can Contribute More Than Money to Causes They Support
By serving on the board of a nonprofit, you play a significant role in a cause you care about, whether it is a theater group or a homeless shelter, woman's issues or immigration. Boards have the ability to go beyond helping just one person; they impact the whole agency and, when they’re really successful, the entire community.
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What Entrepreneurs/Nonprofits Execs Need to Succeed
In order to succeed, entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders create support systems. The mix of resources you use is individual, but bottom line – everyone needs support. Watch the video and generate a name that captures the spirit of this video and win a $100 American Express gift certificate. Ventureneer mugs will also be given to five runners-up. Send the name to contest@ventureneer.com, along with your contact info by Friday, October 23, 2009.
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Social Media: A New Way to Pass Wisdom on to Leaders
Did you know that only 20% of what is done on the job is learned formally? That’s a whole lot of learning – 80% -- that gets done socially or informally. Social learning happens frequently and happens a lot when colleagues get together, whether they be leaders of small businesses or nonprofits.
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What Does It Take to Lead a Small Business or Nonprofit?
There’s been some hubbub about a column David Brooks wrote in The New York Times about the character traits of CEOs.
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