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Most people consider the heart of your business's success to lie in marketing. Without marketing, your business may offer the best services and products in your industry, but no one would know about it. Ventureneer, an online education and peer support portal for small businesses, will be providing a Webinar for small businesses that have limited resources but needs big opportunities.  Continue reading

Find out everything you need to know about the "Settings" on smallbusinesscrowd.com. Under the "Settings", which is the last tap located under „My Network", you can manage your personal data and configure your settings. Here at smallbusinesscrowd.com, protecting your data protection is, of course, our highest priority.  Continue reading

In almost every small business owner's career there comes a time when borrowing money becomes necessary. Often, funds are needed to purchase commercial real estate or realize growth. Whatever the reason, there are many different financing opportunities available. Instead of approaching their bank small business owners should also consider the specialized small business loan programs and lenders.  Continue reading

Smallbusinesscrowd.com gives members the opportunity to create businesses, to manage these and have their employees join them. But how do I create a company profile? Can I create more than one company and is this also possible even if I am not the owner? I am an employee and want to search for my company - how do I do that? Answers to these questions can be found here.  Continue reading

This is one skill that entrepeneurs should not go without mastering. Whether you are trying to raise capital, promote your company, or yourself, it is essential that you are able to give a quick, succinct summation of what your company makes or does in a way that excites others. This is what is known as the "elevator pitch" - a short presentation that can be used to convince an investor of your business idea in one fell swoop.  Continue reading

Many entrepreneurs are faced with the question of whether they should fund their future business growth with capital from angel investors (AIs) or venture capitalists (VCs). The question is regularly and controversially discussed. Here are a few factors to consider when considering the pros and cons of these two sources of business capital.  Continue reading

Late Wednesday night, Congress reached an agreement to extend the temporary payroll tax cut and long-term unemployment benefits. The payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans was set to expire at the end of this month. The compromise will also renew expiring jobless benefits and prevent an automatic cut in doctors' Medicare reimbursements. Congress could vote on the bill as soon as today.  Continue reading

Catch up on important news in the small business world! WebNews concerning Twitter, Facebooks IPO, and Phishing scams. Get tips for getting started early on your taxes to save you stress and money. Learn all about the search function on smallbusinesscrowd.com. This and much more concerning the new mortgage deal, an SBA webinar, Crowd funding, business websites and franchising contracts.  Continue reading

A franchise is a business model in which a business owner or entrepreneur uses another company's already successful business model in order to start their own branch or store. The relationship between the entrepreneur or franchisor and franchise is very intimate, inasmuch that franchises are only as successful as their individuals franchisors and vice versa. It is important to understand the foundation of this type of business model, namely the franchising contact.  Continue reading