small business
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Best Practices
Tips From an Entrepreneur: How to Scale a Small Business
No matter what you’re venturing into, it can be difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel…
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News
Industry champions fight to protect small business from natural disasters
Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Jim Morelle (D-NY-25), Jack Bergman (R-MI-01), Jared Golden (D-ME-02), and Pete Stauber (R-MN-08) introduced landmark legislation backed…
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Facebook launches $100 million grant program for small businesses
This week, Facebook announced a $100 million program to help small businesses affected by coronavirus, according to CNBC. The grants will be…
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Industry representative talks small business with Congress
John Wooden, founder and owner of Minnesota-based River Valley Power and Sport recently testified before the U.S. House of Representatives…
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Features
How to mess up a business without breaking a sweat
No matter their strengths, businesses, like people, are always at risk. Some dangers are so blatant they dare being ignored.…
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Blogs
Small business owners need to take a vacation
If you’re a small business owner, you probably know that taking a vacation would be good for you and for…
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Features
Weekly 5: RBFF launches 60 in 60 program to grow fishing
The BI Weekly 5 is a collection of tips, news and data affecting the boating industry this week. Be sure…
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Small business optimism drops in June
After five straight months of gains, small business optimism declined in June, according to the National Federation of Independent Businesses…
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New York marina honored for Sandy recovery
A New York marina will be one of three companies recognized by the Small Business Administration for disaster recovery. Conrad…
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Uncertainty surrounds boating season
La Niña's absence complicates this summer's forecast, which currently calls for more rough weather.
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New SBA rules: What does this mean for your boat dealership?
By Bill Thompson, Cardinal Points Network — Throughout the summer Congress bantered about the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010,…
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The lessons that last
I recently bought a new book, “The Mom & Pop Store: How the Unsung Heroes of the American Economy Are…
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Small dealer, big idea
If you’re a boat dealer and you’ve managed to survive this downturn, now is the time to consider what you…
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Why it’s good to be small
Small businesses have an advantage in this economy. So wrote Harvard Business blogger Peter Bergman in a recent article .…
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Rethinking succession
My husband and I finally buckled down and had a legal will drawn up last January. That’s not something I’m…
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