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Webinar | What Small Businesses Need to Know About The Switch to Chip Card Technology
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 | 2:00 PM ET
Did
you know that an important shift is occurring with card payment
technology that might impact your business? Keeping up with the newest,
most secure card payment technology is very important for small business
owners. SBA has teamed up with Square to help small businesses navigate
the upcoming transition from magnetic stripe to chip card technology.
Webinar | Affordable Care Act 101
SBA
and Small Business Majority will host a free Affordable Care Act 101
webinar so small business owners can learn the basics of the Affordable
Care Act and how they can enroll in health insurance marketplaces.
- August 20: Register now
Event | ChallengeHER, New Hampshire
Matchmaking opportunities for women in federal contracting, featuring Senator Jeanne Shaheen
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 | Registration opens at 7:45am to 1:00pm
The
ChallengeHER campaign leverages the resources of the SBA, WIPP, and
American Express OPEN to connect women-owned businesses with decision
makers and procurement officials at federal agencies and prime
contractors to receive guidance on how best to sell their goods and
services to them. This program is focused on the Woman Owned Small
Business set aside program providing you with insight and tools on how
to market to the government.
 | Encore Entrepreneurs: An Introduction to Starting Your Own Business
Do you know that
your experience and wisdom can be a valuable asset as you begin your
entrepreneurial journey? Find out how to leverage your assets to start a
successful business.
Take Your High-Tech Product to Market
Your
product or service is on the cutting edge of technology, a game
changer. Now you need to find the best way to get your breakthrough to
market. This course will introduce you to the product life cycle of
high-tech products and help you find the best way to enter the market
and sell your product or service.
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Conference Call | What You Need to Know About Exporting to Cuba
The
Bureau of Industry (BIS) under the U.S. Department of Commerce has
scheduled monthly call-in programs to field questions from the exporting
community concerning the Cuba rule published on January 16, 2015. The
calls are scheduled at 2 pm EDT on the following days:
- September 8
- October 13
- November 10
- December 8
Toll Free Number: 1-888-889-0538 Participant passcode: CUBA
Blog | 4 Strategies for Sharing Ownership with Employees
Business
owners may have sound reasons for giving shares to their employees. It
incentivizes staff to be loyal and productive and it can translate into
financial rewards for the owner. Tax rules make transfers of stock
complicated for corporations and employees. Here are four ways to get
stock into the hands of employees, and what these strategies mean for
you, the owner, your company, and your staff.
Blog | Celebrating International Youth Day: 3 Ways to Get Involved With Local Youth
Since 2000, the United Nations has used International Youth Day to
draw attention to youth issues worldwide. This year the theme is Youth
Civic Engagement. Young people will share their stories, swap ideas, and
participate in events on civic engagement activities. They are future
business owners, partners, and customers.
Blog | Nimble and Inclusive Capital Formation Paths – Two JOBS Act Conversations in NYC
In September 2014, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and SBA announced a partnership to host joint events to
educate and interact with small businesses and entrepreneurs. The
topics of those discussions involved new options that have and will
become available to them to raise capital under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (“JOBS”) Act.
Blog | 5 Ways to Improve Your Business Credit Scores
Having
strong business credit scores and ratings are key to getting approved
for trade credit and financing for your company. In the same way that
personal credit scores serves as a financial report card, your business
credit scores grade the creditworthiness of your business.
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