This post originally appeared on the blog of Small Business Majority.
In celebration of Black History Month, we hosted a Twitter chat during which we asked partners like Accion, CAMEO, Working Solutions, Illinois SBDC and Main Street Launch to share resources and advice with black small business owners and entrepreneurs.
This post originally appeared on the blog of CDC Small Business Finance
When Georgia’s restaurant opened in Anaheim’s historic Packing House in 2016, co-owners Gretchen Shoemaker and Marlon Machado conservatively projected first-year sales to be between $250,000 and $500,000. By the fifth month of serving their version of “soul delicious” food to thousands of patrons, they hit $1 million.
Did you know there are more than 2.5 million veteran-owned businesses in the U.S? Our nation’s veterans are hard-working, resilient and resourceful, making them specially equipped for entrepreneurship. However, they can often face significant obstacles when it comes to accessing capital and business networks. If this sounds familiar to you, you’ve come to the right place. In honor of National Veterans Small Business Week, we’re sharing some of our favorite stories of successful veteran entrepreneurs and resources that can help you start and grow a veteran-owned business.
This is the final post in our series, “Turn your bright idea into a business.” Check out our other posts on validating your idea, running the financials and testing the waters by
Esta es la última publicación de nuestra serie, "Convierta su brillante idea en un negocio".
El Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana se extiende desde el 15 de septiembre hasta el 15 de octubre, y es el momento perfecto para celebrar las contribuciones de los dueños de pequeñas empresas hispanas a la economía de nuestra nación y analizar cómo podemos ayudarlos a prosperar e incrementar sus negocios.
National Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 through October 15, and it’s the perfect time to celebrate the contributions of Hispanic small business owners to our nation’s economy and discuss how we can help them thrive and grow their businesses.
This is the third post in a series on how you can turn your dream of owning a small business into a reality. If you missed Part 2 in the series, you can find it here. Check back each week for new posts.
Once you’ve figured out that your business idea has legs and makes financial sense, the next step is to try it out. Many entrepreneurs like to dream big as they’re first launching a business—they picture their business with their own office, retail location and staff. Dreaming big is great, but starting small gives you the opportunity to test out your business ideas and perfect them before investing too heavily. Below are some ways to start small and test your business idea.
Esta es la tercera publicación de nuestra serie sobre cómo puede convertir en realidad su sueño de ser dueño de una pequeña empresa. Si se perdió la Parte 2 de la serie, puede encontrarla aquí. Vuelva cada semana para ver nuevas publicaciones.
Una vez que descubrió que su idea de negocio tiene potencial y que tiene sentido financiero, el siguiente paso es probarla. A muchos empresarios les gusta soñar en grande cuando empiezan un negocio por primera vez: se imaginan su negocio con su propia oficina, un local y empleados. Soñar en grande es genial, pero comenzar desde cero le da la oportunidad de probar sus ideas de negocios y perfeccionarlas antes de invertir demasiado. A continuación se presentan algunas formas de comenzar con poco y poner a prueba su idea de negocio.
This is the second post in a series on how you can turn your dream of owning a small business into a reality. If you missed Part 1 in the series, you can find it here. Check back each week for new posts.