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Strong business credit is one of the major building blocks of successfully growing a business. A clean report with killer scores makes it easier to qualify for good rates on financing, and keeping track of what’s in your report can help you avoid becoming a victim of fraud. But reading a business credit report isn’t easy if you’re not familiar with the industry mumbo jumbo of credit reporting agencies. Here’s your guide to demystifying the information in your report, so… Read More

Most of us have lofty goals for our businesses. Among them? To serve our customers with integrity and value – certainly not qualities that we attribute to the mafia. While we wouldn’t usually think of the mob as an inspiration for getting ahead, Hollywood’s most notorious gangsters had their moments of wisdom. Here are some of the most famous lines spoken by movie mobsters, and how they can motivate you to be more successful in your daily business dealings. 1.… Read More

In Great Recession, Two Federal Programs for Small Business Generated Billions, U.S. Treasury Secretary Says The Small Business Jobs Act, signed into law in 2010, was created to increase the availability of credit for business owners. Just this week, and six years after the program’s inception, the U.S. Treasury department released evaluation reports for two programs created by the Small Business Jobs Act that are nearing their end, the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) and the Small Business Lending… Read More

Behance Cofounder’s Design Secret: Ignore the Internet Matias Corea sold his company, Behance, to Adobe in 2012. After two years working for Adobe, he left in search of a culture where he could be a leader. His advice to leaders of other companies? Encourage your employees to learn, even if it’s something outside the scope of their job. If an employee has an interest in learning to engineer a sailboat, promoting them to learn that will unlock creativity in other… Read More

SBDCs Reaching More Customers, Faster Checkout Times, and How One Expert Defines Hustle. What’s Hot California SBDCs set record year California Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) have announced a record year for helping their clients secure capital, noting that they helped their clients secure half a billion dollars in new loans and investments. What’s more is that SBDC clients credited the California SBDCs with “the creation and retention of 8,462 jobs last year, [and] the launch of 1,039 new businesses.”… Read More