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As part of National Women’s Small Business month, we hosted “How She Built This” panels and invited successful female entrepreneurs to our offices in New York and Denver to share their stories on overcoming challenges when building a business. From…

If you’re a veteran and a business owner, you’ve likely looked into a veteran-owned business certification in the past. You’ve also probably found the whole process confusing. There are a number of ways to get certified, and considering the substantial…

Hiring successful employees as a small business owner can be difficult. If you’re a restaurant owner this can be especially tricky, as the food services industry tends to have high staff turnover. However, there are a few ways you focus…

Many business owners take the leap into entrepreneurship more out of necessity than to pursue their passion. Sisters Carmen Rodriguez and Gina Madera launched their business Brooklyn Cupcake during the Great Recession after Carmen found herself unemployed. Nine years later,…

Offering benefits as a small business owner can be expensive – you don’t get the same economies of scale that larger corporations have. It becomes more cost effective per employee to offer a 401(k) plan or health insurance when you…

Remember working summer jobs throughout high school and college? For Curtis deLagerheim, his college job stuck with him for far longer than expected. Curtis worked part-time at Grinders 13, a sandwich shop in Salt Lake City. He enjoyed his time…

After years of sitting in my cubicle dreaming of the entrepreneur life, I finally took the plunge into entrepreneurship. Eight years of the corporate life provided a great foundation for this new career; however, the learning curve for small business…

401(k) for small businesses are often only seen as a large cost – a fear that is not entirely unfounded. Historically, traditional providers catered their products, as well as their pricing, toward larger companies with bigger budgets and more assets.…

The holiday shopping season brings an annual gift to retailers – a surge in retail sales. But with this revenue surge comes the challenge of managing increased sales volume. Dealing with more customers and more sales, while simultaneously trying to…