Minority entrepreneurship and business ownership rates are at record levels in the US. This week, new data from LendingTree found out where, exactly, in America these minority-owned businesses are thriving the most. Most signs in the data point to California. Of the top 10 cities in the US, 4 are in the Golden State. San […]
Small Business Trends Media Group, the parent publishing group of SmallBizTrends.com and BizSugar.com, is delighted to enter its second year with “Woman Business Certification” by the State of Florida. Woman Owned Business Certification The designation comes following an in-depth certification application process through the State of Florida’s Department of Management Services. The certification is awarded
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Implementing a successful B2B influencer marketing program requires a strategy — identifying the right influencers, researching their conversational behaviors and activating them. In my first article of this series, I emphasized the 1:9:90 Model of Influence and how B2B brands can use the model as the foundation to architect a program, which includes setting criteria
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Online lending platform Kabbage says it sees more mobile lending, more women and minority owned businesses seeking loans and more businesses from rural and lower to middle income communities too. Small Business Trends connected with Kathryn Petralia, president of Kabbage, to learn more about its core offering and other steps it’s taken to add value
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Do you have a documented owned media platform strategy? As a digital marketer, you know that your blog and email list contribute to your balance sheet and support your marketing. BUT there’s more to owned media! Even better, most marketers don’t take advantage of the full array of owned media options. As a result, you have
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As part of National Veterans Small Business Week, the U.S. Small Business Administration hosted a Twitter chat to share tips and insights specifically for veteran entrepreneurs. The chat took place on November 2. The official SBA Twitter account (@SBAgov) asked questions and moderated the chat, which featured discussions on several topics related to veterans who
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Latino owned businesses are rising on the tide of the improved national economy with improved revenues. However, they need to leverage business credit better to keep their credit scores from dipping. 2017 Biz2Credit Latino Small Business Credit Study Last year’s falling Latino credit scores (down from 595 to 592) were in contrast to the higher
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The federal government is awarding more contracts to women owned small businesses than ever before. There’s still a long way to go. But for women who haven’t ever considered doing business with the federal government, it might be a good time to reconsider. Federal Contract Tips for Women Owned Businesses In fact, there are some
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