Small Business Consulting Services - Tampa Bay » Maddux Report Articles http://www.sbdctampabay.com Helping Small Businesses Start, Grow, & Succeed! Mon, 14 May 2012 20:56:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Get a Loan http://www.sbdctampabay.com/get-a-loan http://www.sbdctampabay.com/get-a-loan#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:00:40 +0000 jparrish http://70.32.108.103/?p=1936 SBDC Consultant Jim Parrish published in the June edition of the Maddux Report

Getting a business loan may be critical to the success of your business. But no bank loan is automatic. Your banker?s goal is to generate bank profits while providing a financial boost to your business. If you understand what the banker needs to know, you can improve your prospects for financing.

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Get a Loan – Insights for the Entrepreneur

]]> http://www.sbdctampabay.com/get-a-loan/feed 0 Making A Business Healthy http://www.sbdctampabay.com/aking-a-business-healthy http://www.sbdctampabay.com/aking-a-business-healthy#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:22:30 +0000 miezzoni http://70.32.108.103/1242/aking-a-business-healthy/ SBDC Counselor Mario Iezzoni published in the Mar/Apr edition of the Maddux Report

Many entrepreneurs are familiar with the bid process, in which a job estimate calculates the cost of labor, materials, overhead and anticipated profit. If the owner is inefficient in any way, such a job can easily end in a loss. And that means you?ve paid customers for the work you?re doing for them.Health care entities today could be at risk of doing just that…

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]]> http://www.sbdctampabay.com/aking-a-business-healthy/feed 1 Sustaining Small Business http://www.sbdctampabay.com/sustaining-small-business http://www.sbdctampabay.com/sustaining-small-business#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:23:37 +0000 myepes http://70.32.108.103/?p=873 SBDC Counselor Maria Yepes published in the Jan/Feb edition of the Maddux Report

For many entrepreneurs the concept of sustainability is not new. Small businesses have to apply sustainable practices in order to be profitable. However, with all the buzz about being green, some companies have lost their way into greenwashing and have forgotten the basics of sustainability.Being green is not just recycling paper at the office or using energy efficient light bulbs. Being green means being sustainable…

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Sustaining Small Business – Insights for the Entrepreneur

]]> http://www.sbdctampabay.com/sustaining-small-business/feed 0 Finding Your Web Gateway http://www.sbdctampabay.com/finding-your-web-gateway http://www.sbdctampabay.com/finding-your-web-gateway#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:00:53 +0000 sbdcadmin http://70.32.108.103/?p=377 Small businesses may have many disadvantages when generating business online. Larger corporations have more resources to dedicate to Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Pay Per Click (PPC), e-commerce and email marketing campaigns. However, most larger companies are focused on getting the biggest bang for the buck, which leaves certain niches wide open.


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]]> http://www.sbdctampabay.com/finding-your-web-gateway/feed 0 Minority Certification 101 http://www.sbdctampabay.com/minority-certification-101 http://www.sbdctampabay.com/minority-certification-101#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:09 +0000 myepes http://70.32.108.103/marketing-and-sales/minority-certification-101 So you want to obtain a minority/woman certification? Well, here are some common questions regarding the process to get you on your way:

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]]> http://www.sbdctampabay.com/minority-certification-101/feed 0 Ready. Set. Sell to the Government. http://www.sbdctampabay.com/ready-set-sell-to-the-government http://www.sbdctampabay.com/ready-set-sell-to-the-government#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:00:55 +0000 cbostic http://70.32.108.103/business-basics/ready-set-sell-to-the-government Have you heard about the billions of dollars spent by the federal government last fiscal year? Hold on to your seats. Per USASpending.gov the government spent over $517-billion on supplies and services in FY 2008. The federal spending for FY 2009 year-to-date is more than $221-billion. You should ask yourself, ?How can I get a piece of this pie??

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]]> http://www.sbdctampabay.com/ready-set-sell-to-the-government/feed 2 The Female Factor http://www.sbdctampabay.com/the-female-factor http://www.sbdctampabay.com/the-female-factor#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:00:27 +0000 Small Business Professor http://70.32.108.103/marketing-and-sales/the-female-factor Did you know that women make more than 80 percent of purchasing decisions? That they represent the majority of online market sales and spend about $5-trillion annually? These numbers should get your attention. Over the past decade, working women have shown a marked increase in their salaries as compared to men.

The Female Factor

]]> http://www.sbdctampabay.com/the-female-factor/feed 0 Will It Fly or Die? http://www.sbdctampabay.com/will-it-fly-or-die http://www.sbdctampabay.com/will-it-fly-or-die#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:22 +0000 wbrass http://70.32.108.103/business-basics/will-it-fly-or-die New products enter the marketplace daily, some with greater success than others. Why do some succeed
while others fail?

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]]> http://www.sbdctampabay.com/will-it-fly-or-die/feed 0 The Threat from Within http://www.sbdctampabay.com/the-threat-from-within http://www.sbdctampabay.com/the-threat-from-within#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:00:46 +0000 bmckown http://70.32.108.103/marketing-and-sales/the-threat-from-within If you are a business owner and you think shrinkage is what happened to your clothes after a trip to the cleaners, you really should read on. In business, shrinkage usually describes the financial losses caused by employees. For a business owner, there is nothing more disheartening than learning a trusted employee has stolen from the company.


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]]> http://www.sbdctampabay.com/the-threat-from-within/feed 0 Bad Economy? Stop.Think.Go. http://www.sbdctampabay.com/bad-economy-stop-think-go http://www.sbdctampabay.com/bad-economy-stop-think-go#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:00:18 +0000 amahoney http://70.32.108.103/marketing-and-sales/bad-economy-stop-think-go I know, I know. It?s bad out there. But now?s not the time to let a bad economy happen to you. It?s time to fight?with your brain. Here are some marketing tips to consider:


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