A tiny taste of hope?

I just read a neat little article on CNN Money about Obama’s plans for small business growth. Basically, no one wants to lend money to risky ventures, but Obama believes that our country is built – at least partially – on small business, so part of of his plan is to help the SBA guarantee [...]

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Where We Stand

Starting a brewery… Turns out, not an easy process. Who knew? Over the past few weeks and months, we’ve gotten the ball rolling, so to speak. Relative to where we were when the decision was made to do this, we’ve come a ways. Relative to where we’ll be opening day, we have yet to begin [...]

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Money and where to get it

Starting a new business costs money. Obviously. There’s the loss of a secure salary if you quit your job to run the new company, the increased taxes from being self-employed, and the slew of costs, from overhead to supplies to payroll. Starting a small consulting business, or shirt designing firm, or a new social networking [...]

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