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Comcast RISE Business Grants Return in January for Women and Minority Entrepreneurs

Small business owners have so many things to manage — it’s not always possible to apply for grant opportunities as they arise. Luckily, many programs offer multiple rounds or opportunities to reach even more businesses. The following small business grant programs have recently be expanded or added to. Read on [CONTINUE READING]

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In the News: Santa Shortages and Grant Opportunities for Small Business

This week in small business news, we learned about a lot of things, some troubling (a Santa shortage) and others encouraging (financial opportunities for business owners). As the calendar turns to December, many of us naturally start thinking about Christmas. But could you imagine a Christmas without Santa Claus? Wait, [CONTINUE READING]

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Brad Mattick of Salesforce: We’ve been using email for over 50 years, but it wasn’t designed for the world we live in today

Slack, a messaging platform recently acquired by Salesforce and used by millions of people to collaborate with customers, partners and fellow employees, recently held their annual Frontiers user conference.  And having a chance to check out the virtual event there were a number of interesting themes that resonated with me, [CONTINUE READING]

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Boost Your Business with Amazon Lending

Sell here, borrow here. Once you have a seller’s account with Amazon, you may be eligible to borrow up to $750,000. What is Amazon Lending? Amazon launched Amazon Community Lending as a pilot program in 2011. From 2011 through 2019, borrowers got about $710 million in funding. Amazon Lending provides [CONTINUE READING]

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2021 Holiday Shipping Deadlines for USPS

The USPS just announced the holiday shipping deadlines for 2021. And for small businesses that are relying more on shipping as part of their operations, these are some very important dates. 2021 USPS Holiday Shipping Deadlines With eCommerce, small business owners are now shipping products across their city, state, country, [CONTINUE READING]