Twitter Chat | Small Biz Chip Card/EMV Questions |
#ChipCardChat
Please join the US
Small Business Administration (@SBAgov), SCORE Mentors (@SCOREMentors),
AT&T Small Business (@ATTsmallbiz), Mastercard (@MasterCardNews),
First Data (@FirstData), and Square (@Square) for a Twitter chat on the
payment card transition to the embedded chip (also known as EMV). We’ll
be discussing common questions about what the shift means for small
businesses. Follow along with the hashtag #ChipCardChat.
Tuesday, October 13,
2015
3pm ET
EMV 101: What Small Businesses Need to Know About The
Switch to Chip Card Technology
Wednesday, October
14, 2015 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Join SBA and Square
for a free webinar presentation: “EMV 101: What Small Businesses Need to
Know About the Switch to Chip Card Technology”.
Participants will
learn:
- What
the transition to EMV chip card technology means for small
businesses
- What
EMV chip card technology is and why it’s more secure
- What
the new fraud liability rules that take effect October 1st mean for
merchants
You have a variety of
options when it comes to financing your small business. Explore your
opportunities that range from traditional loans to grants and bonds.
Conference Call | What You Need to Know About
Exporting to Cuba
The Bureau of
Industry (BIS) under the U.S. Department of Commerce has scheduled
monthly call-in programs to field questions from the exporting community
concerning the Cuba rule published on January 16, 2015. The calls
are scheduled at 2:00 pm ET on the following days:
- October
13
- November
10
- December
8
Toll Free Number:
1-888-889-0538
Participant passcode:
CUBA
The Affordable Care Act 101 Webinar Series
Find out how to
navigate the opportunities in health care through the Affordable Care Act
101 webinar series. Registration is free, but required.
The webinar takes
place every other Thursday at 2 PM ET.
The Affordable Care
Act 101 in Spanish takes place once monthly on Tuesdays at 4 pm
ET/1 pm PT.
For more information
on what the health care law means for small businesses, check
out www.sba.gov/healthcare.
ChallengeHER
Matchmaking Opportunities
for Women in Federal Contracting
The ChallengeHER
campaign leverages the resources of the SBA, WIPP and American Express
OPEN to connect women-owned businesses with decision makers and
procurement officials at federal agencies and prime contractors to
receive guidance on how best to sell their goods and services to them.
This program is focused on the Woman Owned Small Business set aside
program providing you with insight and tools on how to market to the
government. Registration is required to attend.
ChallengeHER Santa
Ana
Thursday, October 8,
2015 | 9:00am - 12:30pm
Blog | SBA Celebrates National Women’s Small Business
Month
Women’s
entrepreneurship is on the rise, according to preliminary data from U.S. Census Bureau,
which shows that women are increasingly becoming small business owners.
U.S. business ownership rose 27.5 percent for women, and overall, America
added one million net, new businesses from 2007 to 2012, a period in
which U.S. employment fell by 3.8 million.
Blog | Tips for Legally Selling Goods at Flea Markets
& Craft Shows
Flea markets and
crafts shows have become a cultural phenomena. Increasingly small
businesses are mastering the quality of the artisanal goods that they
make and sell. While these types of businesses usually start out as a
hobby there are some steps that you should take to ensure that your
business is selling goods legally.
Blog | How Broadband Access is Beneficial to Small
Businesses
For American
businesses to flourish in this highly competitive global economy, it’s
fundamental that they have the tools to succeed. Although the
United States is the originator of broadband and our economy is driven by
technological innovation, there are still a number of American businesses
that do not have access to broadband and/or do not have the adequate type
of broadband that is needed to operate a business.
Blog | Top Tips to Lead and Empower Employees
Employees are an
essential part of your business and brand. If they come across as
unwelcoming or uninterested, you run the risk of rubbing your customers
the wrong way. Unhappy employees can lead to assumptions about
whether or not your business is a great place to work – and whether or
not customers want to give you their business.
Blog | America's Seed Fund – The Small Business
Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Program
(SBIR/STTR)-A Year in Review
This year was a
flagship year for the SBIR and STTR programs, with equal parts
achievement, exhilaration and groundbreaking. None of this would be
possible without the amazing work of the eleven agencies: Environmental
Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
National Science Foundation and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture,
Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Home
Land Security and Transportation.
Blog | Innovation and Technology | Drivers of
Growth and Capital in the Aloha State
Half a day of travel
at 450mph makes me ponder the vast expanse of land and ocean our country
spans. It also reminds me of how technology has changed our lives for the
better in almost every respect. The University of Hawaii in partnership
with the Hawaii Business Roundtable and the Governor's Office hosted an
amazing two days in Honolulu.
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Does your business
excel at customer service? Don’t overlook this important aspect of
running a business.
- Learn why customer
service is critical to the success of your business
- Explore the many
aspects of customer service
- Read “best practices”
of stellar customer service
- Explore opportunities
to expand your customer service
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