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Continuing Service
Recently, I had the pleasure of having lunch with three
talented and dedicated SBA veterans. We visited a local
veteran-owned small business: Dog Tag Bakery in Georgetown. Last year I
participated in Dog Tag Bakery’s grand opening. Among the festivities,
we watched a special episode of Shark Tank featuring veteran
entrepreneurs.
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Blog
| Year-End Tax Planning Now
It’s that time again
for owners to think about taxes. It may not be the most enjoyable
endeavor of the year but it’s certainly one that will put money in your
pocket. >>Read
more
Blog | Top 10 Financial
Tools for Small Business Owners
Many times financial
tools are overlooked as a way to help increase a company’s bottom line.
Financial tools have the ability to transform a company’s operations,
improve productivity, reduce costs and increase profit margins. >>Read more
Blog | SBA’s Export
Loans are all about the Relationship
More and more small businesses today are realizing the
importance of the international market for growing their sales and
diversifying their customer base. After all, 96% of the world’s
consumers are outside the US, and two-thirds of the anticipated growth in
GDP will happen in foreign markets. >>Read more
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Join our #SmallBizHoliday Twitter Chat for Marketing
Tips
Join us on Tuesday,
November 17, 2015 at 1pm ET for a Twitter chat on holiday
marketing. We’ll be sharing tips and tricks for small business owners
to succeed during the holiday shopping season, including how to make
the most of Small Business Saturday. >>Read more
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Veteran's Day Blogs
Resources for Veterans:
Start Your Veteran-Owned Small Business
After years of service, more and more veterans are taking
the leap into business ownership. Veterans are 45% more likely to
start their own business than their non-veteran counterparts. >>Read more
Veteran-Owned
Businesses Gain Tools to Succeed In the Corporate and Federal Supply
Chain
During National Veterans Small Business Week,
veteran-owned small businesses have been able to expand their supply
chain opportunities through SBA’s American Supplier
Initiative matchmaking events. >>Read more
SBA Thanks Boots to
Business Instructors of the Year
Our military veterans have made priceless contributions to
the peace and security of our nation. Many of them decide to use the
discipline, skills and leadership abilities they cultivated while in the
military to build a small business. >>Read more
The
U.S. Department of the Treasury
recently announced the official launch of myRA, a new retirement savings account
for the millions of workers in America who don’t have access to a
retirement savings plan through work or have not found an easy way to
start saving.
Employees can:
- Start
funding their myRA account directly from their paycheck
- Fund
their myRA directly from their checking or savings accounts
- Direct
all or part of their federal tax refund to their myRA
account, at tax time
Learn more about this
new way you can help your employees save at myRA.gov
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 Affordable Care Act
101 in Spanish.
For more information
on what the health care law means for small businesses, check
out www.sba.gov/healthcare.
Self-employed? 2016
Open Enrollment is Underway
HealthCare.gov is working for millions
of Americans and it’s ready to help even more get covered.
- Open
Enrollment for 2016 coverage starts on November 1 through January 31
- If
you want to start the New Year with coverage, you must sign up by
December 15
- For
people who enroll after December 15, coverage will begin on February
- Financial
assistance is available
- Call
24hrs/day 1-800-318-2596
- TTY
users should call 1-855-889-4325
- Assistance
is available in 150 languages
- For
free in-person help in your community, visit: Localhelp.healthcare.gov
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