| Resource | Category | Topic |
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| Leasing Commercial Space Information about buying or leasing business property.
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Starting a business | Launch |
| Live Webinars & Recordings Live and recording webinars from the Virginia SBDC.
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Business planning | Think |
| Loans and Amortization - Introduction to Loans A comparison of fixed and variable rate loans.
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Accounting/Money management | Think |
| Local Land Use Law Information about zoning, overlay districts, home-based businesses, signs change of use, and code compliance.
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Growing a business | Launch |
| Maine SBDC Site The Maine SBDC website.
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Growing a business | Think |
| Making the Experience Easier for the Customer A short video describing how to make the experience easier for the customer.
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Customer service | Think |
| Managing Cash The success of your business is dependent upon your ability to understand, identify and address your financial needs. With our free Financial Health Checkup, you will get clear visual of where you are and where you’re heading financially. The Financial Health Checkup consists of a computerized and manual review of your historical financial data.
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Financing a business | Think |
| Managing Cash Gaining financial control by understanding cash flow is crucial to your success.
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Accounting/Money management | Think |
| Marketing & sales The programs here are what make the Missouri Business Development Program and provide assistance to most industries.
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Marketing & Social Media | Grow |
| Marketing and Research Marketing and research tips from the Washington SBDC.
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Marketing & Social Media | Think |
| Marketing Concepts This video goes over marketing concepts.
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Marketing & Social Media | Launch |
| Marketing Plan Whether you’re a retailer or a manufacturer, whether you sell a product or service, whether you operate from a storefront or on the Internet — thinking like a marketer is the first step
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Marketing & Social Media | Think |
| Marketing vs Sales Marketing and sales are both aimed at increasing revenue. They are so closely intertwined that people often don’t realize the difference between the two.
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Marketing & Social Media | Think |
| Marketing vs. Sales An Entrepreneur article on making your marketing message stand out.
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Marketing & Social Media | Think |
| Money Instructor.com - Depreciation An article that talks about money depreciation.
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Accounting/Money management | Think |
| Monthly Breakeven Analysis for Small Retailers Calculation of the break-even point is simple, uses data readily available to small business operators, and has greater practical value for many retailers than the standard, one-product version of break-even analysis that is provided by most business texts.
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Accounting/Money management | Grow |
| MorgueFile A site that keeps photos stored.
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| Moving Your Business Online A checklist for moving your business online.
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Marketing & Social Media | Reinvent |
| My Own Business.com - Accounting Before you start your business, you will need to learn how to keep score (basic accounting), and how to maintain cash in your bank account (cash flow control). This session explains both in simple terms, and the advantages of hiring an accountant before you start.
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Accounting/Money management | Launch |
| My Own Business.com - Plans Lean about what a business plan is with My Own Business Institute.
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Business planning | Launch |