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The State of African-American Entrepreneurs

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How are African-American entrepreneurs doing? There are nearly 2.6 million African-American owned businesses in the U.S., employing nearly 1 million Americans, according to the Commerce Department’s Minority Business Development Agency. The same study reports minority-owned firms overall experienced significantly higher growth than the average business between 2007-2012—a period including the Great Recession. Here’s a closer […]

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5 Ways to Protect Your Marriage When Starting a Business With Your Spouse

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By Rachael Pace Running a business with your spouse can be very exciting. After all, who else would you want to build a company with than the person you vowed to spend forever? Working hand in hand with your spouse can teach you a lot—how to communicate, play to each other’s strengths, and resolve conflict,

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The State of Hispanic-Owned Businesses

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Hispanic-owned businesses are on a roll. Since 2011, the five-year average growth rate in the number of Hispanic-owned businesses has been double or triple the national average for all businesses, according to the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative. All told, Hispanic-owned businesses contribute $700 billion annually to the U.S. economy, according to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber

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3 Tips for Evaluating the Commercial Potential of Your New Startup Idea

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By Amy Shim Entrepreneurs have a keen eye for innovation, but that doesn’t always translate into a gift for market research. As a result, many startups suffer from fundamentally misguided assumptions about the potential profitability of their business ventures. In fact, 70 to 80% of companies that do not meet their projected return on investment

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New Job Website Helps Veterans Transition to Civilian Life

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Many military veterans have difficulty transitioning to jobs in the civilian world. For combat veterans with combat military occupational specialties (MOS), the hurdles are especially high. How do you find a job that matches your skills and experience as, say, an Explosive Detection Dog handler or a sniper trainer? Those are the kinds of problems

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5 Fast-Growing Businesses Reveal Their Shared Secret to Success

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What’s the one thing that unites a company that grows crickets for food, one that solves an embarrassing health problem, and one that sells beverages that are helping to save the planet one bottle at a time? They’ve all been helped by a small business mentor. While their stories are inspiring and instructive, the best

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15 Great Websites for Women Business Owners

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Women business owners can achieve so much more when we support each other. If you’re a woman entrepreneur, check out these 15 websites for women business owners (besides AllBusiness’s Women In Business section, of course!) that can help you start or grow your business:   American Business Women’s Association http://www.abwa.orgThis organization for business and professional women

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