Thousands of new businesses are started every day, yet history shows that a majority of them fail because of a flawed business concept, inadequate financing, or poor management. Starting a new business can be risky, and here are some issues to consider before taking that big step.
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Profit Increase Calculator
Discover how much extra profit your business could make. The profit increase calculator prompts you to enter your existing figures to determine your current net profit based on cash flow and other relevant factors. It then guides you through various performance improvement factors, showing you how minor improvements can impact your profit.
Read more »Risk Management – Planning for What You Can and Cannot Control
After completing this module on Risk Management, participants will be able to: Understand the external and internal factors which affect risk for a small business; Recognize the common warning signs of risk for a small business, and; Implement, monitor, and evaluate a risk management plan for their business.
Read more »SBA LINC: Connecting Borrowers with SBA Approved Lenders
Access to credit continues to bedevil too many U.S. entrepreneurs. Eighty percent of small business loan applications are rejected, according to some industry estimates, and more applications than we can count are never filed because of the difficulty of getting an appointment with a loan officer. Technology can help us address this problem. Online matchmaking
Read more »SBA’s Small Business Online Training Network (SBTN)
SBTN is a virtual campus complete with free on-line courses, workshops, podcasts, learning tools and business-readiness assessments.
Read more »SBA’s Young Entrepreneur Guide
This one-stop resource includes information about getting started – including a free online business planning tool, training links and more.
Read more »SCORE
SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship. We have been doing this for nearly fifty years.
Read more »Steps to Start your Small Business
Written by Mia McNeal, WBC Instructor. This post originally appeared in her blog and is posted with her permission. Pathway WBC Instructor, Mia McNeal, CEO of Centeris Consulting Group, shared with us how to officially register your business! Centeris Consulting Group prepares, promotes and produces entrepreneurs through business consulting and workshops. “I’m Ready” One question
Read more »Strength In Numbers: Partnerships, Being Bold and Women In Business
The Current State Of Women And Minority Business Owners Women in business continue to make gains year after year. As of 2017, women owned more than 11.6 million firms nationwide and generated $1.7 trillion in sales. That’s more than a 50 percent increase since 2007! The gains extend to minority entrepreneurs and women of color,
Read more »Tennessee Department of Transportation – Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Application
Application to become a certified DBE contractor for the TN Department of Transportation.
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Blue Sky Business Modeling WorkshopThu Jan 23 2020, 11:00am CST - 01:00pm CST
Quickbooks BootcampWed Feb 5 2020, 09:00am CST - 11:00am CST
Blue Sky Business Modeling Workshop
Quickbooks BootcampBet On Yourself: Power Surge Recap
Earlier this month, entrepreneurs and Pathway WBC mentors Kia Jarmon and Rebecca Wood led a full house in an interactive evening here at Pathway for our signature networking event Power Surge. We were thrilled to see so many of our WBC cohort graduates turn out and to welcome newcomers too. Power Surge is just one
Pathway Launched Into Networking at 36|86
The 2019 36|86 Entrepreneurship Festival held in Downtown Nashville, Tennessee brought together local entrepreneurs and business leaders for two days of networking, programming and entertainment. Put on by Launch Tennessee, a state-funded nonprofit, this conference was meant to introduce investors to regional startups seeking funding. This was our 2nd year sponsoring the Women’s Lounge at
Pathway WBC at Nashville Voice
The Power of Voice Technology Voice skills are the new websites. That’s the view of Data Driven Design owner Paul Hickey who launched Nashville’s first Voice Conference where over 60 business owners – many of them new to voice technology – gathered July 31 at Thistle Farms. Proceeds benefited Corner to Corner, a non-profit focused on