Getting a loan can often be complicated and somewhat frustrating. Maintaining a personal financial statement (saved on your computer) can eliminate much of the frustration of completing loan applications and can, in many instances, be used in place of the application (or sections of the application) entirely.
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Practical Information to Consider Before You Start a Business
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.
Read more »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.
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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,
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Blue Sky Business Modeling WorkshopThu Aug 6 2020, 11:00am CDT - 01:00pm CDT
Funding FundamentalsTue Aug 11 2020, 02:00pm CDT - 03:00pm CDT
Blue Sky Business Modeling Workshop
Funding FundamentalsPathway Mentoring Series: Adapting Your Marketing Strategy
As clients and small business owners began to face marketing challenges, Pathway hosted an Ignite Mentoring Series on the topic of Adapting Your Marketing Strategy. Our expert panelists tackled the topic with tips on market research, social media channels, technology and more, and dove into ways you can act now to market during COVID-19. Check
Pathway Mentoring Sessions: Should I lower my prices? [slideshow]
A powerhouse panel of business leaders shares its wisdom on how to tackle this question In recent weeks, we hosted a series of Ignite mentoring sessions focused on sustainability and business planning that brought together a powerhouse panel of business experts and leaders. Questions around pricing strategy surfaced repeatedly – many clients concerned with keeping
Meet The Team: PathwayWBC Welcomes New Director
Pathway Business Advisor Becomes WBC Director Please join Pathway Women’s Business Center in extending a warm welcome to our new director Jarlecia Jones! No stranger to the Pathway family, Jarlecia joined Pathway Lending in 2019 as a Business Advisor. In her new role, she will lead overall strategy, planning, operations and curriculum in addition to