No matter your path as a small business owner, it’s in your best interest to save money wherever and whenever you can. This all hinges on standing up a budget that works for your business. Planning for success means you need to account for both fixed and unplanned costs, and then create — and stick
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Success Story: New Horizon Diabetes Clinic
Colombian by birth, Dr. Luisa F. Leal came to America 22 years ago. She earned a Bachelor’s in Healthcare Administration in 2007 and a Dual Master in Business Administration and Healthcare Management in 2009 from University of Phoenix before earning a Master in Nursing Practice in 2012 and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (NP) in
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Business Tip No. 6: Be Fearless
Being an entrepreneur takes guts. It’s that fearlessness that will get you noticed. Here are a few ideas on being a fearless entrepreneur: 1. Grow Your Networks Networking with other entrepreneurs is a great way to grow your business. Just don’t get comfortable always networking with the same groups of people. Look for new opportunities.
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The 2016 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report
The number and economic contributions of women-owned firms continue to rise at rates higher than the national average – with even stronger business formation rates seen since the recession. As of 2016, it is estimated that there are now 11.3 million (11,313,900) women-owned businesses in the United States, employing nearly 9 million people (8,976,100) and
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Business Tip No. 5: Your Time Is Valuable
Time is the greatest asset a small-business owner can have. Treat is as such! But when you’re working around the clock to keep your business running, you’re often left with little time or energy to tend to the smaller things like administrative work. Have a good sense of the value of your time. Think of
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Pathway Lending wins $750,000 CDFI grant
September 28, 2016 – Pathway Lending has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). This award, made through the fiscal year (FY) 2016 rounds of the Community Development Financial Institutions Program, will allow Pathway Lending to increase its delivery of advisory services to businesses
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Pathway Lending partners with Refinery Nashville
Pathway Lending and the Pathway Women’s Business Center are excited to announce our new partnership with Refinery Nashville. Starting this month, our organization will begin working from this collaborative workspace at Houston Station in the Wedgewood/Houston neighborhood.
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Business Tip No. 4: Encourage Collaboration & Creativity
Your people are your greatest assets and their creative power drives your success. But company culture can seriously affect creativity. As a small business owner, it’s your responsibility to understand the best ways to encourage free-flowing ideas within the structure of your business.
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Business Tip No. 3: Make a Plan
Excited to become an entrepreneur? It’s easy to rush in and just start a business without proper planning. But that’s an approach that could end up wasting your valuable time and money. It’s not necessarily that your ideas are bad. Instead the culprit is often a lack of proper planning. You are essentially failing before you
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Small Business Tip No. 2 – Get Control of Your Meetings
Meetings can, and do, spiral out of control. But if you’re in charge of the gathering, you want to seem on top of things and avoid wasting everybody’s time with inefficient meetings. With some smart planning and a few day-of strategies, you’ll be on your way to more focused team meetings. To Establish Control, Start
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