Tag: entrepreneurs
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House Passes Bill Helping Entrepreneurs Raise Capital from Friends and Family
The House of Representatives has passed legislation making it easier for entrepreneurs to access capital from their friends and family. With the Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act, private businesses would be able to seek community-based financing of up to $500,000 a year for the purpose of hiring new workers and expanding their business.
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Jumpstarting Your Career & Business in the Housing Ecosystem
As a professional in the housing ecosystem, it is crucial to think outside the box and utilize the resources at your disposal to grow and advance your business and career. Analyzing your market, familiarizing yourself with the competition and crafting a superior business plan are great first steps, but pioneering decisions are what will make…
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NWBC Entrepreneurial Ecosystems & Their Service of Women Entrepreneurs
Women entrepreneurs are on the rise, and they are leaving their footprint on the nation’s economy. In 2012, the U.S. Census Bureau reported an estimated 9.9 million women-owned firms, 35.8 percent of all U.S. firms classifiable by gender, and the total estimated receipts from those firms was $1.4 trillion. Nevertheless, women-owned businesses are still an…
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7 Small Business Female CEOs You May Not Have Heard Of
JJ Ramberg—host of MSNBC’s Your Business, Co-founder of Goodshop.com and NAWRB Magazine reader and contributor—recently told us about seven incredible female business owners. NAWRB loves to hear about women’s successes because it’s important for women to support other women, recognizing and celebrating each other’s triumphs. Please read JJ’s write-up below:
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Want Capital? Programs to Help Women Entrepreneurs
The Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development of New York City has recently announced an initiative to help connect 5,000 women from low-income neighborhoods with free training and business services that are critical to developing a business. The initiative, Women Entrepreneurs New York City (WE NYC), is just one of many programs sweeping the…