Luxurious Nail Boutique prides itself on being culturally diverse, clinically clean, and client-centric. Their staff of professional technicians are friendly and provide top-of-the-line work. The business opened in January 2017, and now has three employees. Richard offers advice to aspiring entrepreneurs: “When you ask for money, make sure you can answer any question about…
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At Main Street Launch, we believe strong partnerships are key to helping our clients start and grow small businesses that thrive, creating opportunity for the owners, their families, and their employees. Townsquared is one of our valued partners in helping small businesses connect with each other. Townsquared is a free online community just for…
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In Oakland and Berkeley’s Telegraph Avenue is an artery of small business for almost the entire length of the street. Yet, there are still patches in the middle where entrepreneurs see opportunities to enter an untapped market. In these middle areas many entrepreneurs offer a niche variation of a product that reflects creativity and combines…
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We just closed our organizational fiscal year on June 30, so it seemed like a good time to reflect on the value of closing and reconciling your books for your small business. A monthly close makes great sense for small businesses. If you’re using an accounting software (we hope you are!), daily entries are…
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In this newsletter Veteran Launch update Credit Tip Advising Corner: Deciding to Borrow Money Meet our Clients: Millennium Family Entertainment Center Welcome to our newest clients Veteran Launch Summer Update As our fiscal year comes to a close, we’re thrilled to share that we’ve funded 51 loans to veteran-owned companies, totaling $6.2 million. Our work…
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