Keeping Tabs on Your Credit Score
Monitoring your credit is an important activity that many people skip. Your credit score, the three digit reflection of your creditworthiness, can have a big impact on various aspects of…
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Veteran Launch August Newsletter
OBDC Small Business Finance believes that our unique partnerships and staff expertise are critical components to connecting our borrowers to the funding, education, and relationships they need to thrive. This year continues to be full of exciting new partnerships and staff contributions…
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Investing in African American Entrepreneurs
In 2016, in partnership with Wells Fargo’s Diverse Community Capital program, Main Street Launch developed additional programs and services specifically designed to support African American small business owners in Oakland…
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Business Licenses and Permits
Regardless of where you operate your business (from home, online, a storefront, etc), all businesses must obtain all the necessary licenses and permits. Different types of businesses require their own…
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Build Your Accounting Systems Early
We often ask our clients what do you wish you would have known as you were starting that you know now? This month, Kanitha Matoury, owner of Spice Monkey, an…
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