Connecting Veterans and Employers

Veteran Launch is an affiliate of Main Street Launch. Veteran Launch’s mission to to increase the number of successful new veteran businesses and reduce the number of veteran business failures relating to financing. Veteran Launch is now also working to help connect veterans with employers. Learn more at www.veteranlaunch.org.   Veteran Launch’s Yulee Newsome is…

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Meet Our Clients: Jenny Pennywood

Jen Garrido is a lifelong entrepreneur, always creating work and opportunities for herself. When the recession hit her fine art business was impacted, so Jen had to get creative about other ways to make money.   “Jenny Pennywood produces home textiles that mix patterns and design, but can all be used together. Her combination…

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Summer 2016 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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Why Ignoring Cash Flow Can Kill Your Small Business

This article originally appeared on NerdWallet and is shared with with permission.   Businesses face many hurdles, especially when just getting started, and cash flow is near the top of the list. Even for profitable companies, it can be a challenge to make sure that more money is coming in every month than is going…

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Get to Know Maopepe Gaoteote

Katie Taylor, Main Street’s Assistant Vice President – Communications, interviews Maopepe “Mao” Gaoteote. Mao has over ten years of lending experience in wholesale and Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. Click here for Mao’s bio.   In what ways do you think Main Street Launch brings value to our communities? Aside from our ability to deploy capital,…

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