Featured Business of the Month- Off the Rox
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Are Owner Owned Co-ops in Baltimore’s Future?
Click on the link below to find out https://www.fastcompany.com/40572926/more-u-s-businesses-are-becoming-worker-co-ops-heres-why
Featured Business of the Month- Fleur De Lis Florist
Fleur De Lis is a women owned and operated floral business in Baltimore located at 226 North Liberty Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. Owner, Lana Brown is growing her business and has sought business expansion services assistance from one of our Resource Partners, the Small Business Resource Center. She specializes in weddings...
What is a Business Plan? What should I include in it?
This document summarizes your firm, including your goals and earning objectives. It shows how a loan will be used and repaid. Financial statements (projections for a start-up business) are also included. Business plans are also developed when an existing firm plans a major change in operations. A business plan is a...
Maryland minimum wage goes up and new laws take effect
Associated Press/Baltimore Sun- http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-new-laws-take-effect-20180701-story.html July 1, 2018, 4:20 PM Maryland's minimum wage is going up. The new $10.10 an hour wage went into effect Sunday. It's the last of the phased-in increases that were set by Maryland lawmakers in 2014. The first increase from $7.25 to $8 took place in 2015. It...
10 Tips for Women to Excel in the Business World
In business school and in the workplace, women may face unique challenges and, therefore, must find unique ways to overcome those challenges. While each woman’s experience is different, preparing for certain situations and knowing how to handle them can help women succeed academically and professionally. Check out these business world...
SBA Loan Programs
SBA Loan Program 7(a) Loans-Max $5Million *Must be a for-profit business & meet SBA size standards; show good character, credit, management, and ability to repay. Must be an eligible type of business. *Prepayment penalty for loans with maturities of 15 years or more if prepaid during first...
Employee or a Contractor?,..Tips for Businesses Owners to Identify and Classify
A business may pay an independent contractor and an employee for the same or similar work, but there are important legal differences between the two. For the employee, the company withholds income tax, Social Security, and Medicare from wages paid. For the independent contractor, the company does not withhold taxes. Employment and labor laws also do...
Prescription for Business
As March begins, what is your Prescription for Business? We would like to share with you some of the things business owners can be doing to improve their business… 1) At the beginning of each month, you should be reconciling your accounting system. For example, after all bills are paid...
13 Week Accelerator Programme for Baltimore Start-Ups
The ETC (Emerging Technology Centres), Baltimore city’s award-winning technology and innovation centres, is calling for applications for the seventh year of its seed stage accelerator programme. The ETC will select six tech startups for the 13-week Accelerate Baltimore (AB) programme set to begin mid-March. The Abell Foundation has awarded ETC $250,000 in...
