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Working from Home Guidelines.

What's in this guide? Essential working from home guides Working from home checklist Save big on these work-from-home essentials 11 tips to successfully work from home as an employee Are there any downsides to working from home? So, should you work from home?

Featured Business of the Month-Oyin Handmade

"Oyin" is the Yoruba word for honey, a natural humectant and amazing ingredient in natural hair and skin care. It also stands for the principles of sweetness, joy, and love -- elements they seek to inspire in their customers' daily acts of self-care. Oyin was created in 2001 by Jamyla Bennu,...

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Open House

Business Owners in Maryland! You are invited to attend our next Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses OpenHouse! Date:               Monday, September 10th, 2018 Time:               6pm to 7:30pm   Location:         At Morgan State University in the Earl Graves School of Business Auditorium    Please register for the...

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...

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...