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Resources for Gift Basket Business Owners

February 1st, 2009 at 05:00pm Lorie Obernauer

I was reading an article in The Week Magazine about the challenges of starting and growing a business in a recessionary economy. Although you may not feel that this is the best time for you to start a business or make changes in your current business, you can start to take the important steps to identify your resources for future planning.

You may want to think about contacting SCORE and get advice from successful business advisors who have been in your shoes. SCORE, a program that is part of the SBA (Small Business Adminstration) offers free and confidential advice to small businesses. On-line workshops give you access to tutorials on starting, managing, growing and financing your business, and there’s a special section for web-based businesses.

On-line mentoring opportunities provide immediate answers to your business questions from a mentor that will personally reply to you. You can also sign up to receive SCORE’S newsletter for current business tips, trends and advice.

The SBA has even more services for growing your business. You can learn about SBA backed loans, and access a wealth of training opportunities and resources.

Even if business is not great right now, you can use this time to collect information, make plans, and be ready to act immediately once the business environment starts to change.

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