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These tools can be your first step towards small business success. Find business planning, finance, sales, marketing and management templates & guides.

The SCORE Startup Roadmap is the perfect tool to start the journey to your new business.

SCORE Los Angeles and the SBA have been working with Los Angeles Public Libraries for many years to provide business programming and, specifically, small business workshops and advice to the library’s audiences.

Here are some techniques that can help you make the best of social media!

Aside from having a functional website, to begin with, one of the critical components of running a successful e-commerce business is to ensure it is optimized for search engines. This blog talks about the common SEO errors that websites make and how to avoid them.

The Board of Advisors exists primarily to provide strategic direction to a business entity. It consists of people of different backgrounds, professional experiences, and education.

Mediation is a voluntary process of facilitated negotiation. A mediator is a professional neutral trained to help parties resolve disputes.

Get Ready to Wear Many Hats as Small Business Owner

Readers to use their best judgment in using the information provided, and not take unnecessary risks in importing.

Readers must use their best judgment in using the information provided, and not take unnecessary risks in importing.

Readers must use their best judgment in using the information provided, and not take unnecessary risks in importing.

If you're just setting up your business' website, then you'll need to understand how SEO works. SEO, or Search Engine Optimisation, is what helps you create a site that search engines will point their users towards. If you get it right, you'll find that users are more likely to come to your site and stay there. Here's how you can use search engine optimisation to your advantage.

Increasing your online visibility should definitely be one of your company’s top goals at all times. It is the best way to reach new potential customers and share your vision with the rest of the world. But you need to have an active approach. This is not a “build it, and they will come” scenario. You need to create and promote. Putting up a website is your foundation, but it’s also just the tip of the iceberg. There are lots of other things you can and should be doing as well.

Social media can be a powerful outlet for startups to market themselves and establish their brand. With a few campaigns, stunning visuals, and an ad budget, you can start building an audience, collecting market data, and testing your marketing prowess that will ultimately lead you to business success. But getting started on social can seem like launching a mission to the moon for many businesses. Where do you begin? How much should you spend? How often should you post on social media? What do you say?

 By Carmen Hall

As you move through the process of your lease there is a predictable pattern that every independent retail business tends to follow.

You might be surprised to hear this, but what you experience each step of the way in your business will look remarkably similar to what other entrepreneurs experience.

Keeping your confidence high throughout your experience as an independent retailer is the key to succeeding and thriving regardless of whether or not you are facing challenges in your business.

"There's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the

The mobile-first index is here and it’s quite a thing already. If your website is not optimized for mobile devices, you’re likely missing out on a lot of traffic, not to mention making it hard for you to grow as Google now favors the mobile-optimized sites big time. If you’re not sure whether your site is properly optimized for mobile devices or not, checking if it ticks the following boxes may help.

How do you make great products? This article delves into some of the ways you can make a great product for your business.

We're taking a look at the difference between employee vs. independent contractor

Today’s technology creates enormous opportunities for small and midsize companies to thrive in international markets. Being flexible, creative and innovative, small businesses make decisions quickly and lack the layers of bureaucracy found in larger companies. The playing field in the international arena is level for small businesses to achieve growth and sharpen owners and managers’ competitive spirit.

This is the second of two parts of a legal guide. It’s called “Get Your Legal Together – A Guide for Entrepreneurs and Creatives” by Grant Atkinson, Founder/Managing Attorney at Framework Law Group PC.

This is the first two parts of a legal guide. It’s called “Get Your Legal Together – A Guide for Entrepreneurs and Creatives” by Grant Atkinson, Founder/Managing Attorney at Framework Law Group PC.

For my start-up…Supply Chain Management…seriously? Supply chain management can matter even (or especially) for a start-up

It is really important for you as the company owners/founders to be involved in the selling process.