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Down To Business | 3rd Quarter 2006
Client Spotlight: Cindy Smith’s Party Hardy—The Place Where the Party Starts; Need a Business Loan? Trainings & Workshops—Open to Women & Men! Save the Date for Our Client Appreciation Banquet. Read more...
- Down To Business | 2nd Quarter 2006
Client Spotlight—Betty Gray’s CC Photography: “Her love of photography was inspired by her granddad and dad. So naturally, capturing images of family is important to her and set in motion her dream of becoming a professional photographer.” Other articles: Profits Aren’t Cash; Trainings & Workshops; Why You Need a Business Plan. Read more...
- Small Talk (For Child Care Providers) | 2nd Quarter 2006
Success Story: Denise LaGrant, LaTina Geiggar, and Tracey Shavers’ A Small World Child Care Preschool Academy; Would You Like Your Center Featured in Our Newsletter? The Steps to Starting a Child Care Business; Trainings & Workshops. Read more...
- Down To Business | 1st Quarter 2006
Client Spotlight: Savings and Training Launch a Business Dream for Viola James; Free Tax Return Filing; Trainings & Workshops; Client Survey Will Tell Us How We’re Doing; Important Tax Information for 2005-2006. Read more...
- Small Talk (For Child Care Providers) | 1st Quarter 2006
IDA Savings Program is Win-Win: “Do you know that your child care business can benefit from our Asset Builders program?” It Pays to Participate in the Special Nutrition Program; Trainings & Workshops. Read more...
- Down To Business | 4th Quarter 2005
Client Spotlight: Julee Johnson and Melissa Watt’s Business Thrives from Training and Technical Assistance; Growing Business with an IDA Account (Featuring Julie Ishie of Ishie Lawn Service in Marvell); Come Celebrate Sheilah’s Designs’ Grand Opening in Pine Bluff; Help Us Keep Your Information Up-To-Date; We Want to Brag on You! Don’t Underestimate the Power of World of Mouth Marketing; Help Us Keep Helping You. Read more...
- Down To Business | 3rd Quarter 2005
Protect Yourself and Business from Identity Theft; Do You Know Your Competition? Trainings & Workshops Open to Women & Men! Read more...
- Down To Business | 2nd Quarter 2005
Angela Austin Joins BDC Staff; How to Make a “Go” of Your Business; BDC Begins Serving Men and Changes Its Name; Startup Business Tips; Trainings & Workshops. Read more...
- Down To Business | 1st Quarter 2005
Make a New Year’s Resolution for Your Business; A Special Thanks from Staff; Tax Laws & Tips; Trainings & Workshops. Read more...
- Stepping Out | 4th Quarter 2004
Psychiatrist Seniora Mathews Expands Practice to Meet Demand; Beware of Work-at-Home Schemes; Record Keeping for Profit; Money Management: Christmas Without Crashing; New & Exciting Workshops to Help Small Businesses; Inserts: Business Side of Child Care Training and Technical Assistance for Small Businesses.
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- Stepping Out | 2nd Quarter 2004
Business Grows with Technical Assistance; Could Your Small Business Use Some Extra Capital? Child Care Facilities Benefit from Quality Approval Certificate; Want to Start a Business in Pine Bluff; Trainings & Workshops. Read more...
Stepping Out | 1st Quarter 2004
Sales Tax Changes for Business Owners; AR Department of Human Services’ Special Nutrition Program; Success Story—Darcy Densmore’s Triple D Cabinets; Budgeting and Money Management Tips from Our Asset Builders Program; 50 Scholarships Available to the Arkansas Women’s Conference; Trainings & Workshops. Read more...
- Stepping Out | 4th Quarter 2003
Tax Tips for Small Business Owners; 2003 Tax Changes; Frequently Asked Tax Questions; Success Story—Michelle Briggs Prophetic Fashions Opens its Doors! 22 Graduate from FastTrac® Business Training in Helena; Trainings & Workshops; How Can You Help? Read more...
Stepping Out | 3rd Quarter 2003
Getting Started in the Child Care Business; Child Care Workshop Coming to Camden; BDC Opens Business Information Center in Helena (Senator Lincoln Attends Ribbon Cutting); Home-based Business Expands to Downtown Store.
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- Stepping Out | 2nd Quarter 2003
What To Do When Your Identity Is Stolen; BDC Receives DHS Grant; Take Advantage of the Slow Economy; Is Franchising the Best Opportunity for You? EINs and Permits; “Next Step” Business Training Class a Must to Avoid Common Pitfalls of Starting and Expanding a Small Business. Read more...
- Stepping Out | 1st Quarter 2003
Is Buying an Existing Business Easier Than Starting One? 50 Scholarships Available for the 17th Annual Arkansas Women’s Conference; 2003 Arkansas Women’s Business Directory Now Online; Home-Based Business Graduates; Trainings & Workshops. Read more...
- Stepping Out | 4th Quarter 2002
BDC Opens Helena Office; Expert’s Corner by Dorothy Stuck: Getting Into the Consulting Business; Promotional Strategies for Your Company; Success Story—Wauketa Jones’ Exclusive Designs Printing and Copy Center; Trainings & Workshops. Read more...
- Stepping Out | 1st Quarter 2002
Success Story—FastTrac® Graduate Fulfills Her Goals; Arkansas Women’s Conference; Free Resources in Our Business Information Center for Starting a Small Business, Writing a Business Plan, Researching a Business Idea, Using the Internet, and Using the Computer; Trainings & Workshops. Read more...
- Stepping Out | 4th Quarter 2001
Inspired by Her Children, Author LaTanya Richardson Publishes First Book; Tips for Small Businesses to Weather the Economic Climate; Free Resources—CDs and Start-up Guides for Small Businesses: “How to Start a Medical Claims Billing Service,” “How to Start A Crafts Business,” “How to Start an Automobile Detailing Business;” Are You Mentoring Material? 15 Graduate from FastTrac® Business Program. Read more...
Stepping Out | 3rd Quarter 2001
U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln and U.S. Congressman Mike Ross Attend Ribbon Cutting of the New Business Information Center in Pine Bluff; Success Story—Client Brenda Brown Recognized as Outstanding Business Owner; Want to Start a Small Business? Free Services. Read more...
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Small Talk (For Child Care Providers)