6 Keys to Growing Your Business in 2016

If your child, young pet or garden wasn’t growing…what would you do?

A. Nothing

B. Hope they started to thrive without YOU making any changes

C. Ask yourself, “Am I adequately feeding and hydrating?”

D. Consult a pediatrician, veterinarian or expert gardener?

I bet you’d go with C & D yet many business owners choose A & B hoping for a miracle.  Don’t be one of them. Continue reading

So You Want to Start a Business or Buy an Existing One?

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We have a number of people who come to the CBI for help in buying a business or to start their own business. Sometimes it’s a short conversation when they come looking for the grant money they believe we have. We don’t have grant funds or grant applications to buy a business or start a business. We don’t have access to a pool of investors who loan money without a sound business plan, or know of any that will loan 100% of the cost of a business even with a great plan. Continue reading