5 Documents to Prepare for a Small Business Loan
Entrepreneurs must prepare five main documents before applying for a small business loan. These vary depending on the lender, the...
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Sue Pitts
- Apr 21, 2015
- 2 min
Employees vs. Contractors | Hiring For Your Small Business
Employees and independent contractors are not the same. As a small business owner, it is important to understand the differences between...
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Sue Pitts
- Apr 6, 2015
- 3 min
Trade Secrets | Protecting Your Competitive Advantage
A trade secret is any confidential piece of information that provides your small business a competitive advantage over rivals. As such,...
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Sue Pitts
- Mar 9, 2015
- 3 min
Trademark vs. Copyright vs. Patent | Protecting Your Small Business Name & Logo
Multiple times per week, clients ask me how to go about protecting their business names, company logos, and catchy slogans. They...
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Sue Pitts
- Feb 4, 2015
- 2 min
Pricing Strategy | Higher Quality vs. Lower Price
Determining how to price your products and services is a tough decision all entrepreneurs face. Small business owners — especially those...
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Sue Pitts
- Jan 29, 2015
- 4 min
Tax Time Preparation | Completing Your Schedule C
As a sole proprietor or single-member limited liability company (LLC), the mere thought of tax season may cause anxiety. Before you get...
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Sue Pitts
- Jan 22, 2015
- 3 min
Value Proposition | Creating “Gains” From Customer “Pains”
This week, the Iowa Western Small Business Development Center staff spent time in Iowa City watching its Venture School kick-off. Iowa...
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Sue Pitts
- Jan 12, 2015
- 3 min
Tax Time Preparation | Issuing & Filing 1099s
As a small business, you likely hired the help of independent contractors, lawyers, and other outside services throughout 2014. Despite...
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Sue Pitts
- May 24, 2010
- 1 min
What’s your motto?
by Julie Mierau We all know that physicians pledge to “first, do no harm.” But do you know Google’s company motto? “Don’t be evil.” Yep,...
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Sue Pitts
- May 18, 2010
- 1 min
Iowa Biz Plan Competition – Go Mirror Gear USA!
Mirror Gear USA is owned and operated by Marie Wickman. Marie invented and developed the Mirror Gear ™, a dental mirror cover for use in...
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Sue Pitts
- May 6, 2010
- 1 min
What we know about health care reform
While the media, the public and even Congress continue to discover all the details about the recently passed health care reform bill, we...
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Sue Pitts
- Jan 21, 2010
- 2 min
Branding boiled down to three simple questions
Everybody’s talking about branding these days. Marketing consultants want to charge companies to create brands — and sometimes rightfully...
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Sue Pitts
- Jan 12, 2010
- 1 min
Your mama was right
Remember when your mama told you there was no such thing as a free lunch? Turns out, she was right. Imagine that. Now, repeat after me:...
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Sue Pitts
- Jan 5, 2010
- 1 min
Do you love what you do?
On my drive in to the office this morning, an NPR reporter was quoting a report, due out today, that says most Americans hate their jobs....
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Sue Pitts
- Sep 24, 2009
- 1 min
Stat of the week: Who’s got the cash?
On NPR’s “Marketplace” this morning, the host asked a simple question: Who has more disposable income — Gen Y’ers or Baby Boomers? The...
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Sue Pitts
- Sep 15, 2009
- 1 min
Social Media Toolkit: The Nuts
Social Media Toolkit: The Nuts & Bolts of Your Social Media Strategy Posted using ShareThis #SmallBusiness #Socialmarketing #Entrepreneur...
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Sue Pitts
- Sep 3, 2009
- 2 min
5 businesses for today’s economy
I do a lot of reading, thinking and brainstorming on ideas for small business in small communities like Council Bluffs and across...
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Sue Pitts
- Aug 24, 2009
- 2 min
Is barter good for your business?
Want to trade accounting services for goat cheese? How about bike repairs for graphic design? Advertising for overnight accommodations?...
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Sue Pitts
- Jul 31, 2009
- 2 min
Do You Know If Your Business Is Making Money!?
Tips For Small Businesses Today Last year at this time the majority of our clients here at the Iowa Western Small Business Development...
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Sue Pitts
- Jun 5, 2009
- 2 min
Word Up: The skinny on word-of-mouth marketing
Everywhere you turn for marketing advice, you’ll hear how important word-of-mouth marketing is. Start-up business owners even list this...
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