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Managing
Time can prove to be a small-business owner's biggest ally or their biggest foe. Let's take a look at how to make the most of your time and run your business more effectively.
CAPITAL RESOURCES

Capital Resources Learn about key sources of outside capital; looking within your organization to find money and other overlooked capital resources.

 content arrow Getting Investment Capital From Investment Banks
 content arrow Venture Capital for Medium Businesses
 content arrow (IPOs) Investment Banks for Medium Businesses
 content arrow What to Emphasize to Different Sources of Financing
 content arrow Venture Capital Vocabulary
 content arrow The Venture Capital Process for Medium Businesses
 content arrow Loan Terms & Conditions -Structuring the Deal for Medium Businesses
 content arrow Developing a Banking Relationship
 content arrow Standard Commercial Financing Types for Small Business Banks and Financing Companies
 content arrow Standard Commercial Financing Types for Small Business
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MARKETING

Marketing A more in-depth approach to building a dynamic marketing plan for your business.
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On the starting page, we introduced you to Marketing (101) . In this section, you'll find more in-depth marketing information to help build powerful marketing strategies for your business.

 content arrow Defining Product-Service Features and Benefits
 content arrow Elements to Consider in Developing a Direct Marketing Plan
 content arrow Performing Primary Market Research
 content arrow Using Direct Sales Promotion for Market Share
 content arrow Using Sales Reps and Distribution Channels for Market Entry
 content arrow Managing Regional/National/International Sales Function
 content arrow Managing a Direct Sales Function
 content arrow Overview of Demographic Information
 content arrow Using Secondary Consumer Behavior Information for Business
 content arrow Competitive Analysis in Industry and Marketplace
STRATEGIC PLANNING

Strategic Planning Learn how to build commitments among key stakeholders.
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Strategic planning is the process of developing and maintaining a strategic fit between the organization's goals and capabilities and its changing marketing opportunities.

 content arrow The Need for Strategic Planning
 content arrow Developing a Strategic Plan
 content arrow Introduction
 content arrow Motives for Mentoring ?Two Different Sides
 content arrow How to Locate and Screen Mentors/Protégés
 content arrow Assistance Provided to Protégés
 content arrow Structuring the Relationship – What to Expect
 content arrow Courting Mentorship Prospects
RISK MANAGEMENT

Risk Management Here, you'll learn how to reduce risk for your business.
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Risk Management is the total process to identify, control, and minimize the impact of uncertain events.

 content arrow Introduction to Liability Insurance
 content arrow Introduction to Business Insurance
 content arrow Property Insurance Contingency Planning
 content arrow Points to Consider for Property Insurance
 content arrow Introduction to Property Insurance
 content arrow Liability Insurance in Contingency Planning
 content arrow Points to Consider with Liability Insurance
 content arrow Business Insurance in Contingency Planning
 content arrow Points to Consider with Liability Insurance
 content arrow Introduction to OSHA
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TECHNOLOGY

Technology You'll find information about technical standards and help with your Internet-based business.

 content arrow E-Marketing
 content arrow What are the ISO 14000 Standards?
 content arrow How can I develop ISO 14000 standards in my small business?
 content arrow What exactly are the ISO 9000 Standards?
 content arrow How can I develop ISO 9000 standards in my small business?
 content arrow How can I use ISO 9000 standards to increase the 'competitive edge' of my business?
GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY SYNDICATED NEWS HEADLINES

Government tech articles Read articles related to government tech, including news headlines, commentary and issues from syndicated sources about US government IT Technology . Please note all content is linked offsite and provided as an informational service only within MBDA.gov.

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Government Tech Syndicated Feed
Computerworld.com Connects the IT Community with Technology Information

 content arrow Navy deal may pose more financial problems for EDS
The Electronic Data Systems contract to manage the U.S. Navy/Marine Corps Intranet has been plagued by problems and earlier this year prompted an inquiry from the SEC.
 content arrow Fed Law Doesn't Yield E-voting Consistency
Two years after Congress passed the Help America Vote Act to revamp voting in the U.S. and phase out older voting systems, there is little consistency nationwide in adoption of the law and its provisions.
 content arrow Sidebar: Skeptics Create System to Monitor E-voting
A group of technology experts concerned about the fate of electronic voting machines on Nov. 2 utilized some tools of the trade -- the Web and open-source technologies -- to create a system to monitor e-voting on election day
 content arrow Bad Times Boost Efforts to Align IT, Business Goals
CIOs from three organizations outline steps they're taking to align IT with business goals and share some results they're seeing from their efforts.
 content arrow Hackers Hit California With Massive ID Theft
A database used by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, was compromised by hackers, who may have stolen personal information of 1.4 million elderly and handicapped Californians.
 content arrow U.K. officials criticize secrecy in EDS system probe
The U.K. government is under fire from Parliament over IT system failures at the Department of Work and Pensions' Child Support Agency and what members see as secrecy surrounding government efforts to identify and fix problems.
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 Last updated: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:01:00 EST
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