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Profitable Drug, Alcohol & DNA Collection & Testing Business

FINANCIAL INFORMATION Asking Price:            $295,000   Revenue:               $273,014 Cash Flow:             $134,150 F, F & E:                 $8,370 est. (included in price) Inventory:             $100 est. (included in price) SUMMARY   This established, profitable testing & collection business, with well-developed methods, procedures and relationships is a “plug-and-play” opportunity for a buyer skilled at direct marketing, corporate sales and…

Nominate your favorite small business for a SCORE award

SCORE Awards **Nominate an outstanding small business for a 2012 SCORE Award!** Use the Online Nomination Form (complete in one session – cannot save and return later) Use the PDF Nomination Form – Email completed form and all attachments toresa.kierstein@scorefoundation.org or fax to 703-935-4493 Read the SCORE Awards Nominations FAQ’s

College of Alameda: Virtual Shark Tank (Business and Entrepreneurship Studies)

Small Business Management (Business 054)  at the College of Alameda is producing a Virtual Shark tank (similar to ABC’s Shark Tank).  In groups, business students will develop a business concept and present it in a virtual competition – The COA Shark tank!   The students identified challenges which they faced as students and then developed…

Team Shark Tank Advisors Needed!

Small Business Management (Business 054) at the College of Alameda is producing a Virtual Shark Tank (similar to ABC’s Shark Tank).  In groups, business students will develop a business concept and present it in a virtual competition – The COA Shark Tank!   There are three parts to this virtual competition: Virtual Business Sound byte…

You Are Cordially Invited to the East Bay Business Mixer: Uniting Local Leadership

Meet Your Next Clients: 100s of Decision-Makers, Executives, Entrepreneurs, Professionals When:  Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 6:00 pm Where:  Oakland Aviation Museum (8252 Earhart Rd, Oakland, CA, Bldg L-621, Historic North Field, Oakland, CA 94621) The Oakland Aviation Museum is a fun and unique setting.  Everycircle events are known for having approachable, professional and friendly people. Enjoy 5-Star Hospitality,…

Financing for Start Up Businesses

For a limited time, Opportunity Fund is opening up their loan pool to start-up businesses in need of $5,000 to $50,000 in loan funding. The Opportunity Fund  will review all applications on a rolling basis for possible loan funding, and the top two will win grants to help their young businesses. The details and finer points…

Upcoming Entrepreneurship Training Classes – Women’s Initiative

I am facilitating two Simple Steps to Business Success courses at Women’s Initiative.  The first class starts on Wednesday, March 7, 2012.  It will meet on Mondays and Fridays for 11 weeks from 9:00 am until Noon.  The second class starts on Wednesday, August 22nd.  For more information, visit the Women’s Initiative Website.  You must…

What Employers Need to Know About Claiming the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit

This article is courtesy of the Alameda County SBDC:   Many small employers that pay at least half of the premiums for employee health insurance coverage may be eligible for the small business health care tax credit. This credit can enable small businesses and small tax-exempt organizations to offer health insurance coverage for the first…

What Entrepreneurs and Start-Ups Need to Know About Insurance

I wanted to share information about this upcoming workshop: Insurance products provide coverage for a variety of exposures faced by businesses today. However, insurance is a probability and numbers game. Join John Tallarida in this essential seminar for business owners and the attorneys who represent them, as Mr. Tallarida brings his years of experience in…

Cautious Optimism

This week I had an opportunity to attend the East Bay/San Francisco Economic Forecast Conference. The Bay Area Council Economic Institute teamed with the UCLA Anderson Forecast to pull back the curtains and gaze into the future. They presented forecasts for the Nation, State, and Bay Area.  The presenters were cautiously optimistic that the economy would…