{"id":27996,"date":"2018-04-26T13:32:55","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T13:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=27996"},"modified":"2018-04-26T13:36:30","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T13:36:30","slug":"sba-twitter-chat-start-grow-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/sba-twitter-chat-start-grow-business","title":{"rendered":"SBA Twitter Chat: How to Start and Grow a Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SBA-twitter-chat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-27997\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SBA-twitter-chat-620x310.jpg\" alt=\"SBA Twitter Chat\" width=\"675\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re thinking about starting a small business, or you already <a title=\"for franchise owners\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/future-file-carol-roth\">own<\/a> one, join the U.S. Small Business Administration- <a title=\"twitter account SBA\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SBAgov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SBAgov<\/a>\u00a0 on Twitter-May 4th at Noon ET.<\/p>\n<p>This chat is part of National #SmallBusinessWeek, and the SBA team, along with numerous small business experts, will be sharing tips and resources to help small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs\/<a title=\"how to own a franchise\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/the-franchise-king-website-and-blog-start-here\">franchise owners<\/a> succeed.<\/p>\n<p>To participate, head over to Twitter at Noon, ET, and follow the hashtag <strong>#SmallBusinessWeek<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Small Business Week<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Small Business Week<\/strong> is a big event, and if you have anything to do with small business-or you&#8217;re going to, it&#8217;s worth your time to participate.<\/p>\n<p>For information on all the virtual events taking place next week, head over to <a title=\"SBA small business week\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/national-small-business-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the SBA website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One more thing:<\/strong> The SBA team reached out to me (<em>because I write a monthly article on franchising for their Industry Word blog<\/em>), to see if I wanted to join in on May 4th. Well, I am going to participate, and I&#8217;ll be sharing a few of my own business tips.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, dozens of other members of the small business community are joining in.<\/p>\n<p>Like:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"barbara weltman\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarbaraWeltman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BarbaraWeltman <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"SBE business council\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SBECouncil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SBECouncil <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rieva\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rieva\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Rieva <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"business for sale\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BizBuySell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BizBuySell <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"google small business\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoogleSmallBiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@GoogleSmallBiz <\/a><\/p>\n<p>And many more.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>From SBA Administrator, Linda McMahon<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em>The U.S. Small Business Administration is so proud to have been a part of small businesses\u2019 success for 65 years. Since 1953, the SBA has been supporting entrepreneurs with the tools they need to succeed. The Agency \u2013 through its headquarters in Washington, DC; its 68 district offices nationwide; and resources partners like Small Business Development Centers, Women\u2019s Business Centers, Veterans Business Opportunity Centers and SCORE chapters \u2013 serves entrepreneurs at every stage of their lifecycle. It guarantees loans for entrepreneurs who can\u2019t get capital from other sources, mitigating a lender\u2019s risk. It offers counseling on starting and scaling a business, from how to draft a business plan to how to export products overseas. It trains small businesses to compete for government contracts. And it helps those recovering from a declared disaster get back on their feet<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><a title=\"linda mcmahon SBA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/blogs\/entrepreneurs-shine-during-national-small-business-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, please join us May 4th, at Noon.<\/p>\n<p>You can follow me on Twitter\u00a0<a title=\"twitter franchise experts\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FranchiseKing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>@FranchiseKing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hashtag: <strong>#SmallBusinessWeek<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&rsquo;re thinking about starting a small business, or you already own one, join the U.S. Small Business Administration- @SBAgov&nbsp; on Twitter-May 4th at Noon ET. 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