Category Archives: Working With Government Agencies

Creative Publications That Serve Artists and Creative Business Leaders

Creative Business Leaders Picture by Mentionablehonor at Wikimedia Commons Social media networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and MySpace make it easy for artists and other creative business leaders to connect with each other and prospective customers.  However, it could take … Continue reading

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Smart Business Credit Card Usage

Smart business credit card usage may be one way to keep your creative business solvent as you continue to test new products and services in the market.  It can also keep you and your business from incurring large sums of … Continue reading

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Women Making Waves in the Boardroom

Organizations and companies that hire and promote women into senior executive positions give themselves the chance to discover ingenious ways to grow and expand. Yet, not more than 15.4% of women serve as corporate officers at Fortune 500 companies in … Continue reading

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Securing a GSA Contract

Landing a General Services Administration (GSA) contract is an effective way for small businesses to grow revenues. The government spends nearly $425 billion each year on products it purchases from small businesses that are registered with the GSA.  To secure … Continue reading

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Easy Ways to Secure a Patent

By Denise Turney Nearly half a million patent (482,871) applications were filed in the United States in 2009. Ten years earlier in 1999 only 288,811 patent applications were filed nationally according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Clearly, … Continue reading

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