The Freestyle Entrepreneur

Need an interest-free loan to help out your business?  According to Nate Kok, Assistant Vice President, at Hometown Bank in Appleton, Wisconsin, the SBA has just finalized the America’s Recovery Capital (ARC) Loan Program. Whether you are pro or con on all the bailout ideas coming out of Washington, this seems to be a pretty interesting deal.  If your [...]

Creating a marketing plan is a pain,  reminiscent of an annoying school assignment.  That’s why most business owners will do just about anything to avoid the task of putting one together.  However, those who do are  glad they did.  Your marketing plan is your treasure map, with X marketing the spot where customers, sales and [...]