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3 Reasons to Join a Small Business Directory

There are numerous reasons to join your local small business association, especially if you’re starting your own business. It’s a purely win-win situation, and I’ve outlined the top three reasons that will benefit both you and your community: 1. Networking Small business associations provide networking opportunities. Members are encouraged to participate in mixers, educational seminars, workshops, holiday parties, and social events, which will help you to build relationships, get ideas, and promote your mission. The  DBA  is Coachella Valley's LGBT Business Association, a worthy cause and a great organization. 2. New Clients Once relationships are formed and you’ve become a familiar face, you will seamlessly generate new clients who believe in you and your business. And never underestimate the power of word-of-mouth! Joining the PSHA  allowed me the opportunity to network and find leads. 3. Business Directory Members of small...

How to start a Small Business for Free

First of all, Thank you for by h elping me  by donating to my GoFundMe or sharing this blog or resource list with people you know who is ready to start their own small business but don't really know how. That's the situation I was in a month ago when I was afraid of losing my job and fed up with working for people that put profit before people and the planet. So I started Uncommon Fruit, a small/sustainable business incubator and am making it my mission to help my friends and family, which includes you, start their own sustainable small business and support their communities. The only thing I as in return for this information is that the business you start takes care of you, takes care of your employees, takes care of your customers and takes care of the planet.  Then, create a business plan here… with a company called Live Plan or on your own, but I’ll tell you, Live Plan basically writes the plan for you. It’s like a business plan Mad-Lib. Register all of...