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Do you have what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur? An entrepreneur is someone who undertakes a new business venture and assumes the risk of its success or failure. One important characteristic many entrepreneurs share is the ability to be highly motivated. Amanda Wong is an example of an entrepreneur with plenty of motivation. At age 15, Amanda Wong was already turning a profi t. In her spare time she designed brochures and posters for local rock bands and concert events. Today, aged 29, Amanda is the driving force behind Eclipse Publishing & Design, a graphic design business specialising in advertising, brochures, digital photography, logos and publication design. Amanda started the business in 2006, and at the time had no idea it would eventually employ 15 people and have nine overseas clients. ‘The business is successful because we offer a diverse range of unique designs not available from many other graphic design businesses.’

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CDC Small Business Finance

As a nonprofit and community lender, our No. 1 mission is to help those who face the greatest obstacles in securing capital including women, minority and veteran-owned businesses. To do that, we don’t fixate on just hard numbers, we consider your entire entrepreneurial story. We believe if you invest in an entrepreneur, you also invest in their community. As one of the leading SBA 504 lenders in the U.S., we offer fixed-rate, long-term loans for commercial real estate and major equipment. This low-cost option not only makes financial sense for entrepreneurs, it’s also proven to be an effective economic development driver. Our SBA 504 loan fundings have led to 180,000 jobs created or preserved in California, Arizona and Nevada.

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Crunch time V

whitePaper | May 11, 2022

From phone apps to home automation to cashless commerce and beyond, digital disruption is the new normal for consumers today. It’s changing what we do—and how we get things done—in countless ways.

Remote work culture: What's in it for small businesses

whitePaper | July 31, 2022

Due to its cost-effectiveness, remote work has a unique appeal for start-ups and small businesses. Working remotely also helps employees to be more productive and maintain a good work-life balance.

Creating a New Normal for SME IT in 2022

whitePaper | September 1, 2022

During the first two months of the pandemic, many small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) underwent two years’ worth of digital transformation. And over the past six months, SMEs have gone through even more change as they search for a “new normal.” Of course, none of this has really felt normal. And many SME IT leaders have begun to realize that any sense of normalcy we do come to won’t be something that happens on its own. The new normal is going to be something they create.

The Growth of Google Analytics

whitePaper | May 1, 2021

Thousands of businesses, both large and small, require web analytics to understand more about their audience and create a better experience for them. With more businesses going digital, it is of prime importance for any organization to make best use of the marketing data. Google Analytics is a pioneer in providing end-to-end customer analytics from both Web and Mobile. Google Analytics has grown a long way since its initial launch, with Urchin at 2005 to ga.js, and then Firebase, and now, the most recent version, Google Analytics 4 (GA 4). GA 4 is a highly sophisticated platform, drawing from various components of the Google ecosystem to address modern-day marketing needs in the space of web and mobile application analytics.

Australian Small Business Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

whitePaper | April 12, 2021

Small businesses (those with less than 20 employees) make up nearly 98% of all Australian businesses. Responding to the COVID-19 crisis has presented small businesses with new challenges, and there is evidence that many are looking to alternative solutions for survival in the longer term. This paper presents recent evidence which can be summed up as a focus on business innovation, flexibility, and agility.

Small business growth kit

whitePaper | January 6, 2020

Salesforce’s innovative outlook holds customers at its core, with no other company creating products designed to connect entire businesses — across sales, service, marketing, community, analytics, and apps — around the customer. This whitepaper explores the ways in which Salesforce can benefit businesses, helping them gain an upper hand on their competition.

Small business management