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Posts about # SBDC/Small Business Planning (2) ## [Commercial Property Insurance for Small Businesses](https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/commercial-property-insurance-for-small-businesses) As a business owner, one of the many important things you need to consider is business insurance.... ## [Cost of Debt: How to Calculate Cost of Debt](https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/cost-of-debt-how-to-calculate-cost-of-debt) When you take out a loan (also known as debt capital), your primary focus is probably on having... ## [The 5 C’s of Credit](https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/the-5-cs-of-credit) Small business owners looking for a loan need to understand the way their creditworthiness is... ## [How To Increase Profits Using More Accurate Job Costing](https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/how-to-increase-profits-using-more-accurate-job-costing) If you can’t identify and accurately estimate all of your project costs, how can you determine the... ## [4 Tips for Borrowing from Friends and Family](https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/4-tips-for-borrowing-from-friends-and-family) It should be no secret in the post-coronavirus world that we should expect to see credit criteria... ## [Why Cash Flow is More Important than Profit](https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/cash-flow-more-important-than-profit) Many equate the success of a company to its reported profits. While profits are good, they do no... ## [5 Legal Issues When Managing a Remote Team During the Coronavirus](https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/5-legal-issues-managing-remote-team) More and more businesses are allowing employees to work remotely due to the COVID-19 crisis. While... ## [New PPP Loan Forgiveness Application 3508S: Will It Help You?](https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/new-ppp-loans) If you took out a Paycheck Protection Program loan for $50,000 or less, you may be able to use a... ## [The Importance of Growing Your Business Network](https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/the-importance-of-growing-your-network) In these COVID-19 times, one of the things that stand out is that you cannot have too many friends... ## [Small Business Budgeting and Borrowing](https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/small-business-budgeting-and-borrowing) Over the nearly 40 years I’ve either owned or otherwise worked in a small business, I’ve observed... 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