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title: | SBDC/Small Business Planning (3)
description: SBDC/Small Business Planning | Topics focused on small business planning, start-ups, business growth, business transition, and exporting. (3)
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# Nebraska SBDC Blog

# Nebraska SBDC Blog

#### Topics focused on small business planning, start-ups, business growth, business transition, and exporting.

Posts about

# SBDC/Small Business Planning (3)

<https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/business-documents-how-long-to-keep-business-records>

## [Business Documents: How Long to Keep Business Records](https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/business-documents-how-long-to-keep-business-records)

You know that good recordkeeping is part of running a small business, but you aren’t sure how long...

<https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/new-covid-19-tax-credits>

## [Don’t Miss Out On New Covid-19 Tax Credits](https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/new-covid-19-tax-credits)

To help small businesses and self-employed workers stay afloat due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the...

<https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/10-tools-entrepreneurs-organized>

## [10 Tools That Keep Entrepreneurs Organized and Productive](https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/10-tools-entrepreneurs-organized)

We’ve all got our own favorite tips, tricks, and tools that help us organize our task lists, assign...

<https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/faqs-covid-related-employment-laws-compliance>

## [FAQs about COVID-Related Employment Law Compliance](https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/faqs-covid-related-employment-laws-compliance)

Across the country, small businesses are grappling with numerous operational and employee...

<https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/customer-acquisition>

## [The Ins and Outs of Customer Acquisition for Small Businesses](https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/customer-acquisition)

Why are small businesses so good at what they do? It’s because they are amazing at[custo](https://www.salesforce.com/hub/service/customer-retention-strategies/)[mer...](https://www.salesforce.com/hub/service/customer-retention-strategies/)

<https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/email-security-tips-fo-small-business>

## [Email Security Tips for Small Businesses](https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/email-security-tips-fo-small-business)

Google has reported that 18 million phishing emails related

to COVID-19 were identified daily...

<https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/top-3-covid-19-business-tips>

## [America’s SBDC Top 3 COVID-19 Small Business Tips](https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/top-3-covid-19-business-tips)

In this article, [America's Small Business Development Center](https://americassbdc.org/) has put together a list of tips for...

## [How Surveys Can Benefit Small Businesses](https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/how-surveys-can-benefit-small-businesses)

As states start to open back up and businesses begin to re-open their doors, reconnecting with...

<https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/11-ways-retailers-can-combat-coronavirus-fears>

## [11 Ways Retailers Can Combat Coronavirus Fears](https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/11-ways-retailers-can-combat-coronavirus-fears)

Rita Mitchell, Certified Counselor at the[University of Southern Mississippi SBDC](https://www.usm.edu/trent-lott-national-center/usm-small-business-development-center.php), compiled a great...

<https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/covid-19-and-cleaning-businesses-how-to-keep-your-business-safe-from-risks>

## [COVID-19 and cleaning businesses: How to keep your business safe from risks](https://blog.unomaha.edu/sbdc-blog/covid-19-and-cleaning-businesses-how-to-keep-your-business-safe-from-risks)

Cleaning businesses are at the front lines battling against the spread of COVID-19. Take these...

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