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The Business Plan with Bill Reagan: An impactful quarter century | Alexandria Times
Anniversaries are great mileposts for reflecting on accomplishments, and Dec. 17 will mark 25 years since the founding of the Alexandria Small Business Development Center. Celebrating the center’s role and achievements during the past quarter century, such as providing no-cost resources to local businesses, also serves to inform residents who perhaps are not familiar with the SBDC. The SBDC aligns with the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, Visit Alexandria and the City of Alexandria to strengthen and promote the small businesses that comprise about 90{3e92bdb61ecc35f2999ee2a63f1e687c788772421b16b0136989bbb6b4e89b73} of Alexandria’s economy. For businesses already in operation, the SBDC has specialized resources in areas where owners might lack in-house expertise. The center has nothing to…
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The Business Plan with Bill Reagan: Another holiday season with twists | Alexandria Times
Last year’s column – “Holidays with a twist” – famous that the 2020 vacation season was challenged by pandemic limitations, but it highlighted techniques we could however make the most of Alexandria’s postcard-ideal setting though using needed safeguards. Very well, right here we are a calendar year later on, and the new coronavirus nonetheless lurks, so we must go on to factor Facilities for Illness Control and Prevention protocols into our arranging – at minimum until there’s enough immunity so viruses and variants cannot get a foothold. Though this is sporting our persistence, it’s a all over the world reality and our group is far forward of most in building…