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Stacey Abrams’ New Co-Authored Book Details the Struggles Black Entrepreneurs Still Face and Why Business Partnership Differences Can Be Your Superpower

Success

Starting a business wasn’t even on our minds when we first met in the summer of 2003. The rate of startup creation across the nation plummeted 44% between 1978 and 2012, prompting small-business advocates to sound alarms. They dip into retirement savings, run up credit card debt or ramp up slowly while juggling day jobs.

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Forecast Lessons from Past Small Business Trends Lists

Small Business Labs

Last week we released our Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2012 list.    I think the first "year of NFC" I remember was 2003.  Here we are about 10 years later and 2012 is being declared to be yet another "year of NFC."    What changes is the stage a trend is at. . 

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