Where's the best place to search for business grants or other sources of funding that's not a loan?

Company background: minority-owned wine business, NJ based

Who are people using for auto and homeowners insurance? Currently paying Erie $878 per year for 2016 BMW 428i in Arlington, no claims or tickets last few years. Just did an online quote with Progressive, and for identical coverages it was $200 less, BUT their homeowners was about $500 more so total cost worse. Geico comes in higher too.

"I don’t like morning people. Or morning. Or people”

Words of Wisdom

If you interview for a job but are not offered the position, is it weird to try to connect with some of your interviewers on LinkedIn? I genuinely liked some of my interviewers, but apparently the company identified a candidate whom it believes is a better fit.

Rejected by google. Very depressed as was hoping to escape big4 consulting esp with all these h1b crap going on. Unsure of next move- hate going again on the interview treadmill which is depressing

Anyone else basically become comatose on either Saturday or Sunday when you get a weekend without work? I have all of these things I’d love to do, but as soon as my brain understands that I don’t have to work, it’s like I completely lose all energy. It’s making me feel bad about myself. Any tips?

I would like to hit fire between 40-50. Currently 27, 185k total comp (125 for me and 60 for partner). Like my job don’t hate it don’t love it. Does an MBA make sense? I’m guessing it could take me to 170ish with that schools I’m looking at but wondering if the 40-50 retirement range makes an mba not make sense since I’d only have 10-20 years to save vs 12-22.

Would have to finance the whole thing myself. Current net worth is 140k. Thoughts?

I need advice : My Manager wants to Propose to me a new work schedule for shifts where I only work in a fixed day shift , because I argued that Night Shifts gives me health complications as I don’t get enough sleep almost none at all during those weeks with Night shifts. Even though his proposal is attractive in a way I don’t want to throw away the amount of extra income I get from the shift rotation., which I highly need. How do I refuse this offer politely and smartly?

Hi Folks,

What is the salary range we can expect to work in Abudhabi.

I have 5 years of experience and I am a React and React Native developer.

Thanks in Advance...!

Does Pune HSBC provide cabs for pick up and drop?

Any insight into Barnes and Thornburg, especially in Minneapolis? Culture? Hours requirement? Comp???

Anyone here lateral between MBBs (e.g., McK to BCG) at junior levels? What were your reasons for doing it? What was your experience making the move?

Any good insights on people towards the COVID-19 vaccine?

Hello all,

I am Shabrish currently working as MS SQL DBA with 2.5 years of experience, It would be a great help if anyone can refer for DBA roles
Skillset : SQL Server, Azure, incident management, change management,

What is the craziest consipiracy theory you have heard?

Does anyone else think Southwest is bush league or is it just me....

A little frustrated that I have friends who persistently ask for discounts or free products. If you can't actually support my business when it's just getting started, wait until you can instead of asking me to lower my prices for you.

I am looking for payroll with hr support system. ADP is too expensive. Any other suggestions? Thank you.

When first starting a small business is it absolutely crucial to have a website? I have a physical space and was just planning on getting clients through word of mouth and do scheduling over the phone since I have a receptionist/helper. Should I wait until I have a site to open? Everything else is almost done and ready to go.

How did you come up with your small business idea?

I'm glad there's now a bowl for small business owners.

What are your top 3 challenges that you face?

I'll start. I own a wine business for background information.

1. Getting people to buy wine virtually
2. Shipping cost
3. Supply

Thinking of starting a tutoring business franchise, like Sylvan, KUMON, or Mathnasium. Do these businesses usually suffer during economic downturns like a recession?

How did you get SEO done for your small business?

How did you come up with the idea of your small business? Did you buy an existing business or build one up from a single idea?

Would love to aquire / buy into / help run a small business. Hard worker, spent last 10 yrs in core operations consulting. Would a small business find the skill set valuable?

Is it better to register as DBA or LLC for someone starting a side hustle that may hopefully turn to a small business?

Hi all,
I have a small creative agency that I have built over the last 4 years. It’s been a rollercoaster when it comes to revenue, making it hard to predict finances & pay myself consistently. This year has been particularly financially stressful.

The thought of closing hurts my heart and my pride and can feel like wasted time. But financial stability vs time freedom is rough.

I also recently got a full-time job offer for $200k base with excellent benefits. It’s tempting. What would you do?

Hi y’all! I have a cookie business that operates under my stated courage food law. I am interested in getting into corporate gifting. Does anyone have any advice or insights on how I might be able to make that happen?

Wishing to open my own small business. How did you transition to focusing on you small business full time?

Wondering if there are marketing people who work with companies to earn a commission? Does this exist? Does anyone have any experience with this? What are your thoughts? Considering something like this for my fashion business.

Does anyone have experience creating a NY LLC? Is it better to create one in Delaware if I’m NY based? Do you have to file anything annually? What if the LLC had no income?

Anyone looking for people manager or head of people? 10 years experience in people in start up here

I’m curious, for any e-commerce companies, are you gearing up for VC funding?

How are you doing your financial reporting?

I work for a startup that I know can help you do your reporting, book keeping, and account for a fraction of the cost of an accountant. Let me know if y’all are interested.

Does anyone know where I can post my jobs for free?