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  • How to Sell Your Business — 6 Steps Every Owner Needs to Know

    Webinar Wednesday, Episode 359 Selling a business is one of the most significant financial events of an owner’s life — yet most owners are completely unprepared when the time comes. In this episode of Webinar Wednesday, SBDC Director Kelly Bearden is joined by Michael…

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  • National Small Business Week: Growing Small Businesses Power Our Economy

    https://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/community-voices/community-voices-national-small-business-week-growing-small-businesses-power-our-economy/article_980dabe8-3e07-449f-8e1d-3705471961a9.html “Owning a successful business takes hard work, determination, and a tolerance for risk. It also takes a sense of optimism,” writes SBDC director Kelly Bearden in this Community Voices article that first published in the Opinion Section of The Bakersfield Californian newspaper on…

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  • Rollovers as Business Startups (ROBS): How to Fund Your Business With Your 401(k)

    Webinar Wednesday, Episode 357 What if you could fund your business dream using money you’ve already saved — with no loans, no debt, and no early withdrawal penalties? It sounds too good to be true, but it’s a legal, IRS-recognized strategy thousands of entrepreneurs…

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