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From Crickets to Clients: How local welding and fabrication company, Generation FSH, gained accreditation with the help of TEDC Creative Capital.

With a network of other entrepreneurs and educational and financial support from TEDC Creative Capital (TEDC), Generation FSH went from bending over backward to a booming business.

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Tips from the SBA Cyber Security Summit Protecting Your Small Business Against Cyber Threats

The Small Business Administration (SBA) hosted their annual Cyber Security Summit to share best practices for digital health and how to safeguard your business, assets, and customers. Here are the top ten tips you can use to implement stronger policies in your business!

May Yang

[VIDEO] From Artist to Entrepreneur: TEDC Highlights Ways to Grow a Business – Creative Capital Series

In the latest episode of our Creative Capital Series, we speak with May Yang, owner of Flash Flood Printing Studios of Tulsa. She discusses her experience carrying on her family’s legacy of entrepreneurship and outgrowing her garage to overseeing a full-time artist-led staff and having the time to pursue her personal artwork.

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9 Ways to Expand Your Business with Business Expansion Loans

If you’re a small business owner, you know the process of expanding a business can be both exhilarating and challenging. It offers the potential for growth, profitability, and industry dominance, but it also involves considerable risks and uncertainties.

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[Press Release] Business Expansion Loans: A Golden Ticket to Scaling a Business

Tulsa Economic Development Corporation (a.k.a TEDC Creative Capital) will release the newest episode of their Creative Capital Series on November 14, sharing how business expansion loans can help in a variety of scaling efforts, including increasing production, acquiring equipment or moving into a more fitting location, as featured borrower, May Yang of Flash Flood Print Studios did.

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8 Tips for Getting Quick Business Loans with TEDC Creative Capital

Whether you need to purchase inventory, pay for new equipment, or hire employees, getting the money you need to make it happen can be a long and sometimes tedious process. The average small business loan process takes 30 to 90 days, but that timeframe can be shortened or lengthened depending on how prepared you are.

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A Closer Look at Small Business Loans in Oklahoma

There are many factors to consider when starting up (and maintaining) your very own small business. You might think, where do I even start? What’s my best option? Who can help me achieve my dreams? In this article, we’ll discuss the Small Business Administration, loan eligibility, application requirements, and customer service options so you can cease worrying and start planning for a thriving business venture.

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How to Get a Loan to Buy an Existing Business: A Step-By-Step Guide

Have you come across an opportunity to purchase an existing business? It’s possible that you require some financial assistance to finalize the deal. If you’re interested in how to get a loan to buy an existing business, get your calculators and business plans ready because we’re giving you a step-by-step guide.

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Navigate a Shifting Economy with Small Business Loans in Tulsa

If you’re a Tulsa business owner noticing your customers or clients tightening their purse strings, you may worry about the future. It’s important to note that numerous businesses have successfully navigated economic downturns and emerged even stronger. It just requires effective planning, adaptation flexibility, and capital to make it through lean times.

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Loan Closing: Leroux’s Kitchen

Leroux’s Kitchen is a Louisiana style food service that gives back and is now in Mother Road Market with the help of TEDC