Improve Your Business Billing Process

10 Tips to Improve Your Business Billing Process One factor that contributes to small business success is funds coming in regularly, receiving client payments in a timely manner, and getting paid in full. So it is important to have a business billing process that gets invoices out on time, and ideally, paid on time. Here […]

Effective Teams Contribute to Small Business Success

Characteristics of Effective Teams to Build Your Business Success We don’t work in a bubble. Every day we are interacting with clients, vendors, co-workers, and other business contacts. One of the most important relationships we develop in a small business environment is the team of professionals working closely together to secure the success of the […]

Get a Fresh Start in the New Year

A Fresh Start:  Keeping Your Employees Healthy and More Productive A tidy and sanitary office is crucial for quality work.  Distraction lowers productivity, even on a subconscious level.  Studies have also shown that business offices are a breeding ground for germs causing illness, which takes employees away from work, lowering productivity and work quality. A […]

Thanksgiving Through the Years

Thanksgiving Through the Years The first Thanksgiving in Plymouth Colony which is now Massachusetts was in 1621.  The last Thursday in November was declared a national day of thanksgiving by Abraham Lincoln  200 years later.  In 1941 Congress made Thanksgiving an official national holiday. A day of “thanks” and “giving”. Thanksgiving has traditionally been a […]

Business Partnerships: A Necessary Risk

Business Partnerships: A Necessary Risk Starting a business is an exciting venture.  Sole proprietorship allows you the freedom to Implement your own ideas, business procedures, and schedules as you wish.  The decisions you make will not impact anyone except you. Working alone can be difficult when trying to jump-start a new business.  Most people need […]

The Cash Flow Struggle

The Cash Flow Struggle Cash flow is essential to any growing business.  When cash flow slows down, it can cause the business to drop revenues or completely fail.  In order to keep from failing, business owners have to look at their business practices and figure out what is causing the cash deficit.  There are many […]

The Benefit of Transparency

Why Transparency Matters You know you have everything in place to run a successful business but you are frustrated that your marketing is not getting the results you want.  If you seem to be losing more sales to the competition than you are winning and few customers are turning into repeat customers it is time […]

Know Your Factor

Know Your Factor It’s been a hot summer and the regional factoring companies are being acquired at a record pace. Last month three more factors were purchased by out-of-state banks.  This is accelerating the trend of new banking institutions entering the market by purchasing local factoring companies. As a professional, it’s important you know that […]