Entrepreneurs and Start-ups Find Success with Invoice Factoring
The greatest challenge an entrepreneur or start up faces is raising capital to finance the new venture. Business plan in place, financing is the next step. A traditional business loan requires specific criteria, and most new businesses will not qualify. A traditional bank loan requires the business owner to have good credit and usually 2-3 […]
Borrower Beware
Business owners have never had more options for lending than now. There are all the traditional avenues, SBA loans, community bank lending, equipment leases, factoring and asset based lending. Now there is also a multitude of Online business lending companies. Online lenders have mastered the art of being fast and easy! Business owners are promised […]
It’s Not Always in the Name
Is Your Company Prepared for an Emergency?
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 […]
