While your resolutions as a small business owner probably include things like “grow my business” or “hire my first employee,” I’m guessing “build business credit” didn’t make the list. That’s a shame because putting energy into your business credit can actually help you realize the other goals on your list! Your business credit is one […]
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Welcome to the Net Terms Economy. This “buy now, pay later” environment is not the most hospitable place for small business owners, and yet, we’re stuck here in a world that can negatively impact our businesses, our industries, and America’s economy. Explaining the Net Terms Economy Living in the Net Terms Economy means waiting to
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So you could use a little cash injection for your small business, but you’re not sure you can get a traditional small business loan. Short of winning the lottery (or draining your personal savings), what options do you have for funding? Crowdfunding may be for you. If you’re not familiar with the concept, crowdfunding essentially allows
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When you own a small business, you’ll have a variety of obstacles to deal with and needs to meet. The one near-constant, however, is financing. Like it or not, you need money to make money, and one of the biggest reasons why small businesses fail is their inability to deal with cash flow issues. Even
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By Eden Amirav Poor cash flow management is the number one reason small businesses fail, causing 82% of business failures, according to a U.S. Bank study. How can you as a small business owner or manager mitigate this risk? How can you improve your company’s cash flow? First of all, you need to understand exactly
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Small business grants are perhaps the most coveted of all types of small business funding. Grants don’t have to be repaid and, unlike equity funding, you don’t give up any ownership of your company. (The IRS does want its share, though, so be prepared for a tax bill.) How do you actually win a business
Larger businesses often have access to a wide variety of funding options—including investors, shareholders, or previous business reserves—and can usually draw from these sources. This isn’t the case for most solopreneurs and small businesses, which can have a difficult time obtaining needed resources. No matter how efficiently a company uses its available funds, if there
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At some point or another, you may want to obtain a business loan for your small business. Business loans are one of the more common methods for entrepreneurs to get financing, and typically give access to more money than you might get from asking friends or family members. But how much money can you get
By Grey Idol A strong economy drives small business growth–we all know that. However, with a rise in new businesses, we also see an increase in the number of companies turning to factoring. Why? Because growing businesses need ready access to capital and factoring has proven to be a quick and easy way for businesses
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It happened: Your loan application for the financing your business desperately needs was rejected. Now what? More small business owners are seeking capital than in the first quarter of this year—but they’re having more difficulty getting bank loans, according to the Q2 2019 Pepperdine Private Capital Access (PCA) Index from the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School and
