Need some money saving tips to help you get started? The Babe of Business gave a few suggestions for saving money and could be of use to you. You of here suggestions is to use an online printer or...
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Does your insurance agent ask you what seem like annoying questions? The Risky Business website goes into the reasons why an insurance agent will ask you so many questions. Most of all it is...
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Do you have health insurance? The Startup Spark plug has an entry about health insurance and what small business owners think about the Democrat's ideas. Can you afford health insurance? Do you...
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I have mentioned before the Straight Pass Blog, and now they have another great blog entry that can save you as the merchant money. Last time we talked about the importance of sliding the card instead...
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Do you accept credit cards? From Straight Pass Through Blog that deals with helping small businesses with the merchant accounts, comes this advise about swiping credit cards. Did you know if you have...
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Are your employees using their own vehicles while on company business? Do you have employees running errands with their personal car? Many small business owners have employees run errands or other...
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Small-business owners look everywhere to cut energy costs With rising energy cost, saving money becomes very important. This article has examples of what some small business people are doing to save...
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How to Prepare a Budget One of the biggest problems for many small businesses is bookkeeping/accounting. While some may hire a good accountant to take care of the numbers for them, they still need to...
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Risky Business From the Risky Business blog, a story on insurance and the California wildfires. This blog is run by an insurance agent and does have some good information. Insurance is not something...
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If you have owned a business since 1989 then the SBA states that you are more likely to be a high income earner and high wealth owners. For example, small business owners mean income in 2004 was...
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Loan vs. Selling Equity? It depends on a number of factors. Selling equity in your business, as a way to raise funds, is very expensive. You are giving up a percentage (%) of your business forever....
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Like anything else it comes down to being prepared. Knowing your business inside and out and being able to articulate your competitive advantage, what you do better, and what makes you unique is...
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Borrowing Money Is Not A Cure All Simply borrowing more money to support your business operations may seem like a solution to your money problems. However, borrowing more money could make the problem...
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A line of credit is a flexible lending instrument secured by assets. As an example, you are approved for a ceiling of say $100,000. It allows you to run up a $100,000 "over draft" in your...
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Three Veterans Business Outreach Centers created by the U.S. Small Business Administration will join an existing center to provide nationwide entrepreneurial development services to eligible military...
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Are you an entrepreneur looking for cash for your startup? The good news is a VC has is innovating by loaning startups cash: What is great about this program is if you have a great business concept...
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Over at smart money is a great guide on things you can do to reduce your taxes. A little advance planning will almost always help you reduce the taxes you owe. Via Smart Money For example if you...
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I had a call from lady who was interested in starting a business with a friend whom she met through her work. They were looking at the starting a trucking business and buying two tractor-trailer...
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There are a variety of small business loans. A line of credit is a flexible tool that provides access to money when your company needs it. Security And Qualifying For A Line Of Credit A line of...
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Constant sales growth can be a trap. Many years ago, I had a client who had experienced consistent growth year after year. He was justifiably proud and frankly a bit arrogant. He had an over inflated...
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A user recently asked this question: I am in the ____ _______ business. I have started with nothing, and its been four years. I put all the money back into stock and machines. I was trying to get...
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It saves them time because they can read your plan and get a quick overview of the business, how you plan to run it, and how much money you will make. The reason bankers and investors like business...
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