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Posted by stillwagon428 under Finance
From http://www.openforum.com 5008 days ago
Made Hot by: Sun Tzu Business Guide on March 19, 2011 4:24 pm

Remember that brilliant idea you have? Well, it’s going to need some investment dollars. When looking for financing from an outside source, the concept of an angel – an investor doling out some of his or her own cash designated for startups and early-stage businesses – can be a godsend. But how do Read More

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20 Essential Tax Facts for Small Business Owners

Posted by ronika under Taxes
From http://www.montrealfinancial.ca 5008 days ago
Made Hot by: BusinessBloggerPro on March 16, 2011 1:43 pm

As the income tax filing deadline for the year approaches small business owners and their accountants are starting to feel the pressure. Receipts need to located, invoices entered, bank statements reconciled. Accountants’ offices are littered with shoeboxes and accordion folders while tax return Read More

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Why Small Projects Don't Indicate How You'll Perform on Big Projects

Posted by Jed under Finance
From http://www.openforum.com 5011 days ago
Made Hot by: Ruth Stone on March 13, 2011 3:59 am

Many businesses make a big mistake when it comes to judging how much work volume they can comfortably handle on an ongoing basis. Do you know what your limits are, without turning your company upside down and compromising on quality, or in other areas? Read More

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Getting Finance and Sales to Collaborate

Posted by steeldawn under Finance
From http://www.openforum.com 5011 days ago
Made Hot by: Big Business Boogaloo on March 12, 2011 11:03 pm

Many companies – even small companies – have communications problems between their finance and sales departments. Even if each “department” consists of only one person, they still have a hard time talking to each other. Read More

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Help Prevent VAT Fraud: Get Your Invoices Right

Posted by bloggertone under Taxes
From http://bloggertone.com 5014 days ago
Made Hot by: Small Business Tribe on March 11, 2011 12:17 am

I have seen many invoices; some are laid out correctly, some don’t give the required information and some could be easily copied for Vat and accounts fraud Read More

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What the Franchise King® Can Teach You About Starting Your First Business

Posted by franpro under Franchises
From http://www.ivanwalsh.com 5017 days ago
Made Hot by: Sun Tzu Business Guide on March 10, 2011 12:00 am

Ivan Walsh asks; If you had a choice between starting your own business and buying into a franchise, which would you take? Joel Libava, The Franchise King®, recently made a very compelling argument to buy a franchise rather than start a business from scratch. Let's look at the pros and cons of buyi Read More

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7 Steps to Getting Business Credit

Posted by stillwagon428 under Finance
From http://www.openforum.com 5015 days ago
Made Hot by: Entrepreneurosaurus on March 9, 2011 5:21 pm

We all understand how to get and build personal credit: Pay your bills on time. Don’t have too much debt. But business credit? That often seems like a mystery for many small businesses; a seemingly foreign and exotic world to many small business people. But it need not be. Read More

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Financing an ailing small business

Posted by Gary_Sanders under Raising Capital
From http://www.bizilla.com 5019 days ago
Made Hot by: Big Business Boogaloo on March 9, 2011 5:18 am

It is interesting to note how the business sales market has paralleled that of the banking industry in recent years, with sales declining at similar rates as that of bank closings. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp closed 157 banks last year, up from 140 in 2009, while the number of completed busi Read More

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Should You Pay Yourself a Salary or Dividend? 7 Considerations For Small Business Owners

Posted by ronika under Taxes
From http://www.montrealfinancial.ca 5015 days ago
Made Hot by: Monsieur Eraser on March 7, 2011 11:45 pm

While incorporation has many benefits for small business owners, it does introduce additional complexities that are not faced by registered businesses. Unincorporated business owners are essentially taxed on their net business income, which allows for more time to devote to tax planning and how t Read More

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How Aristotle Can Help You Sell Better

Posted by maplesummit under Finance
From http://www.openforum.com 5021 days ago
Made Hot by: James John on March 6, 2011 12:34 am

A more effective way to sell involves a simple three-step process: ethos, pathos, and then logos. Just in case your Latin is a little rusty, ethos, pathos, and logos are the three corners of Aristotle’s “Rhetorical Triangle” – the use of language to persuade. Ethos is credibility, pathos is empat Read More