A cash-flow forecast helps you predict what you’ll make for the year. As a business owner, you may have noticed that banks want a complicated spreadsheet that accounts for all variables imaginable. Read More
SBA guarantees surety bonds for small businesses unable to secure a surety bond through other means – and both small businesses and surety companies can benefit from working with SBA.

This, the third blog in our series, helps surety companies and agents understand the benefits of SBA’ Read More
…and how to fix them. Organization plays the biggest role. Here are some tips to keep your business in the black at all times. Read More
Some American companies have turned to outsourcing to other countries to help with their productivity. These days, companies are coming home. So, what are the effects of reshoring on outsourced services? Read More
When it came to responsibility, I was a late bloomer. So, I found myself leaving college with over $10,000 in credit card debt and little idea of how to get out of debt. But little by little I was able to figure it out and dig my way out of the hole I created for myself
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There are lessons for investors in programs like the Apprentice, Dragon's Den and Shark Tank. Writer Sharon Hurley Hall touches on some of these lessons, especially identifying and working with entrepreneurs. Read More
Are you a small contractor bidding on work that requires a surety bond? Or, do you have questions about what a surety bond is, why you might need one, and how to get one? This blog is the second in our series on SBA’s Surety Bond Guarantee Program and how your small contracting business can use SB Read More
The more I learn about startups the more I realize that one’s chance of succeeding is a continuum rather than some kind of binary state.

In other words, when you read a blog post that talks about “X Ways to Succeed with Your Startup” what they really mean is “X Ways to Potentially Increase Your Read More
Small businesses in the United States always have to make sure that they file taxes in a correct and legal manner. According to the latest data, the odds of being audited if you are a small business owner are against you. Small business owners are 30% more likely to be audited today than they were Read More
The simplest way to fund a franchise is bootstrapping – fund the franchise yourself. Now, the obvious response to this is the whole “if I had the money, I wouldn’t need funding” part. But I wanted to both highlight some of the benefits of bootstrapping, and explain why it’s the most common... Read More
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