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Constant Contact, a leading provider of email marketing tools, just announced it's first ever awards recognizing outstanding email campaigns by franchisors and franchisees. The Franchise Excellence in Email Awards will recognize outstanding achievements in email marketing in three categories as... Read More

A reader asks: “My question is how do we value a company with no sales? I understand it’s an arbitrary valuation but is there anything we can possibly base it on? Is there a “default” valuation for companies in a seed round?” We’ll answer this question with some questions (and answers) of our own. Read More

In such an environment it is important to be aware of what lenders are looking at when they receive a loan request. The following are ten signs that will alert small business lenders to the idea that their may be a serious problem with the business and possibly cause them to reject a loan request. If any of these situations apply to your business, be prepared to have an explanation available. Read More

Think big, established companies make less risky clients than small businesses? Not when it comes to getting paid on time, according to recent data from credit bureau Experian. Companies with more than 1,000 employees are dramatically more likely to be... Read More

When business is strong, we sometimes forget about being frugal, but we all remember the "bad days" of the appraisal recession in the mid-1990s. You don't want to be scrambling to "do something" if you are in a cash crunch. If you are doing okay, why not cut some costs and put more money in your pocket? Read More

In light of the funding crisis in America, many existing business owners are struggling to obtain funding and those who are finding it difficult to find a job have an interest in starting a business but can’t get the funding or are afraid of some of the obstacles in starting a business. So what is an entrepreneur to do? Read More

President Obama signed the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) appropriations bill on Saturday, which included $125 million to continue through Feb. 28, 2010, the enhancements made possible through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to SBA’s two largest loan programs. The SBA estimates the additional funding will support $4.5 billion in small business lending. Read More

A look at the alternatives to credit cards given that banks have minimized lines available for small and medium sized businesses. Companies with a high volume of transactions made by employees on the road are reverting to petty cash and cash advances, which is cumbersome to manage and difficult to track efficiently. Read More

Based on total number of unique visitors to each of our blog posts through the year, here are our top ten blog posts of 2009.  Enjoy! Read More