I have to admit last week, I was little skeptical about this stock market. I was thinking that when the un-employment numbers came out (next week) tomorrow we could see a big sell off in stocks. The stock market has been off the charts lately, and everyone is trying to figure out whether or not they are under invested in it. Read More
This interesting story from the BBC about how small business loans remain a challenge examines how the recession has been hard even for small businesses that are fairing well especially when it comes to credit. According to the story, banks have increasingly shut out small businesses even in cases where credit had earlier been extended and busines Read More
Cash for Clunkers. Universal Healthcare. Social Security. Medicare. Medicaid. The list goes on and on. Meanwhile, the economy in the US is shrinking almost twice as fast as had been previously estimated. Read More
How do you collect on delinquent accounts without damaging the customer relationship? How do you manage the balance between keeping a steady stream of new clients coming through the door, servicing your existing clients, and keeping the accounting books even? Read More
A couple of months ago I wrote an article asking is the “Government doing too much?” There is no doubt about it, as historic action was needed in the past year, but when does it become too much? The “cash for clunkers” program has been a success, but never the less somebody is going to have to pay for it. Read More
Join our sometime BizSugar contributor Joel Libava, aka the Franchise King, as he reviews how to franchise your business. Necessarily, Joel also reviews how to decide whether you should franchise in the first place, how long it is likely to take to build up franchises of your business and how much the process is likely to cost. The following video Read More
This video from businessbuffet.com looks at how to manage small business cash flow to be sure you always have sufficient money to meet your expenses. The video also explains the importance of a cash flow forecast to identify poorly performing and costly assets and to be sure that you have sufficient money on hand to meet bills and afford equipment Read More
A new SBA small business loan program, part of the White House's economic stimulus package, has had less than stellar success in its first month, BusinessWeek reports. While the government guarantees the loan, lenders remain nervous, perhaps due to high projected defaults. The article also reports that since not all lenders seem to have decided w Read More
The oil inventory numbers came out yesterday and there was an increase of roughly 5 million barrels, 1 million more than the American Petroleum Institute's (API) estimates. Consequently, the price plunged nearly 6% in its largest drop in nearly 3 months. But is this the whole story? Read More
Is the franchise you are thinking of buying perfect for you? Will it meet your criteria? Have you defined your criteria? Your criteria should include things like investment comfort level, hours and days of the week required, growth opportunity, and an exit strategy that will let you enjoy the fruits of your labor- the monetary equity you have buil Read More
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