In these gloomy times businesses are looking outside the box for a localized injection of economic stimulus. Banks are hording their bags of government bailout money while the small business owner is forced to fend for themselves. Read More
Should an entrepreneur use credit cards to fund a start-up or to finance ongoing business? Who does the new Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 really protect? Here are the facts. Read More
A couple of months back, I was somehow allowed to be on a conference call with CEO Matt Shay and some others, from The International Franchise Association. (IFA) The topic was the lack of availability for small business loans. I'm... Read More
This is a post by Mr Credit Card from www.askmrcreditcard.com. Today Mr Credit Card is going to talk about some points about business credit cards. If your Read More
If you want to expand your business, you're going to need some cash. Money still isn't falling off trees for small businesses, and the lending seas can be a challenge to navigate. Although you need funding, you want to make sure your deal is better than the one offered by the neighborhood loan shark. Here are a few options for you. Read More
In this day of specialization in business, you might feel overwhelmed by all the factors involved in doing your own work, especially if you’re a small business owner. After all, if your main skill is making lovely pottery and you’ve never been mathematically inclined, you can feel like you’re spending way too much time keeping track of all the finances involved in the sale of your products. Read More
On March 2, President Obama signed legislation extending the availability of Recovery Act funds for certain Small Business Administration (SBA)-guaranteed loan programs. This is good news for small businesses seeking start-up and growth financing. The SBA estimates that the additional funding will support about $1.8 billion in lending by extending its ability to guarantee loans enhanced by Recov Read More
Most times a small-business owner who is looking for support and financing needs to look no further than the local neighborhood. Here are six local sources of everything from training to help in securing local government contracts and also sources of loans for small companies. Read More
Starting a business can often be a difficult proposition, particularly if you don’t have the start-up capital needed to fund it. There’s nothing worse than wasted potential. Read More
Small business loan funding backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration has received funding for another month. The program is popular according to the report by CNN Money.com, but one banker in the report still says there aren't enough qualified loan applicants. Read More
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