[ad_1] Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more » At least once a week, I think about the client who owes me $25,000 after skipping out on paying his final invoice. Two years ago, in January 2013, I found myself — as a …

[ad_1] One difficulty that most startup founders and small business owners are all too familiar with is . . . fund-raising. In fact, a recent survey found that 27 percent of businesses responding reported being unable to access the funding they needed.  Related: 7 Essential Tips for an Effective Fundraising Strategy Yet, as …

[ad_1] “Financial freedom comes to the person who actively takes control of their finances,” says Entrepreneur Network partner Brian Tracy. In this video, Tracy explains how you can begin saving money and start taking control of your financial future. In order to set yourself up for longterm financial freedom, it’s important …

[ad_1] Cheap money is like cheap food. It tempts some people to over-eat. Money has never been cheaper. Some nations, attempting to re-inflate their economies, are actually issuing zero percent loans to banks in the hope they will offer nearly zero percent money to businesses and consumers. Naturally, this cannot …

[ad_1] The walls of my makeshift room rattle to the bass of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman.” The floor under my back rumbles from the impact of heavy weights hitting a concrete floor. With my head pounding and my eardrums aching, I slowly stand. My bloodshot eyes open to the sunlight peeking …

[ad_1] When employees at the Jim Beam distilleries went on strike in October 2016, the company announced it was implementing “comprehensive contingency plans” to keep its facilities running. The strike lasted a week. Without contingency planning, the effects could have been devastating to the business. No matter how big or small a …

[ad_1] Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more »  Let’s keep this short and sweet. There are two reasons why you need to keep your business and personal expenses separate: taxes and personal liability. This isn’t me giving you legal advice, but just …

[ad_1] Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more » You know you’re no longer a really small business when it’s time to hire a controller. When you started up the company all of your accounting was done by you or your spouse on …

[ad_1] Here is my recent credit card statement. Image Credit: Neil Patel That $659,635.62 charge may seem like a lot (and it is!), but there’s a reason I’m spending that much, which is what I want to explain here: That explanation begins with what American Express calls its Centurion Card but …

[ad_1] Have you ever wondered what the world’s most renowned investors do with their money other than buy stocks? Related: 10 Interesting Investments to Make in Your 20s The Motley Fool once reported on how Warren Buffett acquired shares of the obscure Brooklyn-based chocolate company, Rockwood & Co. Under a special …