[ad_1] If you don’t think that cash flow is important, then ask the nine out of 10 small business owners whose businesses failed due to poor cash flow just how important it is. Good cash flow management begins with having a clear understanding on where cash enters and exits your business. …

[ad_1] Business is a game of revenue, profits and expenditures. If those metrics are out of balance, sustaining a business will prove difficult. Even if your projections show a rapid increase in profits in the next four months, you may not be around long enough to witness them. Related: 4 Tips for …

[ad_1] This story appears in the January 2017 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » Last spring, Joel Gascoigne realized he’d made a big mistake. He’s the CEO of Buffer, a social media management company, and business was doing so well that he aggressively staffed up — going from 34 to 94 …

[ad_1] According to a study by U.S. Bank, 82 percent of small businesses fail due to poor cash flow management. I know many small businesses where lack of cash on-hand forced them to shut down right as they were hitting there stride. My mother’s staffing business eventually shut down because …

[ad_1] The following excerpt is from Entrepreneur’s book Finance Your Business. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes Looking to fund your startup? Let’s take a look at something everybody dreams of: free money or, in other words, landing a grant from the federal government.   “But …

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[ad_1] Growth requires a lot of cash outlay, so it’s not surprising that businesses run into cash flow problems. This is especially problematic for small companies eager to make that first big score with a sale to a large firm which may routinely take as long as 120 days (or more) to …

[ad_1] Business development companies (BDCs) have been spotlighted in the news lately, including a Barron’s report forecasting “6 BDCs that Could Issue More Stock This Year.” It seems the financial media are rallying around BDCs to tell others what many of us already knew: BDCs are a great investment.  In …

[ad_1] Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more » When I started my company 10 years ago, I knew it was going to be a long journey. It took three years for our product to generate enough revenue to sustain the company on …

[ad_1] If you believe that lean startup methods lead to cheap products and companies, or that lean startup companies don’t think big, think again. The digital revolution, globalization and technology platforms have forced companies to bring products to market faster than ever to stay alive, and even behemoths such as Experian are benefiting …