Business Financing

[ad_1] Spring cleaning season is upon us and it’s not just time to declutter your office or take inventory, it’s also the right time of year for small business owners to get organized financially. From reviewing business expenses, to managing cash flow and revising business plans, every business owner can …

[ad_1] With the busy holiday season fast approaching, now is the time many small-business owners start thinking about goals for the upcoming year — maybe it’s expanding to an additional location, introducing a new product or even hiring staff in order to achieve better work-life balance. Related: In Defense of Work-Life Balance …

[ad_1] Running your own business is a great way to experience career flexibility and financial independence. While it’s an idea that has crossed nearly everyone’s mind at one point or another, very few actually capitalize on such thoughts. There are a number of common barriers that are inherent to the …

[ad_1] Spreading the word that you’re considering a loan for your business can be met with all kinds of opinions. From general naysayers to cautionary anecdotes, everyone you meet will have a story as to what might happen if you take out a loan to start or expand your business …

[ad_1] The following excerpt is from the staff of Entrepreneur Media’s book Finance Your Business. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes Venture capital may be the hot, sexy funding route that helps a few businesses and grabs a lot of headlines every year. But it turns out another type of funding …

[ad_1] The last thing your small business needs is more expenses, especially for the ongoing work of invoicing accounts receivable. You want an easy-to-use invoicing solution that looks professional, works without a hitch and tracks your work securely. And you certainly don’t want to pay an arm and a leg …

[ad_1] Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more » The following excerpt is from the staff of Entrepreneur Media’s book Finance Your Business. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes With the growing accessibility of information online, modern entrepreneurs in search of funding to grow …

[ad_1] Does your business have a plan if one of your partners dies, is disabled or wants to leave the business? It should. As soon as a business partnership has an intrinsic value, it’s important to protect that value for each individual partner. A Buy-Sell Agreement can specify trigger events, voluntary …

[ad_1] Your small business needs extra capital. Should you take out a business loan or look for an investor? Figuring out how to finance your business is an important decision that can have big consequences. So which is better? Debt or equity? Let’s quickly go over their differences, then talk about …

[ad_1] When many think of online lending, they think of loan sharks, payday loans, or scams. They define online lending by early products like MCAs (merchant cash advances) or short-term loans and write the industry off under the assumption that all products found online come with double- or even triple-digit annual …