There is a good way to use your business credit cards and a bad way. If you do not know which is which, let me offer you a a few words of advice. Charging things your enterprise needs in your excessive interest credit card is dangerous! Utilizing your merchant account to obtain a merchant cash advance by credit card financing is nice!In an actual pinch, if you require to purchase one thing for your business at present and it may well wait, it's...more
Managing your business is one of the most important, yet hardest things that you can do. There are so many different things that go into running a business that sometimes it is hard to know what you have done and what you need to do. Something that may help you in keeping organized is a POS retail system. A POS retail system, also known as a point of sale system, is basically a cash register that performs many other functions as...more
Owners of financial and credit-related businesses are very rich. They often have a very thick investment portfolio and manage numerous assets. However, they are also much stressed persons because of the nature of their businesses. Although finance and credit businesses are very profitable, running this type of business has equally high risks. Credit and finance businesses are known to topple because of mismanagement, scams, and fraud. Admittedly, a finance and credit business is only for the person with an attentive mind and strong will for control. Aside from these, finance and credit businesses also need the assistance of a provider that can help them eliminate the three risks of such a business.Browsing through online articles and published journals, the number one culprit for bankruptcy in credit businesses is said to be "mismanagement". It is a given fact that finance and credit businesses are supposed to be easy to handle because they only manage money in its face value. However, the liquidity of the asset becomes a problem to poorly organized business systems because it is difficult to trace once gone. Scam and fraud come a distant second. Scams rarely succeed in business,...more
For many business owners in today's economy, it is becoming increasingly difficult to get a loan for business. The normal channel of the local business bank has been all but shut down due to tightened underwriting conditions and difficult approval standards. Additionally, many businesses and business owners have suffered through negative ...more
Most small business needs to get a small business loan in order for the business to start up. Either you are going approach a bank or a friend you have to be prepared to acquire the capital that you need. You can actually increase the chances of successfully getting a small business loan. If you are having a hard time getting a funds to startup...more
One of the questions I hear these days from managers and business owners is this: What can I do in this economy? I cannot afford to train my staff!I firmly believe that you should do training exactly because you have limited funds. No matter what your products or services are, in this economy, with tough competition, your people have to give it their best to get results, so that your business continues to grow. Threatening them with layoffs, or pay cuts will only go so far.Imagine this: your truck is in the ditch and you need to get out. The truck is all you have as your resource – no tow-trucks or other forms of help in sight. Your instinct is to push the gas pedal more and more, to get out of the ditch and back on the road, right? Yes, this is what you do – and you are aware that it will cost you a bit more money in gas, but it is worth it to get out of the ditch. So, in a similar ditch with your business, why would you want to keep your foot off the pedal, just to save gas?! This is exactly what you would do if you continued not to invest in training or coaching. Your resources, your people, need an extra push on that gas pedal.Now, if you want to stay in the...more
As budgets get tighter, companies look for more ways to save money. One costly item that can be eliminated is the outsourcing of business cards. With the MBM BC10 and a decent printer, it's easy to make your own cards at a fraction of...more
Businesses today are finding more cost effective ways to do things in-house rather than spending the extra money to outsource. One thing that can be eliminated from your office budget is the ordering of business cards. Instead,...more
In order for a business to flourish, the business owner should be passionate about really making it in the corporate world. Someone who just lets others run his or her own business will soon find himself on the losing end. However, although passion...more
What on earth is an Internet business income opportunity? That is one particular question that numerous men and women ask about when they initially discover working at home with the net. The simple fact is that you could create a very good residual...more
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express offers the smaller business the kind of slick, sophisticated telephone system facilities and capabilities normally associated with large companies and corporate giants, thus enabling your business to be...more
Jeanna Pool from Catalyst Creative writes a great ezine on advertising each month. In January she shared 5 Fantastic Marketing Tips for 2006. Number 1 was "Stop Focusing on You". She declares 2006 the year of the client and exhorts you to concentrate...more