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Diversifying Your Small Business – Part 1

Many entrepreneurs learned early on that diversifying their business was a key strategy to their success. Their current success hinged strongly on how well they were able to adapt and change with the shifting tide of the business world and what their clients demanded of them. Without diversification, many businesses can and will go bust. Why Diversification Is an Important Factor to Consider in Today’s Business Arena

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Factoring Your Small Business Receivables

By Karlene Sinclair-Robinson Over the years I have asked business owners, “What do you know of Factoring?” Many times the answer is “I have never heard of it”. For those who answered, “I know little about it”, this is for you, too. Factoring your small business receivables is when you sell your invoices. This is considered the sale of an asset at a discount.

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The Importance of Your Business Financial Statements

The topic of financial records or statements has always created some anxiety for entrepreneurs. For those individuals thinking of jumping into the world of business ownership, this can be a daunting part on the path to entrepreneurial success. Not knowing the importance and meaning behind each financial document can certainly set anyone up for failure. It is critical that you understand and address the reason and need for each financial document that is applicable to your business.

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5 Reasons Why Your Website is Important to Financing Your Small Business

Today’s small business owners have so much to do when engaging their customers. Staying hyper-focused on bringing in new customers is important. It is also important when courting a financing source, whether traditional or nontraditional. When you are in need of financing, especially if you are a start-up or small business owner, your financing source will become a vital part of your business.

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Small Business Access to Alte ative Financing

The business owner seeking capital is finding it a challenge to access capital through traditional markets, specifically the banks. Accessing capital for expansion or survival is crucial. Where are these individuals to go if their banks are not lending? This is where non-traditional capital sources are vital. If the business owner is not aware of these sources, this could mean the loss of business, employment layoffs, and much more. But there is hope! You just have to know where, when, why, who, and how! Where To Go

Primary topic: Business Start-up
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The Small Business Administration and Your Business

What would you do if the SBA was no more? The Wall Street journal article headline read: “Should the Small Business Administration Be Abolished?” The internet buzz is swirling with conjecture. There is, of course, no concrete evidence to this and organizations such as WIPP (Women Impacting Public Policy) are against the Small Business Administration (SBA) closing. This action would devastate many local programs supported by this government agency in many areas of the country.

Primary topic: Business Start-up
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Creative Financing For Small Businesses

Creative financing is an interesting concept that has many business owners wondering how it could work for them. Many business owners are still not aware of the non-traditional financing methods that are taking the place of traditional bank loans or are working in conjunction with banking institutions. Some of these creative financing methodologies are not loans. They cannot be accessed through traditional financing sources based on their conceptual makeup.

Primary topic: Business Start-up
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5 Things Business Owners Must Consider During Growth or Survival Periods

Growing a business in today’s market is all about survival of the fittest. Surviving through the uphill battles of being an entrepreneur is critical. Surviving through the growth stages of the business is just as vital as when your business is in a negative cash flow period or downhill mode. How you survive through these stages will determine whether your business will be around or close for good. It is important to define ways to deal with the ups and downs in business. You must defining key strategies to stay afloat through.

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CASH FLOW – What is That?

I am sure you have heard the term “Cash is King”. This is true. Those with cash have stronger buying and/or borrowing power than those without it. With today’s lagging economy, many businesses are experiencing negative cash flow. The business owner who has yet to get up close and personal with their cash flow issues will see their doors close sooner than later. Insufficient cash flow creates a lot of stress on the entrepreneur, can cause business setbacks and personnel issues. It can also impact the quality of goods or services offered to customers.

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Diversifying Your Small Business – Part 2

In part one of Diversifying Your Small Business I addressed the factors that impact your business’s need for change. The “Why” and “How to” factors driving this need for change were covered in detail. Finally, it was made clear that because of the ever evolving trends in business, business owners must get on board or fail in their endeavors.

Primary topic: Business Start-up
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Small Businesses and Banking Lines of Credit

In a recent Los Angeles Times article titled ‘Bank of America severing some small-business credit lines’, the issue of Bank of America closing out small business lines of credits was addressed. This brought to mind how many small businesses are victims to this type of financing dealing. This is not new. What is new is the increased number of business owners']);"> small business owners being affected by this process.

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9 Things Business Owners Must Know Before Seeking Capital

Business owners are always seeking ways to improve their business. These improvements can include updating equipment, hiring new staff, developing a better marketing strategy or figuring out how to improve cash flow. When cash is not flowing effectively, a business owner must take any and all necessary steps that can and will lead to financial growth.

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5 Things Every Startup Business Owner Must Know

Since most start-ups are small, minority, women or veteran owned businesses, they tend not to know as much from an alte ative financial perspective as larger entities. This is not to say that they do not know anything, but in most cases that we have seen, these business owners most times do not know these alte ative financial sources exist or are afraid to use these options. And so, listed below are just some of the things start-up companies need to be aware of when seeking alte ative financing. 1. Business Foundation

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Peer-To-Peer Lending and Your Small Business

Before the internet, before computers, before the stock market, businesses still needed money. Terms like ‘Barter’, ‘Partner’, or even ‘Susu’ were a critical part of the financial vernacular. With the advent of the internet, so much has changed. Here is one such major change – “Peer-to-Peer Lending”. This form of financing has drastically changed and improved because of the internet. Due to its supercharged online growth, this is now a term you must know. What is Peer-to-Peer Lending?

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