27th April 2006
The common saying that time is money is true. Wasting time in what can be considered meaningful tasks can be a waste of money. For example, as a small business owner you spend time and energy surfing the net to learn the latest marketing ploys. If you hav...
20th April 2006
Last June I went on a yearly fishing trip with five college buddies. We drove four hours from the Seattle area to a beautiful lake in the middle of Canada. There were no electrical devices or phones within 10 miles of the lake. In fact if anyone brough...
20th April 2006
Entrepreneurship is something many people dream of, but only few bring to fruition. Why is owning your own company so hard to achieve? The difficulty in this journey, for most people, lies in identifying the starting place and answering the question, "Wha...
18th April 2006
Generating capital for your business is highly dependent on your personal credit score. Your Payment History makes up 35% of your entire personal credit score. The other key indicators that make up your credit score are Length of Credit History, New Cre...
18th April 2006
Answer: Become a low risk investment!
Sounds simple, well it is. First, know who your investors are. If you are looking for a small business loan you are most likely going to approach a bank. A bank will look at you and your business and ask, "is th...
14th April 2006
Sales are king. Too often as small business owners we find ourselves managing the operations and finances of the company while paying little attention to the sales and marketing. Sales and marketing is what keeps our businesses growing and should never ...
14th April 2006
Did you know that with one simple step you will increase your chances of obtaining business financing by more then 300%?
Lending institutions don't always tell you all the requirements and where they go to qualify you and your business, before you appl...
13th April 2006
How I hate budgets!
Every time an accountant told me to put together a budget for my company, my response was - "When I get the time I will!" I just never seem to get the time.
For several years when I first started my company I never paid attentio...
12th April 2006
Incorporating a business has several advantages. Some of these advantages include: protecting the assets of the shareholders and officers, protecting the assets of the business from shareholder and officer's actions, improving the image of the company, s...
