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There’s no other challenge like it. Running a small business requires tenacity, courage, and smarts. We’ve put together this comprehensive resource center to give you the advice and insights you need to achieve entrepreneurial success.
Articles
Collections: The Midas Touch
In tough times smart business owners reach out to customers in new ways to collect payment. Just ask Elizabeth Anne Frank of New York.
Should You Take Advantage of Prompt-Pay Discounts?
Prompt-pay discounts can be a boon to your business, but you should calculate the cost of paying early first.
Manage Inventory and Free Up Cash
Improve inventory management to release trapped cash for your business.
Podcasts
The Five Most Effective Ways to Manage Business Travel
Nationally syndicated business travel writer Ed Perkins, author of Business Travel: When It's Your Money, outlines the five keys to effective business travel management.
The Advantages of Hiring an Outside Travel Agent to Manage Your Business Travel Needs
Ed Perkins, author of Business Travel: When It's Your Money, discusses how an outside travel agent can save your business not only money, but time.
Why Your Business Needs to Audit Travel Expenses
Ed Perkins, author of Business Travel: When It's Your Money, talks about why auditing not just the cost of a trip, but also what it accomplished, is so important.
Blogs
Keeping Track of Your Company's Travel Rewards Points
Here's how to encourage your employees to keep track of your business's travel rewards points.
Improve Cash Flow by Improving Your Collections Cycle
How do I get paid on time and make a good impression with my customers and creditors?
Tracking Profits in Your Bidding Process
To run a profitable service business, it's not enough to merely do the books at the end of the month.
Quizzes & Polls
Should You Offer Credit or Financing to Your Customers?
Take our interactive quiz and find out if you should offer customers credit.
What Benefits Does Your Charge Card Offer?
Take our quiz and find out why your peers are using charge cards.
How Do You Use Debt to Manage Your Business?
Do you use debt to borrow for emergencies or to manage cash flow?
Featured
PODCAST: How to Streamline Travel Expense Reporting
Ed Perkins, author of Business Travel: When It's Your Money , looks at how to streamline the business...
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How to Get an ARC Loan
The America's Recovery Capital loan program can help your business, but there are hurdles to clear before you...
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Hiring Road Warriors: How to Find Good Travelers
How do I find employees who love to work on the road?
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How to Prevent Fraud and Embezzlement
Watch out: In a sluggish economy, employees are more likely to commit fraud.
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How to Use Just-In-Time Inventory Management
When done right, just-in-time inventory management practices can save you a bundle.
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Streamline Inventory with an Approved Stock List
Organizing items by popularity can significantly improve your inventory management practices -- and save money.
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Is a Community Bank Right for Your Business?
There are many banks -- large and small -- to choose from when getting a loan, but a...
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Five Steps to Granting Business Trade Credit
In today's volatile business climate, business owners should use proven and established techniques when granting trade credit to...
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Remind Traveling Employees to Merge NWA and Delta Rewards
Frequent fliers with Northwest Airlines rewards accounts should merge their Northwest points with Delta points now -- before...
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How Angel Investors Can Help Your Business
Finding the right angel investor can be more beneficial than getting a traditional bank loan.
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7 Steps to Filing Your First Business Tax Return
Filing your business taxes for the first time doesn’t have to be difficult. Here’s how to simplify the...
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4 Ways to Secure Financing
These are some of the best options to get funding for your company.
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The Principles of Good Financial Management
If you want your business to bounce back, focus on these five fundamentals.
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RFID Tracking for Small Business: Advantages and Pitfalls
Could your business benefit from RFID technology?
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Managing Inventory to Improve Cash Flow
Maximizing the performance of your inventory can be help you obtain “best in class” management processes. Here are...
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How to Use KPIs to Help Run Your Business
KPIs and dashboards are here to stay, and companies are most successful that tie their operational activity to...
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How Much Money Does a Startup Need?
Here's how to calculate the cost of getting your business off the ground.
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How to Find the Right Bookkeeper for Your Business
There are certain key traits that every good bookkeeper should have.
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How One Entrepreneur Keeps the Cash Flowing
Snorkel-gear maker CWIC employs a number of strategies to keep its accounts receivable afloat.
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Increase Profitability and Customer Satisfaction by Effectively Managing Your Inventory
Following inventory management processes that manufacturers have developed can help other businesses get control of this tricky area.
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Get Quick Cash with Factoring
With factoring, you essentially sell future revenue at a discount.
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Business Credit: How Debra Parcheta Saved Her Company
Strong business credit can save your business in tough times. Here’s how one entrepreneur has built and maintained...
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How to Negotiate Better Deals with Suppliers
When it comes to vendors, the first offer usually isn’t the best offer. Here’s how to talk them...
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Credit Is Sam Silverstein's Business Lifeline
Why is a credit line so important? Two words: cash flow.
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How to File Your Taxes Electronically
If you want less hassle and a quicker refund, e-file your taxes. Here’s how.
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Using a Wire Transfer to Pay Suppliers
Wire transfers are still a good way to send money overseas or to suppliers that expect immediate payment.
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Getting Government Contracts Through the SBA’s 8(a) Program
Companies that are 8(a) certified receive access to federal contracts on a set-aside basis and SBA 8(a) competitive...
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