You may have already heard them talk about a recession looming over the United States. How should you react? Is your small business in for real trouble? Should you be out looking for a new venture?

Are You Really in a Recession?
The problem about recessions is that it’s hard to tell if you […]

Well, you had your grand opening… now what?
That’s the biggest, most crucial part of the small business owner’s challenge: getting those customers! What kind of strategy you should use for marketing partly depends on what kind of business you’re running.
For a retail store, it’s usually signs, ads in the phone book and newspaper, and Internet. […]

Should your business have a blog? Absolutely, positively so! It is surprising how many business owners don’t realize this. They’ll pay top dollar to be advertised in a newspaper or phone book to get 10,000 impressions per month, but neglect a blog where - for free! - they could get 1,000,000 impressions per month. Paper […]

No matter how good an entrepreneur you have the potential to be, financing your start-up will be the first test you have to pass. It will make you or break you. Because this is such a crucial step in the process, you should do plenty of research online and consult with an expert to get […]

You will hear and learn many things when it comes to advertising for small business. Some you should shed like water from a ducks back and other infofmation you should embrace, write down and learn. Here are some facts to take seriously when it comes to advertising for small business. Take it seriously and it will make a difference to your business…

In business we find that no matter the size, cash is needed for some situations. It is not always necessary to make a large loan when a small amount is needed. It has been found that at times a business person maybe traveling for the company and they need money for such things as meals, tips, cab fares, and the like. Also a company representative may need to purchase a sample item while at a trade show to bring back or they may want to purchase some items for everyone in the office. That is why certain companies have made it their business to set up B2B Business cash advances. The process is so very simple that most business owners have a special number so when they make their call the B2B Business cash advance is automatically put into their bank account. Payment is easy as well because with this kind of advance the money is taken out of the same account when time is due…

You’ve heard the statistics. Some 90% of all new businesses will fail within fewer than five years. Considering most new businesses are small enterprises, this creates quite a hardship on the entrepreneurs who have their hopes, and perhaps their overall finances decimated as their ventures fail…

I’ve got news for you - you’re not the only one who’s thought about starting a small business. Please understand that’s a good thing. Why? Because there are lots of information around like this to help you get it right the first time around rather than shoot yourself in the foot every few days while you’re getting it up and running…

Almost every single day hundreds of people get coaxed into taking a loan from an irreputable person or company. It doesn’t matter who you are, if you’re even just a little green behind the ears, they’ll sniff it out and take no mercy. Here’s what I think you should stick to so that you can minimise or eradicate the risk. Some of these practitioners can be very persuasive and pretend to be looking after your interests, so be smart and read this list twice. In fact, you’d be wise to send it to a friend, relation or simply save it to your favorites/bookmark it if you use firefox…

A client surprised me yesterday when he asked, “The business world is dominated by big corporations, so how can we survive, let alone compete against them?”…