When you’re looking to run your business as lean as possible, taking a hard look at expenses is the natural thing to do. Annual subscriptions and industry organization dues may seem to be an easily expendable luxury but, in fact, they’re quite the opposite.
Tag Archives: small business financing
5 Handy Apps for Small Business Finance Management
August 17, 2011 – 3:51 pm
Mashable.com just came out with a quick reference guide on 5 Handy Apps for Small Business Finance Management. It features some useful apps, such as one to help you easily handle expense reports. Another aggregates all of your receivables and payables onto one easy-to-understand dashboard and provides budget recommendations.
Increasing Liquidity in the Automotive Supply Chain
April 26, 2011 – 1:11 pm
Reprinted from April 2011 issue of The Commercial Factor
The automotive market is heading toward a growth spurt, giving factors enormous opportunity to help fuel the growth of this country’s single largest manufacturing employer.
Pent up demand, consumer confidence and a shift towards fuel-efficient vehicles will spearhead this automotive Renaissance. Industry analyst Lindsay Chappell predicts, “The U.S. [...]
Why U.S. Businesses Should Ramp up Export Efforts Now
March 16, 2011 – 3:57 pm
Goldman Sachs market analysis predicts the U.S. will emerge a strong exporter this year that will share in the growth of the emerging powerful Bric countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China). Are you ready to take advantage of this trend?
Temporary Staffing Offers Good News
August 12, 2010 – 1:16 pm
As our economy limps forward with stubbornly higher than predicted unemployment rates, temporary staffing remains one of the few industries that offer a sliver of good news.
Small Business and the Missing $11.6 billion
December 18, 2009 – 4:55 pm
We all know that the engine of any modern economy is entrepreneurial small businesses. Well, maybe someone needs to tell that to the bankers.
3 Excuses For Not Paying
September 14, 2009 – 11:14 am
The “check is in the mail” excuses are back in play. Expecting some tips about “setting the collection dogs” on debtors? Nope. If your client can pay, and you don’t want to hear one of the top three excuses, these tips will help keep your cash flowing.
Are We Becoming a Nation of Non-Spenders?
September 9, 2009 – 12:18 pm
With cuts in consumer debt are we becoming a nation of non-spenders?
Opportunity Costs
August 11, 2009 – 12:31 pm
This is one of the times when accounts receivables financing becomes a viable alternative. The cost of doing business with a factor can more than pay for itself, while you simultaneously improve your bottom line and grow market share.
Financing a Small Business
August 11, 2009 – 12:24 pm
Be vigilant in selecting the right financing choice at every stage of your business cycle. You can help yourself immeasurably by remembering that the financing option you picked when you started your business may not be the right choice as you grow.
