Small Business Resources
Book Review: The Lean Startup
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries is a must read for any entrepreneur, manager, or small business owner who is interested in launching a new product or service. Ries’...
10 Powerful Tools for Small Businesses
There are a variety of business tools available for entrepreneurs and small business owners, and it can be overwhelming determining which is best for your company. To help you...
Core Competencies: Where Should You Spend Your Time?
Focusing on your company’s core competencies can give you a significant competitive advantage over your competitors. What is a core competency? A core competency is a defining capability or advantage that...
Accounts Receivable Financing: What You Need to Know
For many small business owners, selling accounts receivable may be one of the only methods to financing. The qualification criteria is much less stringent than traditional bank financing and factoring...
The Difference Between Operating Income and Net Income
You may be confused when you hear someone ask “are operating income and net income the same?” In most cases, they are not. If your net income and operating...
Are You Creating a Company or a Job?
Are You Creating a Company or a Job? This question often comes up in business. And, there really isn't a correct answer. Some may aspire to build a company. Others...
How to Use a Credit Card to Finance Your Business
Securing financing for a new enterprise can be a challenge. While there are many options for financing available - bank loans, investors, vendor credit - most are hard to...
5 Benefits of Outsourcing Your Company’s Accounting
Outsourcing your accounting, like many other functions of your business, can prove to be beneficial in many ways. Here are five such benefits of outsourcing your company's accounting operations. #1...
Recognizing Small Business: National Small Business Week
May 4 - 8, 2015 is National Small Business Week. Every year since 1963, the U.S. President has declared a week to recognize small businesses and the impact they have...
10 Tips to Going Paperless
Going paperless may seem like a daunting task. If you’ve got 10, 15, or 20 years of data filed away within your business or sitting at an off-site storage facility,...