Money, Trends
Is Washington Making the Right Investments for Small Businesses?
From creating jobs to providing essential services, small businesses lie at the cornerstone of the American economy, and the government is finally giving independent enterprises their proper due. New legislation such as the JOBS Act and proposed tax cuts has…
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Small Business Competitions: In It to Win It
Small business may seem competitive enough, without entering an actual competition, but organized contests can do a lot for your enterprise. Small business competitions can provide prestige, widespread exposure and most importantly: cash prizes. As small businesses find themselves increasingly…
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Debt Recovery Struggles: Just How Many Small Businesses Can’t Collect?
Debt recovery is never easy for any business, but just how bad is it out there for small businesses? Late paying customers can be lethal to these businesses, so how many are struggling with delinquent accounts? Thanks to a survey…
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Mobile Payments: The Key to Small Business Collections?
There has been much debate over what the future of payments holds. With so many recent advancements in payment technology, it’s an interesting debate to see who will come out on top. Mobile as point of sale? Contactless payments? Direct…
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The Debt Collector from Hell: Five Collection Nightmares
Wouldn’t it be great if collection agencies exclusively hired puppies? The puppy debt collectors would cuddle with you until, you know, you’re ready to pay. Unfortunately, real debt collectors are closer to porcupines than puppies: ideally, you’d prefer to avoid them.…
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Small Business Basics: Four Steps to Financial Literacy
Could you imagine a small business that kept their savings in a piggy bank? They would lose track of their finances and probably end up investigated by the IRS. While this is an exaggerated scenario, many small business owners fail…
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Purchasing Co-ops: The Ultimate Primer
As giant businesses try to gobble up their independent competitors, small businesses unite to fight for their place in the market. Co-ops are yet another indicator of the importance of small business networks, much like crowdfunding, in which individuals…
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Friends with Customers: Collection Recovery From Those You Know Best
Small business has many unique attributes, opportunities that are available only because of the size of the business and the accessibility. One of those is that as a business person, you are at times able to conduct business with some…
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Small Business Lending Revived?
Earlier this month, the US Department of Treasury released it’s latest report to Congress that revealed that institutions who were participants in the Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF) had a positive trend in lending when compared to those institutions…
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Why DO Collection Agencies Charge So Much?
Never forget: collection agencies are collecting from you as well. Collection agencies are profit-driven entities, and you are ultimately paying the price—the very high price. In this article, we take a look at why collection agencies charge so much…
