If the dead plants on my balcony could contest to anything, it would be that without nurturing your abilities, your efforts (or rather, your leaves) will turn weak, limp and downright ugly. While there isn’t much hope for my murdered Marigolds, at any age and at any skill level you can still become fantastic at something, even in business.  All it takes is a little water, some mild sunlight and these 3 steps.   Study [...]

Myth #1: Merchant Cash Advances Should Be an Eleventh Hour Move While these types of advances can certainly help a struggling business that may not be able to secure a strict, traditional loan; that is not it’s most popular use.  Successful businesses who want to get ahead often use merchant cash advances to buy new inventory, expand their business or implement some fresh marketing techniques.  In most cases, it is the businesses that are looking [...]

As you prepare for tax season, make sure you consider every deduction available to your business.  By maxing-out allowable deductions, you can continue to build your business’s future with a little help from Uncle Sam. Home Office:  This once heavily detailed deduction has now been simplified, making claiming your home office that much easier.  The new rule shaves off $5 for every 300 square foot of home office space, with a maximum allowance of 300 [...]

Yesterday the Huffington Post published AP reporter, Joyce Rosenberg’s, 5 Concerns for Small Businesses in 2013 and lending was one of them. To quote the article, “…those who are ready to borrow are expected to find it’s still hard to get a loan. Bankers are unlikely to be more liberal in their lending policies. ‘Depressed lending levels may be with us well beyond 2013,’ says James Schrager, a professor of entrepreneurship at the University of [...]

Nothing beats a win-win situation, especially when those win-wins can positively impact your business.  Below are tips to creating such a relationship between your budget and planet earth.  By implementing some quick and easy green tactics, both your business and the environment can cash in. Recycle, Recycle, Recycle Have trash cans sprinkled throughout your office?  Partner them up with a neighboring bin marked strictly for recycling.  With so many paper products used in the workplace, [...]