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Top 5 Tips for Buying a Business
Learn how an SBA loan can help you finance buying a business.
Whether you're acquiring a new business or expanding existing operations, an SBA loan can help finance your needs.
Insurance
Protect Your Business From Common Risks
Learn about business liability insurance and how it can help cover your potential business risks.
For many business owners, liability insurance is crucial because it covers a large range of potential risks.
Management
Keep the Talent You Have With Employee Engagement
Learn about employee engagement strategies that can help you retain talent and avoid unnecessary turnover.
By ensuring your salaries are competitive, you may avoid tempting employees to leave for better pay and benefits.
Accounting
The Benefits of Direct Deposit for Your Business
Learn how direct deposit can be a secure, convenient payroll option that benefits both your employees and your business.
Offering direct deposit is one of the best flexible payment options for your employees.
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Should You Take VC Funding?
Thinking of accepting VC funding? Here's what you need to consider.
While the benefits of partnering with a venture capitalist may be significant, there are also some potential drawbacks to be aware of, including loss of control and dilution of equity.
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Tips For Starting a Small Business
Explore tools and other resources as you start your own small business.
Every successful business starts with the same thing: a great idea.
Starting a Business
Guide to Funding Your Business
From bootstrapping to bank loans, here's how to find funding to start a business.
As you explore the many options for financing a business, it's important to weigh the pros and cons before making a decision.
Planning
Tips for Creating a Business Plan
Use a business plan as a roadmap so you can explore possibilities and envision how you'll deal with challenges.
A well-written business plan may be the determining factor between an unrealized pipe dream and a well-executed company that's thriving thanks to investor and lender buy-in.
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Choosing the Best Type of Ownership for Your Business
Is an LLC or sole proprietorship best for you? Discover the different types of business ownership so you can find the right fit.
Know the different types of business ownership so you can understand your options.
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A Guide to Starting a New Business
Use this resource as a guide to navigate uncharted territory so you not only survive but thrive as a new business.
Starting a new business starts with a grand vision.
Finance
Financing Your Franchise Dreams
SBA-backed loans can help you open a new franchise business or expand your franchise facility.
Although owning a franchise offers numerous business advantages, it can require a significant amount of capital to get off the ground or add new locations.
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What to Know About Starting a Consultancy
Choosing your specialization, target audience and business structure are three of the first steps toward starting a consulting business.
Let your passion, know-how and familiarity with the marketplace guide you to a specialization that will offer value.
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Rollover for Business Startups: Pros and Cons
Here's how a ROBS lets you use your retirement savings to launch a new small business.
For this strategy, the business must operate as a C corporation, a business structure where you can buy stock.
Management
How to Set a Marketing Budget
The size of your audience and sales will tell the story when you set a budget and measure the ROI.
A good rule of thumb is to devote 7% to 8% of your gross revenue to marketing.
Insurance
Get the Right Liability Coverage for Your Business
Make sure your small business is protected with professional liability coverage.
It's key to prepare for potential business risks and find ways to minimize them.
Planning
Business Budget Planning During a Pandemic
It's difficult to plan your business budget when you face so many unknowns.
The pandemic is making business budget planning for 2021 uniquely difficult. There are a number of considerations to bear in mind as you lay out your strategic plan for the next 12 months, allocate resources and estimate revenue and profits.
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