Jason Long | August 29, 2010
Leading boomers (aged 63-64) want to continue working, but three times as many are unemployed today as were two years ago. They face high unemployment, unwanted early retirement, and early draws on Social Security, meaning less retirement income. This critical finding is from Deft Research’s just-released Age-in Study 2010. Using a combination of population demographics [...]
David Lane | August 23, 2010
There’s so much new technology gear and services available out there it’s down right intimidating. Unfortunately, sales people are often the only source of information small business owners have when they consider a purchase. However, making wrong decisions about what to purchase is not only time consuming but also expensive. Many on-the-move small business owners [...]
Jason Long | August 17, 2010
The small business owner’s “to do” list at launch time can be overwhelming. The entrepreneur has a great idea and needs to get up and running – fast. They know they need everything from voicemail systems to website designers, yet typing those terms into online search engines delivers millions of results. Small business owners don’t [...]
Jason Long | August 10, 2010
Ranked 15 out of 2.7 million web pages, Small Business Resource, based in Waltham Forest, London, demonstrates how small businesses can reach a worldwide audience on a shoestring budget. David Davis, the managing director of Small Business Resource Ltd says, Small business owners must learn to overcome any potential fear they may have of the [...]
Jason Long | August 4, 2010
On the Internet information abounds, it is easy for the average small business owner to go on information overload while looking for important information critical to running their company. Many small business owners spend more time searching for the right information and solutions than managing their businesses. This information overload can actually stop the SBO [...]
David Lane | July 31, 2010
WARNING: Using personal assets as a source of small business financing could jeopardize those personal finances. “I will never advise new business owners to dip into their personal savings or credit cards for startup business financing. A company should have its own legal personality and it should pay for its own obligations,” Stevens, a leading [...]
David Lane | July 23, 2010
BusinessFinance.com reports in their Business Finance Coach that business credit scores must be established in order to obtain financing. Business credit scores work very much like personal credit scores in that they have to be established to gain any financing. The Business Finance Coach tells businesses how to properly set up their lines of credit [...]
Jason Long | July 16, 2010
BusinessFinance.com is announcing they now offer business owners an improved Business Finance Coach that walks businesses through the steps of obtaining capital. The Business Finance Coach shows borrowers 20 items that lenders will look at even before they check business credit reports. “Missing just one of the 20 items will get your business denied,” says [...]
Jason Long | July 8, 2010
As part of the Sam’s Club Small Business Savings Drive, the warehouse club is offering a complimentary one-day membership pass to America’s hard working small business owners, operators and managers – to help them discover how they can lower their everyday operating costs. The Sam’s Club Small Business Savings Drive is a grassroots awareness campaign [...]
David Lane | June 30, 2010
Michael Feuer, OfficeMax Founder, is giving away the farm! (on his business secrets, that is!) In the interview, Mr. Feuer tells the story of how we acquired his initial rounds of funding. He also shares how he had prepared himself and the company for the explosive growth that followed. Among the insights provided by Mr. [...]