Finance
How to Find Out What You’re Actually Spending on Customer Acquisition
Getting a new customer isn’t easy, but it can be done. Before you break out the bubbly to celebrate, however, you’ll want to know how much money you spent to actually get that new customer. Talk about a…
After 20 Years: Updating the Berkus Method of Valuation
Well, it had to happen. Originally created in the mid 1990’s to help with the imprecise problem of how to value early stage companies, especially those in technology, I developed what soon became known as…
Preparing for a Small Business Loan
As busy small business owners, we don’t celebrate milestones enough. While the world may not know about the important steps you took before officially launching your business, you know the many joys and struggles that…
Snapping Your Way to Savings: Tax Tips for Photographers
Professional photographers capture some of the most important moments of each day. Perhaps you take pictures at press conferences, weddings, sporting events, or natural wonders of the world. While you’re probably an expert at timing,…
What NOT to Do When Pitching Investors: Lessons from Shark Tank
Are you an entrepreneur looking for investors? If you are, good luck. We don’t mean to sound cynical, but finding investors is a tough job. There are only so many new ideas in the world,…
How to Start a Budget
When running your own business is your big passion, it’s very easy to let your private life fall into a state of disrepair. But keeping an orderly domestic situation is important to reduce stress in…
How to Get an Unsecured Business Loan
Getting small business finance isn’t easy. Very often you need to offer significant assets as security—and very often you don’t have significant assets to offer. As a result, you could find yourself turning to your…
5 Tricks to Pay Off Business Debt and Recover from Financial Disaster
Are you overly worried about your small business debt? Well, you’re not alone. Nearly 50% of small businesses collapse because of the following reasons: Lack of capital Heavy debt burden Poor credit arrangement In most…
6 Tax Tips for New Small Business Owners
Did you just start your own lawn service or construction company? Launching a business is one of the most exciting things you can do, but you must be prepared for a whole new set of…
What You Need to Know About Invoice Financing
Banks have been in business for a long time and they have only gotten more powerful as they continue to consolidate their hold on the nation’s wealth. Even after the 2008 financial crisis, Forbes reported that 5 major…