As the business world becomes increasingly competitive and global, access to an adequate amount of liquidity when dealing with foreign currencies has never been more critical. But achieving that liquidity is not so easy. Regulation and taxation sit on top of a forex market that is experiencing an unprecedented level of volatility and uncertainty. For…
Managing small business finances is one of the less sexy aspects of running a business, but it’s the key to long term business success. One of the most common issues we have found among startups is a great deal of financial chaos. Often this is due to the fact that the entrepreneurs behind these ventures…
If you’ve been doing any research on non-bank financing for your micro business, chances are you are holding two pretty contradictory feelings regarding alternative lenders. On one hand, they are providing a valuable service. Banks aren’t lending and it’s leaving a lot of small business owners out in the cold, and this even includes those…
If you are doing business online, and you are looking for some good alternatives to Paypal to process your online payments, you are not alone. Paypal definitely sits on the list of companies that people love to hate. NOTE: Every few months I update this post to help ensure that any of the Paypal alternatives mentioned…
When hurricane Sandy blew through the eastern seaboard in the U.S. two months ago, many small business owners were tragically unprepared for the resulting damage and loss of business. It forced a spotlight on a issue common among smaller companies: when it comes to emergency planning, many, many small business owners fall short. Running a…
By: Susan Brown
