How to Prepare Your Startup to Be Ready for Anything
You may have already overcome one of the biggest challenges of starting a new business. You formulated an idea and got it off the ground. But now comes the even harder part — seeing it...
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Top 5 Financial Resolutions for Small Businesses … and How to Keep Them in the New Year
Many small business owners like to prepare for the new year by creating financial goals and resolutions. After all, looking to expand and strengthen your small business through financial goals is a great way to...
5 Founders Share the One Piece of Advice They Wish They Knew Before Launching a Business
Becoming an entrepreneur comes with its fair share of unknowns. Taking the leap alone is a daunting feat. Along the way, there will be plenty of lessons learned and aha moments; some of which you...
How to Find the Perfect VC Partner, Even During Times of Uncertainty
While the pandemic has certainly had an impact on the startup space, speculations were off about one thing: venture capital. It didn’t dry up: Venture investors poured $150 billion into North American companies in 2020,...
5 Signs You’re Not Managing Your Business Cash Flow
Running a successful startup means being able to manage your finances well. In fact, 82% of small businesses shut down due to cash flow problems, according to the U.S. Bank. These problems may either be...
3 Tips for Building a Successful Subscription-Based Business
The way consumers buy goods and services is changing. Have a look at your bank statement over the last several months, and I’ll bet there are more than a few recurring charges for Netflix, Amazon...
Contemporary Cash Flow Management Tips for Startups
Running a startup can be difficult, especially regarding cash flow management. You need to ensure that you have enough business capital to cover your expenses, but you don't want to tie up all your money...
4 Common Reasons Why Startups Fail (and How to Overcome These Obstacles)
Most startups fail—up to 90% in 2019—and unfortunately, more often than not, the founders themselves are responsible. Financial reasons are often cited as one of the most common factors for startup failures, and these are,...
How Startups Can Survive — and Even Thrive — in an Economic Crisis
Just as the economic effects of the pandemic showed signs of receding, the world has been hit with the prospect of an even more severe inflationary spike due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the ensuing...
Business Credit Vs. Personal Credit Reports: Why You Need Both
Personal credit is something you should be familiar with as a business owner. Having good credit, or being "creditworthy," makes getting financing easier when you need it. But do you know what your business credit...
Need Cash Fast? Here Are Funding Options for Startups
Whether you are running a tech startup, an app or the next best thing to solve world hunger, pretty much every startup relies on having a strong and stable cash flow. However, with more than...
Simple Ways to Establish Business Credit
It's practical to learn how to establish credit for your business. However, before you start applying for loans, weigh the costs as well as the impact on your business. Once you are approved for a...
6 Leading Entrepreneurs on Their Biggest Money Regrets
Even the world’s wealthiest people make poor financial decisions. We asked six self-made millionaires to reveal what they learned from their biggest money regrets. Here’s what these leading entrepreneurs and The Oracles advisors had to say: I didn’t invest...
The 7 Business Lessons We’ve Learned in 7 Years
Fewer than 50 percent of businesses make it to their fifth year. That means that half of all companies have a short lifespan, despite their efforts to build something successful long-term. The interior design space...
4 Tips for Writing a Standout Business Plan Financing Request
One of the most important elements of a business plan is a financing request, or the amount of funding your business is requesting of potential investors. Many entrepreneurs may worry they are asking for too...
3 Tips to Grow Your Business in the Post-Pandemic Era
Summer is in full swing, and in some areas of the country, mask mandates have lifted and event production companies now have packed schedules. It seems like we are starting to finally overcome and move...
Entrepreneurs Must Optimize Their Fundraising Strategy to Move Forward
Despite the recent radical economic changes, entrepreneurs have been resilient and adapted their business models to cope and sometimes even go public. However, entrepreneurs often make costly, avoidable errors in their funding strategies. Entrepreneurs can...
Understand Your Business Finances Better by Answering These 5 Questions
A business owner faces many pressures, concerns and challenges and, perhaps, the biggest concerns revolve around money. Without it, the business can fail, creating a domino effect that can affect everyone involved in the business,...
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: ReValue Has Unique Approach for Investment Guidance Doing Good For The Broader Community (Episode 283)
On today's Business Beat, Jeff speaks with Angela Barbash, CEO of Ypsilanti-based company Revalue, about how she helps individuals make for-profit investments that have a positive impact on society. Tune in to the Business Beat,...
4 Important Questions to Ask When Buying a Business Right Now
The market looks vastly different than it did a year ago, which means new opportunities — for better or worse. As businesses reopen, they offer clues to which industries proved to be pandemic-proof, meaning they...