Where the economy is headed – one viewpoint
Regrettably, real life is about to imitate art - in this case a good horror movie. You know, the one in which the homicidal relatives that the family has kept hidden and locked up in the basement are about to escape. For decades, our economy has prospered by ignoring common sense fundamentals just like Dorothy was told to ignore the “man behind the curtain.” But we can't ignore what's behind the curtain or down in the basement anymore.
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Posted by Guest on September 29, 2009 at 9:46 AM
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Receivables-Based Credit: An Alternative Financing Option
Posted by Gayle KestenFrom increasing interest rates to the need for higher credit scores, many small business owners have felt the strangle known as the credit crunch.
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Posted by Gayle Kesten on July 2, 2009 at 10:18 AM
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Interest Free Loans from the Government
Do you have an existing, viable small business that's suffering financial hardships as a result of the recession? If you are based in the US and can show evidence of profitability or positive cash flow in one of the last two years, you could be eligible for an interest-free, no-fee loan of up to $35,000 through the America's Recovery Loan (ARC) program. The program goes into effect on June 15, 2009 and runs "as long as funding is available or until September 30, 2010, whichever comes first."
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Posted by Janet Attard on June 11, 2009 at 11:17 AM
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Credit Card Changes? Watch Out For These Pitfalls!
Is your credit card expiring? Did your credit card company just close down all business accounts (like Advanta Small Business did recently)? If you have good credit, you're likely to be blasé about any change in your credit cards. The credit card company will renew your card, or if they've closed all accounts you'll just get another card. So, other than an annoyance, it's no big deal, right?
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Posted by Janet Attard on June 3, 2009 at 7:07 PM
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Surviving the Downturn
Looking for ideas to get through the recession? Or, have you found some clever ways to get ahead despite the recession? Office Depot has just launched a new program you'll want to know about. Called the Small Business Self-Bailout Plan, the program offers a variety of informational resources for small business. Office Depot has also launched a contest offering prizes worth $2000 to 500 of "the best and smartest" small businesses in the country". The contest runs from June 1 through July 31....
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Posted by Janet Attard on June 2, 2009 at 2:26 PM
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Stuck Between a Credit Card and a Hard Place
posted by Gayle KestenCommon small-business wisdom holds that you should separate your personal credit-card expenses from your company credit-card expenses. But will that truly be in your best interest -- no pun intended -- when President Barack Obama signs into law today the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act?
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Posted by Gayle Kesten on May 28, 2009 at 9:07 AM
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5 Reasons Entrepreneurs Will Emerge From The Recession
Posted by Gayle Kesten
Depressing economic predictions still lead the headlines, but not all of the news is bad. Here are five reasons entrepreneurs will survive the recession.
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Posted by Gayle Kesten on April 22, 2009 at 1:07 PM
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Small Business Outlook Survey Results
How are small businesses doing in the current economy? Are all businesses equally effected? What steps are they taking to make it through the recession? What do they wish the government would do to help make it through the year? These are some of the questions we sought to answer in our 2009 Small Business Outlook survey, which we ran in March.
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Posted by Janet Attard on April 7, 2009 at 10:59 AM
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An Insider's View on Raising Capital
Are you a woman entrepreneur looking for funds to start or grow your business? Find out about this seminar series designed to help women find and secure business capital.
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Posted by Janet Attard on March 27, 2009 at 9:20 AM
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Recession Aside, You Still Need To Advertise
Posted by Gayle Kesten
Gimme an R… Gimme an E… Hey, have you heard? We're officially in a recession -- and have been for, oh, about a year now. I know it's nothing to cheer about, but maybe poke fun at the late-to-the-table declaration, as Fortune's Stanley Bing does so well -- why not? (He had me at "No, Duh.")
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Posted by Gayle Kesten on December 4, 2008 at 11:55 AM
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Five Smart Ways To Save Money
posted by Gayle KestenOne great benefit we may see from this economic slump is people learning to save again. Of course, people spending less means they might spend less in your business, so here, courtesy of last Friday's Today Show, are five creative ways you can save money.
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Posted by Gayle Kesten on October 6, 2008 at 2:34 PM
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Rising energy costs hit small businesses hardest
The US Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy released a study today showing what most small businesses already know- that they're getting scorched by rising energy costs. According to the study, the small manufacturing and small commercial sectors top the list of burdened industries, on an energy cost per value of industry shipments and an energy cost per sales basis....
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Posted by Janet Attard on April 22, 2008 at 8:45 PM
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Credit Card Fraud Risks
Are you more at risk for credit card and identity theft online or offline? The answer may surprise you.
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Posted by Janet Attard on November 26, 2007 at 2:05 PM
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Intuit Offers Free QuickBooks Startup Software & a Chance to Win $50,000
Intuit offers Free Quickbooks software and a chance to win $50,000 in cash to start a business.
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Posted by Janet Attard on October 15, 2007 at 4:51 PM
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Minimum Wage Bill Passes House
The House passed a minimum wage bill yesterday that would increase the federal Minimum Wage to $7.25 in three stages. I posted a brief news item about the bill on our Businessknowhow.com small business website. I also set up a place there to talk about the increase. Is it enough? Is it too much? Will it really hurt small businesses the way opponents say it will? Read the article, then talk about it in our small business forum....
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Posted by Janet Attard on January 11, 2007 at 12:09 PM
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Fading Receipts
Watch out for disappearing ink on product receipts
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Posted by Janet Attard on September 24, 2006 at 8:23 PM
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