Small business owners impacted by the coronavirus crisis may want to consider an SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan. These loans are attractive for several reasons, including: Low fixed interest rates: 3.75% or 2.75% for non-profits […]
Small business owners take on a considerable amount of responsibility. Beyond serving clients, they must also take care of all the minutiae of running a business, including keeping track of expenses they can deduct as […]
Business owners around the U.S. may have just had their identities compromised by the SBA site designed to help them. If you had trouble accessing the SBA.gov site the past few days to apply for […]
Grifters, scam artists, snake oil salesmen — whatever you call them, people who try to con others out of their hard-earned money have always been with us. But crises and the ensuing panic some people […]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (which is probably a great place to be right now), you know that the current pandemic is causing unprecedented economic, and human, losses. The U.S. government has been […]
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has turned once-bustling workplaces into ghost towns. Employees are under self-imposed or mandatory isolation as businesses join the cause to halt the virus’s rampant spread. Remote work is allowing many businesses […]
If you’re an entrepreneur looking to become a small business owner, one of the first things you’re going to have to decide on is how to structure your company. Business structure options include sole proprietorships, general partnerships, […]
This is a challenging time for just about everyone. Even beyond the health concerns, many are facing stressors like jobs lost, salaries cut, and savings and portfolios way down. (Though at least tax season has been pushed […]
Statistics show that 10% of small business owners don’t invest in any form of marketing and that nearly 50% of owners spend less than two hours per week on their efforts. However, a well-constructed marketing strategy can help […]
The past decade has been rough for business spreadsheets. First, the London Olympics accidentally sold 20,000 tickets to a swimming event that could only accommodate 10,000. According to The Telegraph, “a member of staff made a […]