I have been reading recent Linkedin Group posts about what it takes to have a successful business.  The discussions and debates remind me of the days I served as a ...

Starting a small business is almost everybody's dream not only to be financially free and be the own boss of their time but also to make their life-long dream ...

One of the most common questions that a small business entrepreneur has is where to get a grant so as to finance their business. As with any other business, starting ...

Internet has made business operations easy and at the same time extremely difficult too. While you have better access to target markets, your customers have similar access to your prospects ...

It seems like a win-win situation for small businesses: provide health insurance coverage to your employees (which keeps you compliant with the new healthcare reform legislation), and recieve tax credits ...

An entrepreneur is always hidden somewhere at the back of your mind. In anticipation of this, you have been tucking away some cash since long. Now you have come up ...

Despite difficult challenges, entrepreneurs are "the engines of growth" that are transforming the American economy.  According to the Small Business Administration, entrepreneurs start more than 600,000 businesses in the ...

Women have some advantages, for example, women can be very intuitive and they have the ability to blend analysis and creativity; very useful qualities for successful business startup and expansion ...

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How to apply business grants -Your Ultimate Guide

Knowing how to apply business grants is an advantage. With grants, you are able to get free money from ...

Small business owners can choose from two basic types of financing- debt and equity.  There are advantages and disadvantages of each type that may be used for different purposes. 

Before ...

Year to date we have seen 6 major national SBA lenders come back to the market.  That is very encouraging news, despite all of the continued talk of the recession ...

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By James F. Cotter 

A company that has a net worth of $18 million or less, and whose after-tax net income for the previous two years is not over $6 ...

Many people who want their own online business face the decision whether to join an affiliate marketing membership site that charges a fee. Considering the risks as well as the ...

Look the part. That's what people from my grandmother's generation used to say. It meant looking like the professionals who belonged to the group that you wanted to ...

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A good financial system is a critical success factor.  According to the a Small Business Administration study, ?Financial Difficulties of Small Businesses and Reasons for their Failure,? over 28% of ...

Creating a new enterprise may be a hard task for many people. While having great concepts and innovations is a splendid resource, a small business requires much more. Business start ...

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door."

But when you're starting your own business, there's no guarantee ...

Introduction:

Thinking of starting a business? My hat is off to you, and I hope that this blog can provide resources for you to get started. Since my retirement from ...

It is a well-known statistic that 50% of all businesses fail within the first two years. Within five years, a total of 95% of small businesses fail. These are daunting ...

Entrepreneurs are risk takers by nature. Whether it is the formation of a new venture or the expansion of existing business, entrepreneurs face different types and degrees of risk before ...

For the small business owner, keeping up with all of the available benefits can be difficult. In addition, how does one meet the requirements for a minimum number of employees ...

I had a lot of great questions come in over the past week that covered topics such as construction loan interest calculations, multifamily financing, hotel financing, and private money lenders ...

So, you've decided you want to start your own business. You have a novel product to sell or an expert service to deliver. You're sure of your abilities ...

According to the Small Business Administration, over 50% of small businesses fail in the first year and 95% fail within the first five years. This is further supported by Harlan ...

As the small business procurement watchdog who has been challenging the federal agencies' on-going abuse of simplified acquisitions since 2007, I...

A man who was the pastor at a New Orleans church after Hurricane Katrina has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $1 million in disaster loans...

A controversial New Orleans pastor who led an unsuccessful attempt to recall former U.S. Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao and who joined now-convicted rapper...

Signature Bank (NASDAQ: SBNY) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a note issued to...

As jobs lose earning power and dry up in some industries during difficult economic times, finding a new career can become all the more challenging...

Congressman Bill Owens has introduced legislation to ensure that federal agencies provide more work for small businesses so they can hire and ...

Analysts at Barclays Capital (NYSE: BCS) raised their price target on shares of Signature Bank (NASDAQ: SBNY) from $60.00 to $65.00 in a research...

Maybe it's an election-year maneuver crafted for maximum voter appeal, but President Barack Obama's proposed merger of six large agencies seems ...

708,275 shares of Signature Bank (SBNY) traded hands on Tuesday, a 97.91% increase in volume compared to its 20-day average. The stock last traded...

The Small Business Association said small, nonfarm businesses in 22 North Dakota counties and neighboring counties in Montana and South Dakota are...