I’ve recently had a lot of people ask me about the new credit card act and how it will affect their small business? We all know that the new law offers a variety of protections to consumers and might possibly change the credit card industry forever. The question is what’s in it for the owners? [...]

Article Contributed by Kendall SummerHawk While a rosier global economic forecast may still be a few months away, smart entrepreneurs are taking control of their cash flow now, and wisely implementing simple strategies to increase how much they make and how much they keep. Good news is, it’s surprisingly simple to take control of your [...]

“Business (B2B) credit is currently 1.5 times larger than commercial bank loans: and the spread between the two has grown by nearly $100 billion since the end of 2008.” from the Credit Research Foundation’s Sept. 2009 report, “Economic Impact on Business Credit & AR”. In a pure barter system there must exist a coincidence of [...]

Article Contributed by Kendall SummerHawk Did you know that HOW you design your client payment plans can make the difference between your prospective client saying, “Yes!” versus muttering, “Let me think about it?” This applies to services, programs and even products offered on your Web site. So it’s wise to understand what works — and [...]

In a pure barter system there must exist a coincidence of wants and or desires before a trade takes place. This severely restricts and limits the opportunities for commerce . Money is a medium of exchange with an established value that is accepted in return for goods and services. The dominant form of money is [...]

Article Contributed by Ray Haiber As a small Business Broker in Arizona one of the most common questions I receive from small business owners and entrepreneurs I meet is the following: How do I get a quick idea what my business might be worth? More often that not, most of these individuals are just looking [...]

Article Contributed by By Paul Hazen In Raleigh, North Carolina, new homeowners John and Jennifer Hall made a smart decision: instead of choosing a risky mortgage scheme from a bank — a decision that has been catastrophic for so many of their contemporaries, the couple applied for a loan through the North Carolina State Employees’ [...]