Some companies seem to succeed in the short term without following the fundamental laws of economics. But for your business to survive and grow, you have to understand — and apply — the basics.
Digital Library > Acquiring and Managing Finances > Loans “Show Me the Money: Online Financial Services” With the rise of the Internet, the benefits of online financial services keep escalating. Looking for a loan? Instead of just calling on local banks, spend some time on the Web. By tapping a larger pool of providers, you may get a better rate…
Preparing a budget is a necessary evil for the success of any business. Learn how to create different kinds of budgets for all your company’s needs in this Quick-Read.
Digital Library > Acquiring and Managing Finances > Financial analysis “Preaching Prudence Creatively” Another way to get employees to understand your cost structure is to make a game of it like Jay Goltz has. Founder of Artists’ Frame Service, a Chicago-based company generating more than $10 million in annual sales, Goltz created a dynamic demonstration — "Showing Where the Money…
Much has happened in the commercial credit markets as a result of the Great Recession, but it comes as no surprise given the conditions that existed before the credit crunch.
Palo Alto Software, based in Eugene, Ore., opened in 1983 as a business-planning consultancy that was slowly nurturing a software product. A year later Tim Berry, president and founder of Palo Alto, launched Business Plan Pro, now the best-selling business-planning software.
How can you use the current credit crunch to strengthen your company? How can you increase the odds that your business will be a preferred borrower in good times and bad?
Where can angels be found, and how should they be approached?
Today credit history plays a greater role in whether you’ll get a thumbs-up from lenders
CEOs reveal what worked and why.