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Lease or Buy Equipment

To lease or buy equipment: It can be a puzzling question for a startup or existing business. The answer, primarily, depends on your current and long-term needs and financial situation.…

Location, Location, Location

What are the three most important factors when starting a business? Some will tell you it’s location, location, and location. In many ways, it is true. The spot you choose…

Managing Cash Flow

Cash flow is the lifeblood of most businesses. In the ideal world, it circulates smoothly. Customers pay their bills regularly which builds positive cash balances in your books. This cash…

Ransomware: Protect Your Business Against The Growing Threat

Ransomware is a particularly destructive type of malware that encrypts a computer’s files, effectively holding them hostage until the user pays a ransom (often hundreds or thousands of dollars) to…

Financial Ratios

For the small businessperson, number crunching can be mind numbing. However, becoming conversant with a few core concepts can help you get an accurate view of how well your firm…

Required Employee Benefits

As an employer and small business owner, you undoubtedly understand the importance offering your employees benefits. For many employees, salary is not the only factor in their decision to accept…

Partnership Pros and Cons

Are you thinking about forming a business partnership? Starting a business with a partner affords many benefits. In a perfect world, that means sharing the expenses, ideas, workload, responsibilities, and…