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• Cash is King: 5 Steps to Improve Business Cash Flow Here are 5 tips to help you improve your cash flow.... more	• Keys To Reducing Your Processing Costs It is important to take key steps to reduce your processing costs.... more
• Common Cash Flow Misconceptions Serious business owners will quickly grasp the importance of cash flow management.... more	• Why a Faster Terminal Can Save You Money Explore how a faster terminal can save you money.... more
• PIN Based Debit Can Save Your Business Money Learn whether or not a PIN based debit is better for your company.... more	• Growing a Business? Give it some Credit Here are the key steps to getting credit for your business, in order to help it grow.... more
• You have Built a Great Business. But How Do You Pass the Mantle? It is startling and sad that nearly two-thirds of family-owned businesses fail in their efforts to transfer the reigns to the next generation... more	• You Are Your Brand. Better Take those Personal Guarantees Seriously Whether or not your name is on the shingle, your business becomes your identity and your reputation is intertwined with the fortunes or failures of your business.... more
• In Case of Emergency…5 Tips for Protecting Your Electronic Records It may not be possible to fully secure a business against data loss, there are ways to minimize the risk and ensure the preservation of essential records.... more	• Using Credit Cards To Expand Your Business the one certainty that a business can count on, is that using credit cards will expand the business.... more
• Mobile Payments Increases Productivity, Save Time as consumers willingly shed their credit cards and cash for the convenience of paying with their Smartphones.... more	• How to Fight a Chargeback, and Win If you were to ask a room full of merchants what is the biggest problem they face in accepting credit cards the answer would be 100% unanimous – chargebacks.... more
• 3 Steps to Reduce Your Credit Card Processing Cost If you are in business to grow and prosper, credit card processing fees are a necessary cost of doing business.... more	• Year-End Tax Planning for Business Owners Tax planning for small business owners is a year round endeavor.... more
• You Can Manage People, Responsibilities, Money & Sales. But Can You Manage Your Time? Time management needs to be more than applying a skill or developing a habit; it needs to be tactical, with a true business objective... more	• Asset Protection: 5 Things You Probably Haven’t Considered Business owners who have acquired a lot of personal assets face the possibility of having their assets targeted by creditors who want to resolve a business liability.... more
• Sure, You’re Insured But Does Your Policy Really Protect Your Business? If they have the right kind of insurance coverage, they may not have to think about it.... more	• Is Your Business Invisible to Your Market? Businesses are beginning to recognize that social media is not just a passing fad.... more
• The Documents You'll Need When Asking Your Bank for a Loan There are five key documents that you'll need when asking your bank for a loan.... more	• Truth or Consequences: When is an outside contractor really an employee? Businesses that utilize independent contractors should heed the recent IRS warnings regarding the misclassification of the relationship as a contractor... more
• What’s ERISA and Why Should You Care? ERISA establishes guidelines & minimum standards designed to protect employees of private sector companies who participate in retirement & welfare benefit plans... more	• The Transfer of Ownership: What are Your Options? Many family businesses are started with an eye towards establishing a lasting family legacy for future generations.... more
• When is Outsourcing the Answer? a point of diminishing returns is often reached where the activities of the business produce fewer results for the time, money and effort expended.... more	• Solid Bookkeeping: The Backbone of a Successful Business bookkeeping is the recording of financial transactions.... more
• Small Business Financing Options and Their Tax Implications For a growing business one of the biggest milestones they reach is the point when they are ready to take it to the next level - expand operations, hire a marketing firm, add a sales staff, buy more equipment, or purchase a facility.... more	• Personal or Business? 5 Steps to Keeping Your Records Straight It is a good business practice to keep your records straigh, here is 5 Steps to Keeping Your Records... more