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If you’re interested in realizing sales growth for your business, maintaining a steady, predictable source of cash is vital. Even for your goods and services sold in the ordinary course, there’s still a chance that your invoices won’t be paid immediately, leaving you with gaps…
Space and small business – the final frontier. There practically isn’t a person alive today who doesn’t know this famous opening line from the original Star Trek series. When first uttered on American televisions in September 1966, space seemed like a faraway, exotic place full…
In the current banking environment, factoring may be a cost effective solution to obtain necessary working capital for small business growth.
In 1968, a national cigarette company launched a famous ad campaign targeting women. Every ad prominently featured the tagline, “You’ve come a long way, baby.” The tagline and campaign are intended to celebrate the growing influence and success of modern women in the political, economic…
At one time in America, a high school graduate could make a pretty good living after receiving a diploma. Getting a job at a large manufacturing plant operating a lathe or other machinery meant decades of employment, steady raises and a ticket to a comfortable…
Is Brick-and-Mortar Dead? Hold Up on That Obituary When asked about wild rumors of his passing in 1895, Mark Twain reportedly replied, “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Fast forward nearly 125 years and there’s another rumor of death floating around. Only this…
Made in America: Real Progress or Manufactured Hype? Made in America. At one time, those words stamped on a product meant you, the buyer, were getting a quality-made product manufactured by trained, well-paid American workers. However, in the last few decades, that phrase has not…
Selling to other businesses on credit terms? Is this hurting your cash flow and hindering your company growth? Achieving and maintaining an effective and flexible cash flow is essential to the success of your business – particularly if you sell on credit terms. But, all…
In baseball, it’s often said “you can’t tell the players without a scorecard.” What that means is that the lineup and roster changes so often that your favorite home team player may be here today and gone tomorrow. In the business world, it’s gotten that…
Powerful Small Business Tool As a citizen of the late 2010s, you’re very likely already well aware of how smartphones have radically altered personal lives. These handy, almost ubiquitous devices literally put the entire world at your fingertips from anywhere you can get a signal….
