Helping Businesses Grow & Succeed
Are you a looking to finance a commercial real estate or industrial equipment purchase for your growing small business? If so, an SBA 504 loan may be right for you. Jacqueline Sousa, regional director of Florida SBDC at FIU, says many small businesses don’t know about – or don’t understand […]
What are your biggest challenges as a growth-stage entrepreneur? Or if you are just getting started with your business, how can you build a foundation now for high growth when the venture is ready? Maybe your small business had been growing as projected but now it has stagnated. What can […]
Goals, goals, goals – we all have them, but did your company hit them last year? How about for the first quarter of 2019? What are your growth goals for Q2 for all of your function areas and does everyone in your company know what they are? If your company […]
Why is personal credit history so important for a small business? How can a small business improve its business credit standing? How does one choose a business credit card? To get a better handle on the biggest issues hurting growing small businesses when it comes to building and qualifying for […]
If your business is a startup seeking venture capital, your prospects are dim. Instead, you should focus on trying to grow the business without VC funding, says Dileep Rao, part of the faculty at Florida International University College of Business and author of Nothing Ventured, Everything Gained. The erroneous perception […]
To allow failure but disallow incompetence To cherish creativity but shun lack of discipline To value team collaboration but not at the cost of individual accountability To cultivate an environment that is safe but also brutally honest To create non-hierarchical organizations full of strong leaders Inspired by The Hard Truth […]
The Business Owner’s Guide to Understanding and Building Business Credit Section 3: Ways to Build Your Business Credit Tip 1: Get a Business Credit Card Using your newly acquired EIN and business name, open a credit card specifically tailored for businesses. If you are inexperienced with credit card usage, it […]
The Business Owner’s Guide to Understanding and Building Business Credit Section 2: How to Establish Business Credit Files Unlike personal credit, having business credit files isn’t always automatic. You may have to proactively set up your own business credit files at each of the bureaus. Each credit bureau also has […]
The Business Owner’s Guide to Understanding and Building Business Credit Section 1: Learning the Basics: Business Credit, Business Credit Reports, and Business Credit Scores What is Business Credit? Business credit refers to whether or not a business is a suitable candidate to give credit to and/or do business with. Having excellent […]
By Oliver Browne A business owner’s life is not without challenges. Accessing capital and credit is often one of the larger obstacles to successful business growth. This guide aims to assist the business owner in understanding something that can be tricky to new and budding business owners alike: the concept […]