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How Small Businesses Can Cut Costs With Merchant Services

By Sabado Domingo

Merchant services aren't usually something a business loves. After all, it seems a scam to pay for something as integral to your business as receiving and processing customer payments. Worse, plenty of merchant account providers charge exorbitant ...

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February 26, 2025

How to Use Competitive Intelligence to Your Advantage

By Sabado Domingo

When it comes to business, success depends on staying ahead of the competition. The know-how that helps achieve this is competitive intelligence. Whether it is planning a strategy, improving product features or providing better customer service, a ...

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January 1, 2025

Business Owner: Here Are 5 Mistakes That Can Bankrupt You

By Ramona

So you have -- or want to have -- your own small business. Being your own boss and having to deal with a diverse customer base is both challenging and fun. I started my web design business many years ago, while also keeping a job at the local ...

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December 18, 2024

4 Things Everyone Should Know About Corporate Finance Lawyers

By Enero Febrero

Corporate finance is basically what makes the world go around, and every day there are hundreds of thousands of transactions between different corporations and commercial operators. When you have high numbers or transactions and a lot of money ...

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November 27, 2024

Audit vs. Review vs. Compilation: Financial Statements Explained

By Sabado Domingo

business statements with pen and calculator

Financial statements are extremely important in understanding whether or not a business has performed according to the standards or expectations. An understandable and accurate statement will also help figure out its financial position, as well as ...

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November 11, 2024

How to Handle Foreign Business Partnerships

By Sabado Domingo

So, you're looking to break into an international market? When it comes to foreign business partnerships, there are numerous reasons why you may wish to choose one in order to expand your own company. There are also a great many things that you'll ...

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October 23, 2024

10 More Financial Old Wives’ Tales Masquerading As Rules of Thumb

By Len Penzo

There are people out there who swear that if you're lucky enough to see the first flower of springtime on a Friday, it's a sign of impending wealth. I know. I don't buy it either. Still, let's assume these folks know what they're talking about; ...

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October 21, 2024

Business Success Secrets From 5 Tuned-In Financial Advisors

By Mikey Rox

Throughout my career as a personal-finance blogger, I've given a lot of advice -- both personal and business related. But the truth is, I don't have any formal training in money matters. When it comes to business success secrets, what I know comes ...

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October 8, 2024

5 Things Everyone Should Know About Corporate Finance

By Enero Febrero

Whether you're dealing with a household grocery budget, a home mortgage, or end-of-year income tax calculations, financial matters can be confusing. However, corporate finance and keeping control of your finances is a vital aspect of managing your ...

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October 2, 2024

3 Ways to Get Your Small Business Finances Back On Track

By Corazon Gritar

Running a small business can be a thrilling yet challenging endeavor. Financial hurdles are a common concern for many entrepreneurs. And getting those small business finances back on track can sometimes seem overwhelming. However, with the right ...

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September 17, 2024

Business Partnerships: 5 Signs Yours Might Fail

By Corazon Gritar

America is a nation of entrepreneurs. Americans are encouraged to start their own businesses and strike out independently. And of course, there are some benefits to doing so. With that being said, it can be difficult to get a new business off the ...

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August 13, 2024

Meet Pete Briger: A Titan in the Investment and Finance World

By Enero Febrero

A titan in the world of finance, Pete Briger is part of the elite Forbes 400 top business professionals worldwide. Briger currently serves as the President and the Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Fortress Investment Group. Formerly a ...

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July 31, 2024

How to Make Your Small Business a Raging Success

By Barney Whistance

More than once, while enviously eyeing a self-employed friend or neighbor, you've probably said to yourself, "What skills have they got that I don't have?" Like me, when visiting your local annual craft fair you may have also caught yourself ...

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July 17, 2024

Why the Customer Is Always Right – Most of the Time

By Len Penzo

Almost everyone has asked a restaurant, bank, or other business to redress a particular grievance. It's debatable whether the titular idiom of this post should be credited to Marshall Field or Harry Gordon Selfridge, but it is true nevertheless; the ...

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July 11, 2024

Why Is Digital Finance Important for E-commerce Businesses?

By Tex Freitag

We live in a digital world where it is hard to imagine running an e-commerce business without having the proper financial tools. After all, most of the action, if not all of it happens online, so a good digital finance infrastructure can make or ...

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July 10, 2024

Protect Your Business: The 4 Most Common Business Lawsuits

By Tex Freitag

As a business owner, your top priority is to run a successful and profitable organization, which delivers for its customers and supports its employees. With marketing, selling and profit forecasts taking up most of your time, dealing with a common ...

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July 10, 2024

Consumer Rights: What to Do When You Get a Defective Product

By Sabado Domingo

It happens to everyone: You open a box, only to find out that your shiny new object is defective. Or, you use it the first time and get hurt through no fault of your own. Thankfully, there are consumer rights for defective products. Here's what you ...

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July 3, 2024

5 Financial Lessons from the Past That Everyone Should Learn

By Nancy Trad

Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. There are so many sayings in this vein, but they all revolve around the fact that you must learn from your past errors. So let's look at some key financial lessons from the past we should all bear in ...

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June 25, 2024

Understanding Liability in Truck Accident Cases

By Tex Freitag

Did you know that California boasts America’s largest freight movement system? Millions of tons of cargo is transported along a network of highways in just a single day. The state is also one of the few states without limitations on truck access ...

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June 21, 2024

4 Benefits of Investing in Professional Localization Services

By Sabado Domingo

In today’s interconnected world, businesses are growing to become more global and their operations are often crossing borders daily. When a business expands globally, it may find new avenues for growth but also face some challenges. One such ...

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June 20, 2024

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