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We cover topics related to what growing businesses need to succeed, including fundraising, tax savings, and financial performance.
How to Build Marketing Into Your Small Business Budget
17Jun
How to Build Marketing Into Your Small Business Budget
You’ve already built your business around quality products and services, but all too often owners make the mistake of believing these will sell themselves.
Should You Outsource? How to Decide and Get Started
14Jun
Should You Outsource? How to Decide and Get Started
Recently, I heard from a group of successful founders on what they wish they knew before starting their businesses.
Understanding Your Exit Strategy With These 4 Popular Options
8Jun
Understanding Your Exit Strategy With These 4 Popular Options
Feel like you’ve seen a lot of content around here recently about selling your business? You’re not imagining things.
How Jessica Mah Chooses inDinero Investors & Board Members
6Jun
How Jessica Mah Chooses inDinero Investors & Board Members
Harry Stebbings is the founder and host of TheTwentyMinuteVC, a podcast on a mission to inspire and guide entrepreneurial listeners with insights and advice from successful venture capitalists on the rise.
Selling Your Business? How Your Accountant Can Help
2Jun
Selling Your Business? How Your Accountant Can Help
Let’s say you’ve decided to sell your business. After determining that your company is fit to be offered for sale, your team is ready, and you’re mentally prepared for the months ahead, you have four primary objectives:
5 Things That Might Surprise You About Today’s Business Loans
1Jun
5 Things That Might Surprise You About Today’s Business Loans
If you’ve applied for a small business loan before, you might already be dreading the never-ending process and the unforgiving amounts of paperwork that come with loan applications.
Investing for Founders: Not Your Father’s 401(k)
19May
Investing for Founders: Not Your Father’s 401(k)
So you are on your way to becoming a startup success story. You have passed the seed stage and are gaining traction.
A CPA’s Perspective: Why You Should (or Shouldn’t) Work with a Startup
17May
A CPA’s Perspective: Why You Should (or Shouldn’t) Work with a Startup
Depending on your perspective, the startup world may seem vibrant, creative, and teeming with opportunity… or volatile, superficial, and rife with mismanagement. As a matter of fact, the same characteristics that look like benefits to one person may look like drawbacks to another
18 Negotiation Tactics for Closing High-Value Business Deals
13May
18 Negotiation Tactics for Closing High-Value Business Deals
If you’re a business owner, chances are that you’ve negotiated at least a hundred times today.
Smart Startup Hiring: How to Grow a Small Team
11May
Smart Startup Hiring: How to Grow a Small Team
Most of the articles I read about hiring start by saying something along the lines of “hiring is the most important part of building a strong business,” but I disagree.
The Best Credit Cards for Financing Your Small Business
9May
The Best Credit Cards for Financing Your Small Business
A business credit card or charge card (if used wisely) can be a huge help for businesses that need help bridging cash flow from month to month
6 Ways Doing Business Has Changed Since 2006
4May
6 Ways Doing Business Has Changed Since 2006
For those of us who grew up believing there to be nine planets, 2006 was a fateful year. It was the year the International Astronomical Union officially demoted Pluto, reclassifying it as a “dwarf planet” and abruptly altering a fundamental fact of our solar system.
9 Signs You Shouldn’t Wait to Outsource Your Bookkeeping
2May
9 Signs You Shouldn’t Wait to Outsource Your Bookkeeping
If bookkeeping is your least favorite part about running your business, you’re not alone.
Filing Taxes in 2017: Every Date You Need For 2016 Business Taxes
28Apr
Filing Taxes in 2017: Every Date You Need For 2016 Business Taxes
In the world of business taxes, there are three pricey tax penalties businesses can avoid, and—as is true with so many of your tax responsibilities—they all come down to one thing: paying your taxes on time
Is Your Business At Risk for An IRS Audit? Here’s How To Prevent One
19Apr
Is Your Business At Risk for An IRS Audit? Here’s How To Prevent One
You’ve just spent weeks tracking down receipts, combing through spreadsheets, triple-checking your math, and sending everything in to the Internal Revenue Service. At last, you’re finally done with last year’s taxes… right? Not quite. The stress and uncertainty of tax season doesn’t end when you file your return.