How To Compare Merchant Account Processors
Small business owners that are evaluating merchant service providers need to consider some basic items when comparing merchant accounts. Learn what those items are as well as things to look out for before signing a merchant account agreement.
Why Many Small Businesses FailMany small businesses fail because of basic economics. Specifically insufficient funding to set up and cover potential shortfalls in cash flow. In this article we look at some of the financial aspects you need to consider.
Do You Really Need Processes and Procedures?How important are processes to the success of an organisation? Does it matter how large the organisation is? Surely we only need to develop processes when we get bigger? Start right and build the proper foundation on which to grow your business.
Is a Business Coach the New Black for Small Business Owners?Have you ever wondered why most businesses fail in 18 months or much less? In most cases, they lost motivation to keep up the fight. Can a small business coach and advisor really assist you to succeed in your own business? The answer is of course yes and no. Yes they can provide the business tools, ideas, and methods that a marketing consultant provides to help market and brand your business. The No is definitely dependent upon your individual motivation and efforts to keep fighting long enough, and to keep focused on the initial vision of your business that you saw in the beginning.
Watch the Costs in Your Small Business – This Is No Time to Be a HeroLast year about this time I was listening to a radio station in Raleigh-Durham North Carolina on the internet. There was a talk show host who was speaking late that night on his time zone about the need for small businesses to bite the bullet, and each one hire a few people. There was a guest on the show that said that the businesses, millionaires supposedly, should each hire a few people, and suddenly the recession would end.