Your Business Credit Score Is Not the Only Score Financers See

One of the keys to getting started in almost any type of business is having the ability to secure the needed capital to fund your business. If you have a great credit score, most traditional lenders such as banks...

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Business Owners Require These 5 Leadership Skills To Succeed

Starting and running a successful business takes a lot more than just good ideas. A business owner must possess certain qualities that increase the likelihood of success. Some of these qualities can be built over time, but others are...

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Going Green: The Perfect Choice to Lower your Business Tax

Even though it's getting more difficult to find business tax credits for going green, your business can still benefit from energy incentives. You may have to search for tax incentives, but it's worth the time. Consumers are looking for...

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Property Management: Top Questions CRE Investors Should Ask Property Management Companies

Screening of property management companies to aid you in deciding which one to engage is imperative. A professional property management company should preserve the property's principal value and add advice on ways through which income can be maximized. When...

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Small Business Loans: Popular Sources for Funding Your Business

Small businesses often require financing to maintain their stability in the face of unforeseen difficulties and to stimulate continuing growth. Among the possibilities available are loans from traditional banks, alternative financing, and financing from personal sources. Here are some...

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Cash Flow: The Ins and Outs

In an ideal business world, you'd always have positive cash flow. That means you have more money coming in than going out. However, maintaining positive flow can be difficult when you're just getting started or expanding your business and...

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Top Tips to becoming a Successful Commercial Real Estate Investor

One of the most common mistakes real estate investors make is to overestimate the expected income and underestimate the expenses. It is a total letdown when deals do not come through as one thought they would. Such an investment...

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How Businesses Take on Debt for Business Growth 

The lure of business growth is so powerful for small businesses that a great many risky propositions are sometimes considered as a means of achieving that business growth. While asset-based loans are not really a risk in the sense...

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Business Tax Incentives for Sustainable Businesses 

While a great many of the federal tax incentives for going green expired as of December 31, 2011, there are still still some which small businesses can take advantage of, to accomplish the twin objectives of energy savings and...

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How Successful Entrepreneurs Stay Motivated

"Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." – Winston Churchill Churchill likely gained that insight from personal experience. It's tough to stay motivated as an entrepreneur in the midst of long-days and unexpected challenges. A...

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