'Finance' Category
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The One Simple Tip to Help Avoid an Audit
Posted by Tim Parker on April 13, 2012If you’re one of those people who isn’t happy unless they’re bucking the trend, standing out from the crowd, and getting noticed by everybody, there may be an IRS audit in your future. With the amount of tax returns that find their way to the IRS each year, not every return is reviewed for accuracy. [...]
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Four Ways to Fund Your Startup
Posted by Tim Parker on March 1, 2012Regardless of the size of your business, it’s going to need startup money in order to go from idea to opening its doors for the first time. The problem is that finding money for your startup isn’t very easy. Tighter lending standards as well as a challenging economic environment are making it more difficult for [...]
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Here’s How to Form an LLC in 2012
Posted by Tim Parker on January 12, 2012If you spent all of 2011 running a business without registering it with your state, 2012 is the year to change that. If you have ever applied for a patent you know that the process is long, frustrating, and expensive but registering your business is easy, painless, and necessary. The most important reason may be [...]
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How to Invest Business Profits
Posted by Guest on October 10, 2011Investing business profits is by far the most sensible thing for any business which has established itself and is turning over a substantial amount of money. By investing profits rather than withdrawing them from the business it will enable you to grow at a steady rate and enjoy greater profits in the long run. Investing [...]
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How To Eliminate Business Debt By Slashing Expenses
Posted by Guest on September 19, 2011If you are a small business owner struggling with loan payments, there are a few cost cutting options that can help. Even though the interest you pay on a business loan is tax deductible, the payment amount can still be financially draining. The following are some ideas to cut business spending so you can pay [...]
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7 External Sources Of Funding For Business
Posted by Brian E. Satterlee on June 9, 2011So you want to start a business but cannot come up with any money? I do not know your business idea, but I do have a few ideas for funding that may or may not be appropriate for the business you want to start. Personally, I would look for internal sources first because you really [...]
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Mr Bernanke: Please Don’t Raise Interest Rates
Posted by Brian E. Satterlee on June 6, 2011Large and small businesses alike borrow money for a lot of things. Some borrow for equipment. Some borrow for new plants. Some just borrow to fund their accounts receivable. Borrowing has been very tough lately for all businesses but at least interest rates are low. For the most part, the Federal Reserve Bank sets interest [...]
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PIMCO Bet Treasury Rates Would Rise But They Didn’t, Why?
Posted by Brian E. Satterlee on May 28, 2011I would like to make this really simple but I don’t think I can… Treasury rates went down this week, and the value of existing Treasury Bonds went up. Why the heck would they do that? They had been going down, waited a while, and went down some more. Ok, my opinion generally goes something [...]
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What Does Gold Have To Do With The National Debt?
Posted by Brian E. Satterlee on May 26, 2011This question comes from my favorite search query of the past week. Somebody arrived at my blog using this question. So what does gold have to do with the national debt? In a word, nothing. National debt has to do with dollars owed to creditors. Creditors being you and me perhaps, if you own savings [...]
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Merchant Accounts for Entrepreneurs
Posted by Brian E. Satterlee on May 19, 2011Guest post by: Robert Branch In order to stay competitive in the retail space, every small business needs to stay on top of ways to make their customers happy. One method to consider is making the payment process as quick and simple as possible by accepting credit cards. A few other options to consider are [...]