Writing checks is fast becoming a thing of the past. When people need to pay their bills or make purchases, on or offline, they use their credit or debit cards, or payment processing accounts, like PayPal. And the use of fully online banks is a...
How do you pay for operating expenses, when your business is just getting started? What do you do when it’s time to grow, or you need to purchase more supplies quickly? Many entrepreneurs turn to their business credit cards to get the funding they need....
If you accept customer payments, you’re probably prepared to deal with invoicing via credit and debit cards, as well as new digital payment methods like PayPal, Apple and Google Pay. Sometimes, you might even agree to take a good old-fashioned check. Now, what about money...
‘I don’t want to earn more revenue’ said no business owner ever. Turning a good profit is the ultimate goal of any venture big or small. But getting that number up requires quite a bit of effort – doing more marketing to expand your customer...
How do people discover new goods and services? Most frequently this happens through word of mouth and online recommendations. Considering this tendency, it should come as no surprise that affiliate marketing is now driving amazing results for businesses of all sizes and shapes. Per Business Insider...
There’s a lot of business terminology and processes to learn as a new small business owner. Whether you have opened your physical doors or are working as a digital freelancer, you are running a business. You have to understand profit and loss calculation and reporting....
Every entrepreneur gets into some venture believing that they can make some money out of it. But no matter what you are doing in order to start seeing some gains, you will need to invest something first. That could be a lump sum of money. Or...
Isn’t it a great feeling to see that you’ve just made a new sale? But as you’ve perhaps noticed it takes time to see those money being deposited into your bank account. This delay has something to do with how most product businesses operate. In particular...
There’s no denying that managing payroll for an SME is challenging. Even if you only have a few employees, staying on top of the paperwork and compliance can chew up a significant chunk of your time. Per recent survey, 30% of small business owners in...
You’ve heard the news: the gig economy is booming in numbers and 35% of people now have a somewhat regular side hustle. Perhaps you have a friend who is a graphic designer by day, and a yoga teacher on the weekends. Or some colleague of yours...