Business Knowledge Hub

Get financial insights, advice and business education to help you run your business.

Sources of Start-Up Funding

You’ve come up with a plausible idea for a business. That is great! An idea gets you to the starting gate. However, you get into the race with money. Startup…

Calculate a Business Loan Payment

Repayment of a business loan requires that the borrower make a monthly payment back to the lender. That monthly payment includes both repayment of the loan principal, plus monthly interest…

Sizing the Market

If you are putting together a business plan before approaching lenders, you’ll want to be specific in your calculations about your market share. Figuring it out takes time and research,…

Establishing Credit

It is a truism for consumers and startups: it is much easier to get credit when you do not need it. Having access to extra money at critical times can…

Determine Your Working Capital Requirements

Working capital is the amount you have remaining when current liabilities are subtracted from current assets. Whether a business has enough working capital is measured by the ‘current ratio’, or…

Calculate Your Conversion Rate

How many people that visit your website actually purchase your product or service or subscribe to your offering? When you incur marketing expenses to drive people to your website, are…

Keeping Your Business & Personal Finances Separate

Every accountant will tell you the same thing: always keep your business and personal expenses separate. Also, each small business owner or one-person operation will nod her head and agree…