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Creating a Marketing Plan

A marketing plan is a roadmap to get your product into the hands of the customers who want or need it. It provides an analysis of your product, your customer,…

Creating an Online Presence

As a new startup or an existing brick and mortar business, building an online presence for yourself is important, yet it can also be very time-consuming. It can be frustrating…

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…

Partnership Pros and Cons

Are you thinking about forming a business partnership? Starting a business with a partner affords many benefits. In a perfect world, that means sharing the expenses, ideas, workload, responsibilities, and…

Extending Credit To Your Customers

The marketplace is competitive. Prospective customers expect you to extend credit to them. However, is it the right decision for your business? Offering credit to your customers has its pros…

Steps financial institutions take to combat identity theft

Federal law requires banks, investment brokers, mutual funds and other creditors to adopt identity theft prevention programs. This is the Red Flags Rule, so-named because its central feature requires financial…