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    Raise the money and capital you need to launch a home-based business. Information on a wide range of subjects including cash flow, credit repair, receivables, cutting taxes, money management, controlling costs, and more.

    Credit and Receivables
    Nine Ways to Collect Bad Debt

     

     

    Small Business Owners Can Improve Their Chances of Collecting on Invoices
    By Suzanne Kearns

    Business owners are struggling enough in this weak economy, but when you add stagnant accounts receivables to the mix, it can make for some pretty tough financial times. According to a recent Dunn & Bradstreet report, small business owners are having to wait longer to get paid 20 percent more of the time than they were last year. In addition, there have many more business failures, and experts chalk that up to the difficulty that small businesses are having collecting on their past due accounts. Luckily, there are ways that small business owners can improve their chances of collecting on those invoices.

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    Raising Money
    Funding Options

    Raising Money for Your Start-Up
    By Jim R. Sapp

        Need to raise money for your start-up? The first options that typically come to mind are your personal assets: savings account, credit cards, 401(k) or Keogh retirement plan, life insurance, second mortgage line of credit, or items you own that can be sold for cash.   There are, however, lending options for small and home businesses that need money for starting up.  Whether you consider a private lender or a professional lender for raising money, carefully plan ahead.

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    How-To Guides
    Boost Innovation (and Profits!) in your Start-Up

    Use the Engagement Factor with your Customers

    By Dan Adams

    The best technology. The best employees. The biggest budget. The strongest R&D department. Check, check, check, and check! If you think these are all the elements you need in order to build a consistently successful company, you’re wrong. There is one other factor you’ll need to check off that list — an innovation strategy that works.

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    Money Management
    Eight Things You Need to Know About Money

    You’re Earning It; Here’s How to Keep It

    By William J. Lynott

    Money: It's a part of our lives from the first day Mommy tucks lunch money into our backpacks until we finally shuffle off this mortal coil. How much of the stuff we manage to earn, how much of it we save, what we do with it — these things will help to determine how successful we will be in today’s financially oriented society.

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    Money Management
    Protect Yourself from Financial Fraud

    Security Tips for the Self-Employed

    By Christopher J. Bachler


    The first rule for home businesses and boxers is the same: “Always keep your guard up.” That’s because fraud in the business world today is more common than ever before. Advanced technology, the “shrinking world,” and the ongoing growth of a “virtual economy” are all partly to blame. Identities are easy to steal, and fortunes may be made or lost with a few keystrokes. Scammers can strike with impunity from any part of the globe, even from countries that have no extradition treaties with the United States.

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    Taxing Times
    What Can You Tax Deduct When You Work from Home?

    What You Can Deduct On Your Taxes!
    By Tariq Shafi
     
    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, roughly 5.9 million people work at home throughout the country. With this becoming such a popular option, and April 15th fast approaching, it is a good idea to know what you can deduct on your taxes.

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    How-To Guides
    Start-Up Financing Starts with a Strategy

    The Real Funding Strategy That Works

    You have an idea for a product or service and want to start a company, or maybe you already have a company and you are thinking about launching a new product line. Either way, you need capital to make it happen, but how do you get the funding required?

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    Raising Money
    Raising Funds from Investors

    As the Economy Tanks, Look for Investors to Raise Scarce Business Capital.

    There is no doubt that the time when you could go to the bank and fairly easily get an SBA or other type of small business loan is over. Between the overall credit crunch generally, and SBA cutbacks specifically (more than 50% fewer loans than just a few years ago), home-based entrepreneurs are stuck trying to figure out where to go to get the money they need to start and grow their businesses.

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    Raising Money
    How to Get Start-Up Business Financing - VIDEO

    Start-up business financing comes from raising money, loans and credit cards. Get financing with tips from a successful business owner in this free video on business tips.  Expert: Clayton Christopher

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    Credit and Receivables
    Collecting Your Dues:

    Clear Financial Policies Keep Customers Coming Back!
    By Rhonda R. Savage, DDS

    It’s true: People who owe you money do not like you! They feel guilty if they’re late with a payment and burdened that they’ve procrastinated. They know it’s not your fault, but they feel pressured and unhappy. Today, clients are more stressed than ever before about finances. Your customer can be extremely upset if he or she receives a financial surprise.

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