5 Ways Financial Automation Technology Can Improve Your Business
Guest post by Parag Patel
Doing business in the digital age comes with many benefits, including technological advances that simplify complex or tedious tasks. One of the best examples of this is automated financial technology...
2020 Small Business Snapshot: 10 Business Owners Look Back, Move Forward
With nearly 100,000 small businesses permanently closed in the United States this year after rising COVID-19 cases, temporary closures, and sustained local restrictions, it's not an exaggeration to call 2020 a small business ...
Lenders and the PPP: Customers Evaluate Their Performance
2020 has been a wild ride for small and mid-sized businesses nationwide, and the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has been a key part of that ride for the more than 5.1 million businesses that...
Is Franchising Right for Me? | Insights from a Franchisee, a Lender, and a Franchise Consultant
You’ve toyed with the idea of running a business. You have a strong management background and believe that you could succeed as an entrepreneur if you had the right business model. However, you don’t want to &mdas...
5 Lesser-Known Tips for Starting a Successful Business
Guest Post by Ty Kiisel
If you’re like many people, right now you’re thinking about what you really want out of your life and career. Maybe you lost your job because of COVID-19 or simply realize it isn’t w...
A Guide to Business Interruption Insurance During COVID-19
Guest Post by Dan Christensen, Board Certified Personal Injury Attorney
The last few months have been fraught with challenges for business owners, who carry the weight of their employees' paychecks and their clients' reliance...
Guest Post by Travis Crabtree
People across the nation are starting new nonprofit organizations at an unprecedented rate. In March 2020, nonprofit organizations increased by 39 percent when compared to other types of business...
Reflective Entrepreneurs Share How Their Fathers Inspired Them in Business
You don't have to be a perfect dad to make a tremendous impact on your kids' futures.
You don't have to avoid failure. You don't have to retire early. You don't have to hold a prestigious position. And if your work-life bal...
Innovation and Security: How to Combine Both in Digital Transformation
Guest Post by Connie Benton
The last couple of decades have been nothing but an unstoppable drive for innovation. The problem is, innovation often comes with new risks. Many people immediately think of Tesla's unfortunate 20...
10 Creative Adaptations for Fitness-Based Businesses
If your fitness business has failed to generate sufficient revenue during government-mandated closures, you’re not alone. Times have been tough — even heartbreaking — for the fitness industry during the pan...