Fundera

OCTOBER 23, 2017

There’s no worse feeling than being crushed by debt of any kind. You can’t run or hide from it, but you can take steps to get it under control. If you find yourself struggling with small business debt, start with these steps to help eliminate what you owe and get your business back in good financial standing. 1. Assess and rework your budget. Before tackling business debt, you need to have a solid understanding of your current financial situation.

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Small Businesses Bankruptcy Credit and Collections 92

Fundera

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Jennifer Mallet speaks with eloquence and ease as she explains the intricacies of her smart home consultation and installation company, Level Up Your Home. Even before learning about the details of her career, you immediately get a sense of her long history working in home technology installation. However, as you begin to learn more about Jennifer’s career experience, you begin to grasp just how much success she’s seen.

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Small Businesses 75

Fundera

OCTOBER 23, 2017

In November of last year, we released our first annual report on the State of Small Business Lending: Spotlight on Women Entrepreneurs. After reading stats like women entrepreneurs receive only 16% of all traditional small business loans, we wanted to know: do these same stats also ring true in online business lending? To find out, we dove into our own internal data to look at the gender breakdown of a Fundera customer sample.

Small Businesses 72

Small Businesses Credit Scoring 72

Fundera

OCTOBER 21, 2017

In the landscape of modern marketing, social media isn’t really optional anymore. Even small businesses and startups need to put serious focus on how to best connect with their audience and spread brand awareness through these digital channels. Instagram is one of the most popular social platforms available, and its influence and impact continue to grow rapidly.

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Small Businesses 71

Fundera

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Non-profit organizations face a dilemma when it comes to choosing accounting software —they usually need something fairly robust that can handle fund accounting and keep track of financial information and donor contributions. But these organizations are also typically limited to the amount of money they can afford to spend on the software. This can result in organizations choosing an accounting system that doesn’t provide the features and reporting capabilities they need.

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Nonprofit Organizations Credit Card Payments Dashboards Transactions 69

Fundera

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Snapchat, YouTube, and other social media channels may get all the buzz these days, but for most small businesses, the most effective digital marketing method is still email. More than 90% of people like to get promotional emails from companies they do business with, according to MarketingSherpa, and 865 want to get these emails at least once a month.

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Small Businesses Transactions 65

Fundera

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Most industries can make standard accounting software work for their needs, but some industries, like the trucking industry, benefit from more specialized solutions. Finding good trucking accounting software can be a challenge. You want something will fits your company’s needs but that’s still easy for your staff to learn and use. In addition to the time your staff will spend learning a specialized solution, industry-specific software often requires a sizable monetary investment—so y

Small Businesses 58

Small Businesses 58

Fundera

OCTOBER 24, 2017

If you were to run into Elon Musk today, you’d probably be in the habitat of the ultra-elite, or perhaps taking a tour of the SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California. But if you could take a hyperloop back in time, to 1988, you’d find a 17-year-old Musk working in the hellish conditions of a Canadian lumber mill; crawling through molten-hot tunnels to shovel sand and “goop” into a wheelbarrow.

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