Fundera
MARCH 28, 2017
When you’re a small business owner looking for the best time tracking apps, you want to make sure you choose the right one out of the gate. As your employees will also be interacting with the time tracking app, the process of implementation will be a bit more extensive than some of the other apps or software your business uses. That being said, there are a lot of great options for time tracking apps.
Abrigo
MARCH 30, 2017
Sageworks User Groups provide an increasingly rare opportunity to be in a room full of peers, industry experts and staff from a critical vendor. The intersection of these groups allows for three distinct and valuable learning experiences. The quality of these face-to-face interactions at User Groups is impossible to replicate with a video or phone conference; specifically, these interactions consist of interactive industry discussions, learning from peer experiences and gaining actionable.
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GoCardless
MARCH 27, 2017
The apprenticeship levy will dramatically boost work trainee numbers when it becomes law in April. Education providers can attract more employers by offering the best courses – and making paying for training both simple and painless.
Fundera
MARCH 29, 2017
As a small business owner, you manage and dictate all the moving parts that make up a viable, successful business. Running a smooth operation requires that you have all your small business licenses and permits in place, a steady inflow of customers, happy employees to serve those customers, stable cash flow to keep those wheels turning, inventory stocked on the shelf….
Fundera
MARCH 30, 2017
America is home to 11.3 million female-owned businesses that employ more than 9 million workers and generate over $1.6 trillion in revenue for the economy. Women are now the majority owners of 38% of the country’s businesses—up from 29% in 2007. While these statistics show that great strides have been made for women entrepreneurs, there’s still plenty of work to be done.
Fundera
MARCH 31, 2017
The IRS tax code is complicated—many small businesses struggle to understand how their tax liability is determined. While understanding how the small business tax rate is calculated and applied can seem overwhelming to any business owner, getting some basics down can help you while making decisions and working with your tax professional. This guide breaks down the types of federal taxes your business may be subject to, how these taxes are applied to different types of business types, and the dif
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Abrigo
MARCH 29, 2017
Jackie McLaughlin, CPA, started her career in a Big 4 public accounting firm. Since leaving public accounting, she has been an internal auditor, a tax preparer and a controller. She's also done forensic accounting and has written extensively on the accounting field. Currently, in addition to serving as the controller for a large heavy equipment company, she instructs all four parts of the Becker CPA Exam Review and serves as a course reviewer for The National Association of State Boards of Accou
GoCardless
MARCH 27, 2017
SaaS tools can improve more than a company’s finance and sales functions – if only business owners realised it. When used for HR, marketing, and customer services, they can be the cloud’s silver lining.
Fundera
MARCH 25, 2017
APR—you’ll hear this 3 letter acronym many times throughout your life. For example, when you sign up for a credit card, when you buy a house, or when you apply for a small business loan. But what exactly does APR stand for? Accidental Press Release? No. Alaska Public Radio ? Not quite. APR stands for annual percentage rate. And it’s the most important number you’ll hear when applying for a small business loan or any other type of financing product.
Fundera
MARCH 26, 2017
You’re watching TV one day and the newscaster announces “The Federal Reserve has decided to raise the Federal Funds rate.25%.” The next day you get a letter in the mail about a credit card offer with an advertised 0% intro APR. Later that month, you decide to shop for a loan for your small business on Fundera.com. What do these 3 situations have in common?
Fundera
MARCH 30, 2017
Editor’s Note: American Express is a partner of Fundera. The United MileagePlus® Explorer Business card from Chase has a lot to offer frequent flyers. Between a solid signup bonus, lounge access, and free checked bags, United loyalists will find a lot to love with this United business credit card. But how does it stack up against other top business travel cards ?
Fundera
MARCH 31, 2017
Get a whiff of this: Play-Doh, the modeling clay beloved by children (and adults) everywhere, has applied for its own trademark. Not for the name—that has long been protected—but for its scent. Law360 reported that on February 14th, Hasbro filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to trademark Play-Doh’s signature scent. For anyone wondering, Eau de Play-Doh is described as being a unique combination of a slightly musky, vanilla-like fragrance combined with the natural smell
Fundera
MARCH 30, 2017
Getting a business credit card for your startup could be the difference between success and failure in the long run. When you’re just starting out—with little to no business credit history and no business experience under your belt—it’s pretty hard to qualify for a small business loan. So in the early stages, it makes a lot of sense to get the ball rolling with a business credit card that can help cover your expenses and finance your growth.
Fundera
MARCH 27, 2017
9 Businesses from 4exit4 on Vimeo. As it rebounds from bankruptcy, Detroit is attracting buzz as a city ripe for business development and creative growth. This inspiring video profiles just a few of the entrepreneurs already embracing Detroit as a cultural and economic hub and revitalizing the city as only small businesses can. There are courageous entrepreneurs like Torya Blanchard, who quit her day job to open her very own French-inspired crepe shop, Good Girls Go To Paris Crepes.
Fundera
MARCH 28, 2017
Starting a business? Time to get cozy with government regulations! One of the first things you need to do is get the proper licenses or permits from the appropriate agencies to operate your business legally. Business licenses and permits are intended to keep consumers safe and operations transparent. The U.S. Small Business Administration says that virtually every business needs some sort of license or permit from state officials, but requirements vary based on the type of business, where it’s l
Abrigo
MARCH 28, 2017
In order to effectively manage credit risk, banks and credit unions need to be vigilant at all stages of the life of a loan, from origination to administration to portfolio risk management. The easiest way to do this is via a robust risk rating system. By assigning a single rating that represents a level of risk to every loan in the portfolio, banks and credit unions can easily monitor individual and portfolio level risk over time and across portfolio segments.
Abrigo
MARCH 31, 2017
Commercial real estate lending continues to receive regulatory scrutiny and reminders for financial institutions to practice solid risk management. FDIC officials in March outlined several types of weaknesses in loan underwriting, administration and oversight practices that are emerging at some banks with CRE portfolios. In its latest “Supervisory Insights” publication, the FDIC reiterated the importance of sound credit risk management practices in light of rapid growth in CRE portfolios at some
Fundera
MARCH 29, 2017
Small businesses generate the majority of jobs in the United States. That common concept has been fueled for years by policymakers, both Republicans and Democrats, U.S. presidents included. Small businesses drive the economy’s engine, the argument goes, and do more than any other sector to spur jobs and growth. The U.S. Small Business Administration lends credence to these claims, citing internal reports that show, for example, that small companies accounted for 64% of new jobs created in the U.
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