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15 Ways A Brand New Small Business Can Look Established

YoungUpstarts

This should come as no surprise: If you’re a small business, make sure your listings are claimed. There are over 300 directory sites that should have your business name, phone number, street address, web address, and even hours of operation. Many small business owners just ignore Yelp because they don’t want to deal with it.

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Ten Ways To Keep Cash Flow Problems From Putting You Out Of Business

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Tracy , authors of “ Cash Flow For Dummies® “ Every small business owner knows the trouble that comes with managing the ins and outs (pun intended!) You can have tons of loyal customers and be an expert at getting new business and still be kept awake at night with cash flow worries. Balance the balance sheet.

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Convertible Debt: Worst Form Of Seed Financing — Except For All The Others

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Convertible notes appear as debt on the startup’s balance sheet. This is true, although interest is generally paid in stock upon conversion. It’s typically simple interest, which is easy to calculate. For some purposes, such as dealing with banks, the appearance of a large amount of debt on the books could be a hinderance.

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How to Start a Brewery

Up and Running

Jason Carriere, owner of Falling Sky Fermentation Supply Shop and co-founder of Falling Sky Brewing, has gone through many twists and turns since Falling Sky opened its first Eugene, Oregon brewpub location in 2012. Since then they’ve opened a second location, a pourhouse that focuses on food production. Is it losses? Is it mismanagement?”.

Oregon 60
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How to Start a Brewery: Growing Your Own Craft Beer Business

Up and Running

Most small businesses and startups that are looking to grow— hire a new employee , or buy a new piece of equipment, or open a new location —need to think hard about cash flow, or making sure they have enough money in the bank to meet payroll and other financial obligations. Watch your finances. Is it losses? Is it mismanagement?”.

Oregon 24