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8 Essentials To Qualify Your Startup For A Bank Loan

Startup Professionals Musings

Approaching a banker without a business plan, and asking for money, is a sure way to be rejected and leave a bad first impression. Pay particular attention to the financials, and have a CPA friend review for reasonableness before presenting. Eliminate your salary from the use of funds.

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8 Strategies To Improve Your Odds Of Getting A Loan

Startup Professionals Musings

Approaching a banker without a business plan, and asking for money, is a sure way to be rejected and leave a bad first impression. Pay particular attention to the financials, and have a CPA friend review for reasonableness before presenting. Eliminate your salary from the use of funds.

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Startup Tax Planning for Better Cash Flow Management

Up and Running

Small business owners know a larger than expected tax bill could put a wrench in their company’s cash flow management , a scenario everyone is eager to avoid. But accurately forecasting your tax obligations may seem difficult, particularly when you’re busy running a company. Business owners often overlook certain types of taxes.

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Valuation: Is Your Small Business as Priceless as You Think?

Up and Running

After spending years building your small business , it can be hard to quantify the time and energy you’ve poured into it and the sacrifices you’ve made to get where you are now. Your company probably seems priceless to you, but there inevitably will come a time when you must calculate precisely how much your business is worth.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Giving back to the community has always been something I valued, so using my CPA and JD expertise, I knew there was something I could do to make taxes less daunting. After my career as a financial analyst, I decided to pursue a career assisting consumers and small businesses with various financial needs.

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How to Fine-tune Your Small Business Finances—from Funding to Growth [Webinar Recap]

Up and Running

Are you an entrepreneur or small business owner with questions about funding your small business? Maybe you are wondering which metrics to track, or whether or not you should take out a loan for your business. You can kind of think of it like a kayak for small business. My name is John Bates.

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[Infographic] Taking The Reins Of Your Business Career

YoungUpstarts

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