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Buying vs. Renting a Location for Your Business

5 minute read

May 21, 2018

As a small business owner, you should think carefully about your expenditures. In fact, not making enough money to cover expenses is one of the reasons that many business owners fail.

Industries We Serve

How to Use a Business Loan to Grow Your Tutoring Business

5 minute read

May 18, 2018

Running a tutoring business can be a rewarding venture. You’re able to educate young minds and help them accomplish their educational goals. Still, it can be difficult to grow your business while also affording consistent...

Small Business

12 Traits that All Business Owners Should Have

6 minute read

May 8, 2018

With 27.9 million small businesses in the U.S., which means there are just as many (if not more) entrepreneurs who started these companies. Although small businesses come in a variety of sizes, industries, and are...

Small Business

Pros and Cons of Starting a Business with Your Spouse

5 minute read

May 7, 2018

Starting a business with your significant other is the ultimate case of mixing business with pleasure. For some, it’s a recipe for disaster, but others believe that a spouse is the ideal business partner. In...

Small Business

Why Criticism is Important in the Workplace

4 minute read

May 4, 2018

Most people are as afraid to give criticism as they are to receive it. This stigma against giving or receiving feedback can lead your business down a dangerous path of setting the status quo bar...

Small Business

Eight Ways to Master Productive Client Meetings

5 minute read

April 24, 2018

According to a report by Industry Week, over 25 million meetings are held each day in the United States, and it's estimated that $37 billion is wasted each year on unproductive meetings. That's a lot...

Marketing

4 Benefits of Writing Guest Posts for Other Websites

5 minute read

April 16, 2018

Have you ever considered that we no longer live on Planet Earth? The name “Earth” (and how we gave our planet that name remains a mystery) conjures up a sense of harmony, of growth, and...

Fora Financial News

Fora Financial Featured in FitSmallBusiness.com’s Best Financial Blogs for Small Businesses 2018 List

5 minute read

April 16, 2018

Fora Financial, a working capital provider to small businesses nationwide, has been recognized for their business-focused blog in FitSmallBusiness.com’s Best Financial Blogs for Small Businesses 2018 list. Previously, Fora Financial was featured the website’s 2016...

Working Capital

SBA 7(a) Loans vs. Loans from Alternative Lenders

5 minute read

April 13, 2018

Many businesses fail to qualify for traditional bank loans. For this reason, the Small Business Administration (SBA) and alternative lenders provide small businesses with additional financing. However, while both SBA loans and business loans from...