I have been in the cash advance industry well over 4 years, and have worked with more than 700 clients. Thanks to our cash advance program, I have been able to provide funds for small businesses, from restaurants to flower shops, to retail stores. The cash advance is a very simple solution to business owners who are in search of funding. Banks and other financial institutions are making it difficult to obtain working capital; requiring [...]

Although Oprah’s show is going off the air soon, her influence as a publicity generator still remains. MSNBC published an interesting story today, detailing how the queen of daytime TV could give a small business priceless publicity by introducing her fans to various products. One of the examples given is a small company in East Texas, specializing in selling smoked turkey. The company, employing about a dozen full-time employees, received a call from Oprah herself, [...]

“He’s not just frugal.  He’s frickin’-frugal.” – Rose Nylund, Golden Girls The above is one of the many funny quotes from the 1980s sitcom, Golden Girls.  It’s used in a lighthearted manner, to simultaneously poke fun at Rose’s Scandinavian background and her boyfriend Miles’ penny-pinching tendencies, but it also brings up the point that frugality is often viewed in a harsh light. The word frugal can conjure up images of a tight-wad or a cheapskate [...]

After owning a business for a length of time, some small business owners begin to think about expansion. There are many ways to expand a business.  You could hire more employees, diversify your products and/or services or even expand to include internet sales.  A restaurant or hair salon owner may choose to expand by adding seats, while a retail storeowner may choose to open additional locations.  Below are some facts that you may find useful [...]