It seems like every time you open a newspaper or news website, all you see is bad news. U.S. stocks are falling, the price of gas is rising steadily, and while the government managed to avert a shutdown, officials are nowhere near reaching an agreement for next year’s budget. Small businesses that have loans with the Small Business Administration are facing a looming shutdown. If it were to happen, all but the vital services would [...]

Cash flow in the HVAC business is like a roller coaster. Business is driven by the weather, and who can predict the weather? When the weather doesn’t cooperate and cash gets tight, HVAC business owners can benefit from a quick business loan.

More than a few small business owners would agree that it seems like in order to get business funding, you have to do everything but leap through fiery rings and even then, there’s no guarantee that you’ll be approved.  Contrary to popular belief, there are various funding methods out there, but in order to find the one that’s right for your business, you have to understand both the requirements and benefits. We’ve compiled a list [...]

An investment is defined as the use of money for future profit.  As a small business owner, it is important to understand the benefits of investing in your business and to possess the foresight to look past the “lump sum” that is being doled out and look to the benefits, profits and rewards that it can bring in the future. Entrepreneur recently featured an article on just this, providing brief profiles of three small business [...]

Even after bank bailouts, small businesses are still having difficulties getting loans from banks.  Perhaps it is time for small business owners to step away from the past and focus on newer, more innovative and promising methods of business funding. The Forbes commentary section recently featured an article about technology’s biggest moments.  Though the article focuses on technology, the ideas can very well be paralleled to the status of business funding in the United States. [...]