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If You Can Get a Line of Credit, Get a Line of Credit

Think of it as an insurance policy. You don’t have to spend it.

The SBA Has Made It Much Easier to Buy a Business

The biggest change is that you can now get an SBA loan to buy any percentage of a company’s stock. The price must be based on a valuation performed by an SBA-certified appraiser.

Should I Buy the Building?

An entrepreneur is considering buying a building with as much space as he’s currently leasing. Or he could buy a bigger building and find a tenant. Or maybe he should just invest in his business.

Maybe I’ve Finally Left Behind the Chaos of Being a Startup

Part of me feels guilty about my new freedom. I catch myself wondering whether I’m doing something wrong. Should I be working harder?

Why I Decided to Address MultiFunding’s CyberSecurity

As we went through the process of picking a vendor, I learned that our situation was even riskier than I’d thought. The security risk of employees using personal devices made us more susceptible to malware, phishing attacks, and hacking.

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My Ongoing Battle With My Email Box

My first plan to change my behavior did not work. Within two weeks, I was back to my old habits.

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When It's the Boss Who Wants to Go Remote

Joss Burch is CEO of a refrigeration parts business, Keep Supply, based in Springfield, Mo., where he used to live with his wife and six kids. Early in the pandemic, they packed up and moved to Europe, where he has continued to run the business.

How Much Cash Do You Need?

Forecasting and projecting are challenging for 95 percent of the business owners and entrepreneurs we work with. And that's a probllem.

The SBA Adopts a Double Standard in Lending

Getting cash into small business hands in two days sounds good, but is this good for the economy and for taxpayers? Or is it a return to the Wild West?

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