This article is by a special guest writer, Tisha Kulak of Creditorweb.com
Don’t Believe the Hype 
Within two days after registering my new business, I had no less than five new credit card offers addressed to my company sitting in the mailbox. Sure, it was exciting to see my name listed as owner right above my new company name. Every offer […]

Healthcare cost growth has slowed slightly in the last few years but the overall cost of providing employees of small businesses healthcare continues to be a BIG problem.
How can small businesses compete for talented individuals when healthcare costs prevent them from offering the best total compensation package available.
Listen to Dawn Rivers Baker of the Microenterprise […]

I was flattered to be interviewed this past week by Renee Oricchio for Inc. Magazines Online Edition regarding how a small business should choose and buy technology.
I don’t know when the article will appear but one point I made in the interview I thought I would write about here on Small Business CEO.
So what is […]

There is SO much good content in blogs these days for small businesses how in the world do you sort through it to trusted quality sources.
Over at Bootstrapper Jessica Hupp has crafted an incredible post of the 100 Best Finance Blog Posts.
First off 100 posts is a lot of posts, here are some by category […]

You might be saying DSO, what is that? DSO stands for Day’s Sales Outstanding, it is a financial measurement you can use in the financial management of your business.
DSO is an indicator of how effectively you are collecting your receivables, or more simply put, how timely you are being paid and bring cash into your […]

Are you one of the only 1 in 4 small-business owners that has a sufficient succession and continuation plan in place.
If you don’t have a good plan, you are putting at risk the financial futures of your partners, your employees and your family.
The LIFE Foundation has put together this terrific article on Five Insurance Tips […]

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If you are solopreneur or a small business of course you want to project a professional image to your clients and add to the brand value of your business. One of the most important ways that this is done is through your invoices.
Think about it, what do you want your invoice’s […]

Just about every business–including many of the smallest, even one-person businesses–needs some kind of spending plan or some means of looking in advance at the money that must go out relative to the money projected to come in.
More Budgeting Basics

FreshBooks surpassed 100,000 “happy” business users since its initial release in 2004. FreshBooks is a painless online invoicing and time tracking service designed for small businesses and independent professionals that makes them look “Fortune 500” professional. Packages range from free to $39 per month.
FreshBooks changes the way small businesses manage their books, saving them time, […]

Ok, you have 90 seconds to pitch an investor, what do you do?
This is a good article with some real world, practical advice.
Excerpt: You have 90 seconds to explain, starting now.That’s the premise of the Elevator Pitch Olympics, a yearly event at the Wisconsin Early-Stage Symposium. This year, a panel of eight investors dished out […]