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8 Online Payment Security Tips for Small Business Owners

With the major transition from physical stores and buildings to Internet-based businesses, more and more clients are eager to buy products and services online. Irrespective of the size of your business, offering your customers the possibility to securely pay online is the number one way to immediately boost your sales.

Making online payment

While the perks of accepting client payments online are obvious, the potential risks associated with online transactions (and the prospect of being labeled a high-risk merchant account) can still prevent business owners from introducing this wonderfully convenient option.

As a small business owner, you realize that in case some sort of hacking occurs within your online payment system, you’re going to be fully responsible for that.…

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Establishing Wealth: Tips for Small Businesses 

The past year was not kind to many small business owners. If you survived, you undoubtedly feel fortunate. Now with the pandemic mostly in your rear mirror, you can take the lessons you learned to establish wealth in the years to come.

Wealth building and investing

Rely on Expertise

Having people in careers that offer expertise, will benefit your small business and help you reach previously unachievable goals. Find a reputable accountant, attorney and tax advisor. That will allow you to bounce ideas for growth off each other with the knowledge of risk and gain.

Cost-Effective

Large corporations have a bigger budget. Unfortunately, many small business owners have very little money to waste.…

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Finding the Right Investors for Your Business

One of the biggest reason people cannot find investors is that they have unrealistic ideas of what an investor can do for them. Often, they oversimplify the reasons for finding an investor. They think all they need is someone to write them a check to fund their business idea.

Meeting with investor

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Finding an investor is far more nuanced. You are looking for someone who shares your vision about the value of your business idea. In essence, you are looking for a business partner.

You don’t just need to find someone with deep pockets. You need to find someone who understands your vision, someone who has enough wisdom and experience to understand the challenges ahead, someone with the resources and connections to support your plan.…

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5 Investments for Bouncing Back in 2021

Last year was tough for small businesses. But most are bouncing back to normal operations gradually. If your business was adversely affected by the effects of the pandemic, do not worry. There is still hope for you. You can try out several other investments in 2021 and get back your lost glory.

Investing your money

Here are the top five investments to help you bounce back.

Invest in Real Estate

No doubt that the real estate business continues to grow stronger and better each day. People will always look for houses since this is a basic need.

The best way to benefit from the real estate industry is by checking out various investment options.…

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What you Should Consider Before Investing in a Rental Property

The passive income that a rental property offers makes it a very appealing investment for many. However, before choosing to invest in any rental property, it is important to determine whether that property is profitable on its own and how profitable it is when compared to what other rental properties have to offer.

Rental property investing

In this article, we will look at different measures that present the profitability of rental properties, how to calculate them, and the factors that affect each measure.

To get a full picture of what a rental property has to offer, an investor should start by estimating the net operating income the property would generate.…

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3 Types of Tech That Can Reduce Business Costs

Keeping costs low is an important way to minimize waste and increase profitability. When you’re running a small business, it’s vital to make the most of your budget. By reducing overheads where you can, you’ll be able to invest more resources in other critical areas and generate higher profits. Fortunately, technology makes it easy to minimize business expenditure.

Cloud tech cuts costs

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To find out how you can drastically reduce your outgoings, take a look at these three types of tech that can reduce business costs now:

1. Cloud Storage

Switching to the cloud means you won’t have to rely on physical servers to host applications, store data or run platforms.…

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How to Find the Right Final Expense Insurance for Your Aging Parents?

The final insurance policy covers the financial needs of you and your family after your parents pass away. It will help you prepare for the passing away of your parents financially.

Insurance for seniors

Funeral expenses can be as high as $8,000. For many families, it is not a manageable amount. And, if your parents were a caretaker to your child while you were working, it can add another financial burden on you.

For securing you and your family from the unforeseen financial crisis, it’s wise to have an insurance policy for your parents. Gary P. Cubeta from Insurance for Final Expenses suggests some of the best final expense insurance options you can choose for your parents.…

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How to Become a Credit Repair Agent

Credit repair is a large industry with attractive career opportunities. As an agent, you can help hundreds of people correct unfair credit scores. Reporting errors are outrageously common, while their implications can be severe. Consumers enlist the help of repair experts to save time and avoid the hassle of DIY disputes. But what do you need to become a trusted agent?

Credit repair agent

Fortunately, the path to professional success is quite straightforward. On the one hand, you may get hired by credit repair agencies to provide the services along with their teams. On the other hand, you may run a small business from home.…

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7 Benefits Of Using A Kredittkort In Norway

If you have been thinking about getting a credit card in Norway, but you aren’t quite sure whether that is a good idea or not, then it means that you still have some learning to do about this whole concept. In other words, you need to find out just how beneficial this option can be for you. I suppose that you already know how credit cards function precisely, which means that you are perfectly aware of some of the benefits.

Kreditkkort

Yet, if you are reluctant about getting a kredittkort, i.e. a credit card in Norway, then it’s probably because you aren’t quite sure whether this is the right idea for you or not.…

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How & Where To Get Section 12J Property Investments In South Africa?

Investing in Section 12J has been quite popular among South Africans for a while now. Why wouldn’t it be? It’s the most effective tax saving option that allows small and medium businesses to grow by working towards increasing their equity finance access.

Property investment consultation

Since the Section 12J has been written into the Tax Act, SMMEs have seen an increase in investors, since those have been given the opportunity to achieve a 100% tax deduction by making those investments. This has turned out to be a win-win situation for everyone and the process of doing it has become much easier, as explained here.…

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