budget Archives

Award-Winning Finance Expert Shares 5 Financial Musts Before Jumping Into Entrepreneurship

So, you want to start your own business — in which you are your own boss and you’re in control of your professional destiny. You’re mentally ready to become an entrepreneur, but the question is:...

bySharita Humphrey

March 7, 2022

Simple Ways Product-Based Businesses Can Increase Monthly Profits

In order to thrive, businesses must have a healthy bottom line. Have you recently taken a long look at your product-based company’s financials and realized that its overall profit is much lower than you expected?...

byNathan Liao

February 11, 2022

4 Ways Business Owners Unknowingly Drain Their Monthly Budget

As an entrepreneur, you likely have a set monthly budget that consists of all of the overhead costs needed to keep your enterprise running smoothly. For example, your budget may include payroll for employees and...

byNathan Liao

January 19, 2022

6 Ways to Keep Your Startup’s Finances Balanced Year-Round

Now that we are halfway into 2021, it is time to think about how you can further improve your startup’s operations to guarantee greater success in the latter half of the year. During this process,...

byNathan Liao

October 4, 2021

How to Create a Budget for Your New Startup

Some of the most groundbreaking products and services of the 21st century began as startups. Then, why is it that 90 percent of startups fail? While those launching a startup business may have a compelling...

bySydney Wess

October 31, 2020

5 Frightening Causes of Small Business Failure

This time of year, ghosts and ghouls aren’t the only things that should be sending chills down your spine. As an entrepreneur, you need to be aware of how very real and serious the potential...

bySusan Guillory

October 31, 2019

How to Balance the Books on a Shoestring Budget

When you're just starting up your business, every penny counts. You'd probably rather spend your already limited funds on marketing and growing your business, rather than on something as mundane as accounting. However, having a...

byChelsea Krause

May 12, 2018

Reviewing and Strategizing Your Startup’s Quarterly Budget

The first quarter of 2018 is almost over, which means it’s time to start reviewing your budget. Reviewing your budget on a quarterly, or even monthly, basis helps you understand where your startup needs improvements,...

byConstantina Kokenes

March 30, 2018

How to Get a Loan for Your Small Business in 9 Steps

Applying for a small business loan can seem overwhelming. It’s hard to know where to begin, and the finish line can seem so far away. By following these nine simple steps, your dream of obtaining a small...

byAshley Sweren

August 16, 2017

Why Your Business Plan Doesn’t Have to Be More Than a Page

If you didn’t go to business school, the idea of drafting a business plan might make your head spin. You envision a 20-pound document with terminology you can’t understand that essentially lives at the bottom...

bySusan Guillory

May 8, 2017

A Positive Way to Approach Startup Cash Flow Downturn

Every business goes through cycles. For instance, the retail industry knows to expect increased business and cash flow during the holiday season in the fourth quarter. Florists and jewelers gear up for Valentine’s Day and Mother’s...

byJason Kruger

April 14, 2017

5 Steps to Budget Smartly for Your Small Business

Smart budgeting is one of the most crucial indicators of small business success. Determining where funds must be allocated and where they must be cut creates the entire blueprint for growth. It isn't easy, but...

byJustin E. Crawford

March 28, 2017

9 Tips for Women Who Want to Start a Business

Women entrepreneurs have become a strong force in today’s business world. Across the globe, many leading companies are now led by female entrepreneurs, many of whom already paved the way for aspiring women business owners. Before...

byEthan Benjamin

September 10, 2016

Financial Stress at Work: The Costs [Infographic]

A staggering 80 percent of American employees experience financial stress, and these financial troubles cast a wide shadow, often taking a costly toll on employers, as American businesses lose an overwhelming $300 billion per year...

byAndy Meyer

June 15, 2016

10 Tips To Make Sure Your Financial Budget Will Succeed

Make sure your financial budget is on track for your business' success! You’ve analyzed your past expenses, put them into spreadsheets, loaded Quicken with all of your data and come up with a budget. Now...

byLioness Magazine

May 4, 2015

Startup Budget: Don’t Make These Common Mistakes

Common Mistakes of Startup Budgets Even though startups are meant to focus on the creative work, they cannot escape that one thing, which always comes up whenever we talk about business: financial management. A good...

byLioness Magazine

April 24, 2015

How to Measure “Lead Quality”

What's your lead quality? You hear a lot about lead quality these days. That's encouraging news. It used to be that when you talked about sales leads, the focus was always on lead quantity -...

byBob McCarthy

December 2, 2014

“No budget” marketing strategies

So many startups, so little money. No matter what size business you run you've got to make every dollar count. Simply throwing money at a problem is not a smart way to grow your customer...

byJoel Welsh

May 9, 2006