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Business Accounting

5 Tips to Keep Cash Flow Strong

Owners often don't spend enough time estimating the projected arrival of various revenue streams while considering their deadlines to pay expenses. Here's how to apply the necessary dilligence.

By Jesse Torres

Building a Business

4 Tips for Managing Cash Flow When You’re Bootstrapping

By John Boitnott

Building a Business

7 Tips to Stay Afloat When Times Get Tough

By Doug and Polly White

Building a Business

For Investors, Collectible Toys Aren’t Child’s Play

By Sarah O'Brien

Building a Business

5 Must-Track Metrics to Keep Your Startup Alive

Monitor your company's progress on cash flow, investment prospecting, hiring, customers and product development.

By Peter S. Cohan

Building a Business

Obsessed About Revenue? Don’t Forget to Check Gross Margin

Keep your eye on this key indicator to measure the health of your business.

By Al Davis and Bill Lawrence

Building a Business

Get a $250,000 Loan in 24 Hours. But Beware, It’s Expensive.

New York City-based OnDeck Capital launched a new loan program today that gives small-business owners access to a significant amount of cash in a flash.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Another Score for Bitcoin: You Can Now Use It to Pay for College

University of Nicosia in Cyprus announced today that it will accept the digital-only currency as legal tender for tuition and fees.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

How to Avoid 3 Common Budget Pitfalls

Income on the books but no cash in the bank? Here's how to avoid a cash crunch.

By Mike Sowinski

Building a Business

New Payment Platform Puts an End to the Daily Deposit Ritual

The expense and time it takes to get money deposited can gouge a company's profit margins. Jay Bhattacharya decided to address nearly every pain point in the transaction process.

By Gwen Moran

Building a Business

Fed Throws Latest Punch in Swipe-Fee Brawl

The U.S. Federal Reserve says it will appeal an earlier decision from the U.S. District Court that challenged the swipe-fee regulations set by the central bank.

By Catherine Clifford

Business Accounting

How to Play the Numbers Game and Win

Knowing your break-even point and how to get there will help get your business on the right foot.

By Brad Sugars

Building a Business

10 Cash-Flow Surprises That Could Kill Your Startup

Even if your company is profitable, you could still run out of that oh-so-important business lifeblood: cash. Here are some common capital issues to avoid.

By Martin Zwilling

Marketing

How to Calculate Gross Profit

Need to know how much money your business brings in compared to how much you spend? Discover how to calculate gross profit in this explanatory guide.

By Entrepreneur Staff

Building a Business

Are Your Eyes Bigger Than Your Budget? 3 Tips to Rein in Your Startup Costs

Startups simply must make a budget and stick to it. Otherwise, you could wind up a statistic. Here are just three ways to keep your costs down.

By Neil Parmar

Brick & Mortar

Looking to Bolster Your Cashflow With a Home Mortgage Refinance? Consider These Tips

With interest rates at record lows, refinancing your home mortgage is one way to create some wiggle room in your budget. Here's how to be prepared.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

How to Determine Your Working Capital Needs

Working capital has a direct impact on cash flow in a business. Consider these five common sources of short-term working capital financing.

By Entrepreneur Staff

Building a Business

How I Saved

Looking for ways to do more with less? Consider the tactics that some small-business owners have devised to stretch a dollar.

Building a Business

The Year-End Accounting Missteps of Rookie Entrepreneurs

This time of year may be about giving, but don't forget to devote plenty of time to getting your books in order. Here are a few often-missed year-end accounting tasks.

By Amrik Randhawa

Building a Business

3 Ways to Kick Start Your Business into 2013

Stop futzing around. Here's how to propel your business forward -- right now.

By Erika Napoletano

Building a Business

Why Mid-Year Tax Reviews Are a Must for First-Time Entrepreneurs

Waiting until the end of the year to get your books in order can be a losing gamble. Consider knocking out those year-end anxieties now.

By Amrik Randhawa

Building a Business

How to Analyze Your Business Expenses

Whether you are going it alone, or you just want to understand what your CFO is doing, here are the best strategies for analyzing expenses in your business.

By Joe Worth

Business Accounting

Visa, MasterCard Settlement: What You Need to Know

Credit-card giants agree to pay more than $6 billion to settle an antitrust case.

By Catherine Clifford

Business Accounting

3 Signs You May Need to Ditch Your Bank

It is a hassle to change banks. Here is when it is worth it.

By Catherine Clifford

Business Accounting

3 Questions You Must Ask Before Securing a Small Business Credit Card

While it's tempting to sign up for another card to survive a cash flow crunch, consider these important tips first.

By Catherine Clifford

Business Operations & Logistics

5 Ways to Get Paid Faster

Is your small business caught in a cash crunch? Consider these steps to get customers to speed up and cut that check.

By Catherine Clifford

Human Resources

3 Simple Financial Tools to Help Track Business Success

Financial dashboards are a popular way for small business owners to manage their money and track their growth without the hassle and expense of a business consultant.

By Catherine Clifford