How to Invest in Small Business Loans for Growing Businesses with StreetShares

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Although the unemployment rate for American veterans is on the decline, the creation of fulfilling work for veterans transitioning to civilian life remains a challenge. Veterans have an immense variety of skills to offer employers, but in some cases, working for themselves might prove more rewarding. This is why StreetShares was founded in 2013 – to give veterans greater opportunities to get the funding and information they need to start businesses of their own. How to Invest in Small Business Loans If you want to earn great returns on your investments and make a difference by supporting Americans who have honorably served your country, then here are a few ways to get involved in StreetShares: 5% Interest on Veteran Business … Read more

What Businesses Can Learn from Sports

Lead Your Tribe

The following is a guest post by Piyush Patel, author of the forthcoming Lead Your Tribe, Love Your Work. If you’d like to contribute a guest post to Money Q&A, be sure to check out our guest posting guidelines. Sitting down around a table at the popular Bottega restaurant in Napa Valley, my executive team and I settled in for an evening of celebration. The last few months were a flurry of long hours, bug squashing and improving on our new streaming video platform. It felt good to take a step back and celebrated their hard work and a job well done. This was about two years before Netflix offered their own streaming-only plan, so it was venturing into an … Read more

4 Things Businesses Should Include in a Terms of Service Agreement

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While no one reads the terms of service agreement for many service providers—such as social media networks—creating an airtight agreement will protect your business from many future legal headaches. What to Include in a Terms of Service Agreement Here are four things businesses should include in a terms of service agreement. Provide a Definition of Your Service or Product This is something that essentially every kind of business—big or small—will want to include in its terms of service. By providing a definition of your product or service that is easy to understand, and can only be interpreted one way, you are mitigating any claim that someone was deceived by your product. In some ways, this is another form of small … Read more

How a Business Mentor Can Improve the Financial Health of a Business

Should I Get a Small Business Loan?

Are you a business owner who is looking for a way to improve the financial health of your business? If so, hiring a business mentor has the potential to help you achieve this important financial goal. Below are some of the ways a business mentor can improve the financial health of a business. You Will Avoid Common Financial Mistakes Avoiding mistakes that are costly for your business is just as important as making good decisions that make money for your business. Once again, an accomplished business mentor like Tai Lopez will show you how to identify and avoid many of the common financial mistakes that are made by business owners who take their eye off the ball. A mentor like … Read more

Why the Big Banks Do Not Want to Fund Your Small Business

Should I Get a Small Business Loan?

James Cummings, the author of numerous books in the management space and Founder and CEO of www.dailyposts.co.uk. If you’d like to submit a guest post to Money Q&A, be sure to check out our guest posting guidelines. 28 million small businesses in the United States account for 54% of all sales in the country, are responsible for providing 55% of all jobs and 66% of new jobs since the 70s, and have added 8 million new jobs since 1990. With statistics like these, you might wonder why it’s so difficult for small businesses to secure loans from the big banks. Big banks are the preferred source for loans because they can afford to issue loans at lower rates than smaller … Read more

Why Looking After Your Business Finances Is Important

Looking After Your Business Finances

Keeping on top of your personal finances is hugely important if you want to enjoy a secure future without financial pressures and avoid getting into bad situations. The same is true when it comes to the business finances of any business you run. If you have a small company, you may think everything is okay as long as you aren’t clearly making a loss or encountering serious cash flow problems. However, if you are not doing enough to control your finances, you are losing out on a lot of benefits as well as exposing your business (and by extension your income) to uncertainty and risk. Looking After Your Business Finances Here we look at why good financial control is important … Read more