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Five Significant Ways to Become Indispensable in Business

Rick Wong is the author of Winning Lifelong Customers With The Five Abilities

The following article is a guest post by Rick Wong, author of Winning Lifelong Customers With The Five Abilities. If you’d like to contribute a guest post to Money Q&A, be sure to check out our guest posting guidelines. Competition is fiercer today than ever before, and no matter how much you focus on data, analytics, and performance, it may surprise you that what ultimately matters the most to people is the human touch. Companies don’t make decisions—people do… and people make the most crucial business decisions for personal reasons. It may come as a surprise to some, but in today’s fast-moving, data-driven marketplace, where people have more choices than ever before, the personal factors are more important than ever. With … Read more

Business Accounting Made Easy with Xero Software

by Hank Coleman

Business Accounting Made Easy with Xero Accounting Software

Whether you’re a seasoned business owner or an eager entrepreneur in the midst of setting up your own business, staying organized in every area of your business should be one of your top priorities. Xero accounting software can help you build your business and take it to the next level. If you haven’t yet heard of or tried Xero’s software for small business owners, then you should seriously consider adding it to your repertoire of organizational programs. Business Accounting Made Easy with Xero Accounting Software Here are a few reasons why Xero makes business owners’ lives so much easier: What is Xero? Xero was originally founded in 2006 in New Zealand as a cloud-based software program for small business leaders to more efficiently … Read more

How to Overcome the Challenges of Bootstrapping Your Business

by Guest Contributor

The following is a guest post by Ed “Skip” McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker, the authors of “The Purpose Is Profit: The Truth about Starting and Building Your Own Business“. If you’d like to find out more about guest posting on Money Q&A, please read our Guest Posting Guidelines. Every business needs capital to start, operate, and grow. Every type of capital has a cost, with advantages and disadvantages to consider. And to some degree, every source of capital will affect the amount of control you will maintain over your business. When I was starting my company, USI, I couldn’t wait to lift off. I was ready to quit my job and felt impatient to get started. I considered sourcing money from … Read more

5 Signs You Should Hire A Coach for Your Life or Business

by Guest Contributor

Coaching has become a rapidly growing profession worldwide, expanding form its origins in sports and branching out into a number of different areas. There are business coaches, executive coaches, career coaches, health & wellness coaches, and general life coaches. But, should you hire a coach to help you succeed in life or in your business? People seem to be recognizing that having a coach can make a difference. In fact, studies of coaching in organizations shows a return of $4 – $8 for every dollar invested. At the same time, people have begun to recognize that top athletes spend around 95% of time practicing with a coach and 5% actually performing. While the rest of us spend almost all of … Read more

Should I Get a Small Business Loan?

by Hank Coleman

Should you get a small business loan? Each business is unique. So, there’s no single, universal answer to this common concern. However, we can examine some important questions, whose answers can help you make the best decision for your situation. What is a Small Business Loan? A small business loan works just like personal credit, only it’s intended to help you grow your business. For a new business, you will still personally guarantee the loan, but you will have to qualify based on your business’s health and your ability to demonstrate how the money will make your business more profitable and stable. Though they are conceptually similar to personal loans, you can expect to see a few differences with small … Read more

Three Home Business Opportunities To Boost Your Income

by Hank Coleman

Top 3 Home Business Opportunities To Boost Your Income

You need more income to help your financial situation. Cutting items from your budget and watching your pennies each month will only get you so far. You need to attack the other side of the budgeting equation. Many people simply don’t know where to start, but there are many business opportunities from home that you can use to increase your income. You need a side hustle. But, I’m not talking about selling stuff to your friends in your living room during in-home demonstrations and fake parties. Selling multi-level marketing (MLM) items simply won’t work for the long term. You need a real home business opportunity that can help you make real money. I know far too many people who hope … Read more