Owning a Franchise 101
For many Americans, owning a business is a lifelong dream that begins with an idea and an investment and ends in either triumph or bankruptcy. Starting a new business is a risky endeavor, although not quite as risky as one might think. While it’s a common belief that 50% of new businesses fail in the…
What Millennials Need to Know about Retirement
Life comes at you fast. One day you’re in high school, and the next thing you know you’re about to graduate from college and you’ve realized that you’ve totally neglected your personal finances. Well, it’s time to reassess the state of your bank account, and take responsibility of your fiscal future. One thing you’re going…
How to Market Your Business on a Tight Budget
After years of preparation, developing your business plan, and negotiating a loan with the bank, you’ve finally created a business that you are proud to call your own. Congratulations! Now, it’s time to make sure that your company succeeds. That means you need to gain clients and customers. The best way to do that is…
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The Costs Associated with Franchising
Before entering into any business venture, it is important to have a clear picture of the associated costs that you’ll encounter during the start-up phase and throughout the life of your business. Unfortunately, opening a business in any industry has an element of unpredictability. Unforeseen costs pop up regularly, making it challenging to accurately predict…
3 Things You’ll Need to Start a Small Business
The focus of much of the presidential election season has been around the economy and more specifically, which candidate will be the best for Small Business. So much of America is built on top of small businesses that employee millions of people. Almost every company currently on Wall Street was one a small business on…
Personal Finance for Main St
When residents of Main St look for news on how the economy is performed that day, it's often reported in terms of how the "Dow" or the S&P 500 performed that day. So what is the Dow? Ditto for the S&P 500?
