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The 10 Best Personal Finance Software For All Your Financial Needs

by Fawn Neun | Jan 5, 2019 | Managing, Yourself

Personal finance software is revolutionizing how people manage their money. Gone are the days when you had to fumble with a checkbook and balance it in a tiny registry book. Before personal finance software, people were often about as excited about budgeting as they...

Being a Mentor

by Carrol McCarren | Jun 26, 2018 | Managing, Yourself

Let’s start by defining a Mentor. Merriam Webster defines a mentor as “an experienced and trusted adviser” and for most people that adequately explains the individual, we might look to for career advice. Synonyms for mentor include counselor, guide, teacher, advisor,...

Myths About Small Business

by Carrol McCarren | Sep 21, 2017 | Managing, Yourself

1. I Know What I’m Doing, I Don’t Need a Business Plan Maybe, but it’s unlikely you have actually taken the time to run all of your scenarios through the numbers and come up with a viable plan without doing the work. In any event, you will need a plan for any...

Going International

by Carrol McCarren | Apr 27, 2017 | Managing, Yourself

If you have considered buying from international sources, selling abroad or hiring an off-shore workforce, we’d like to make some suggestions: Do Your Homework Importing, exporting, and hiring abroad are all wrapped in a tangle of regulations, tax implications,...

The Founder Dependence Problem

by Carrol McCarren | Apr 20, 2017 | Managing, Yourself

You had an idea, you got it financed and now you own a business. Congratulations, you’ve succeeded. But how essential are you, personally, to the functioning of the business? If you are forced out of day-to-day operations by ill health, family problems or some...

The Small Business Administration Agency and Their Three Types of Support

by The Small Business Support Network Experts | Feb 8, 2017 | Managing, Yourself

The US Small Business Administration agency offers three types of support for small businesses. These types of support include start-up, financial and maintenance forms and functions. It is important to note that the small business administration doesn’t...