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February 15, 2024
Navigating Misleading Solicitations
Have you ever received a letter, email, or phone call that appeared to be from your bank, only to find out it was actually a misleading solicitation? These deceptive tactics are becoming increasingly common and can often leave consumers feeling confused and misinformed.
December 14, 2023
Unwrapping the Truth: Protect Yourself from Holiday Gift Card Scams
The holiday season is a time for joy, giving, and unfortunately, an uptick in fraudulent activities. One prevalent threat that has been on the rise is gift card scams.
Financial business resilience
Financial resilience means having a business that not only earns enough income to stay operational, it has money set aside to get through tough times. Building your cash reserves is a vital move that ensures your business can survive changes in the market or unexpected emergencies. Along with increasing your income, financial business resilience also involves managing your expenses, improving efficiencies, and making strategic financial decisions.
Protecting and valuing your intangible assets
Intangible assets often make up the ‘secret sauce’ of your business, such as the certain way you do business, your customer database, how your customers like to buy, budget cycles, or recipes, and processes and trade information you don’t want to make public.
The six business numbers to track success
It makes sense to be aware of and track your main financial indicators. The more you observe what the numbers are doing, the faster you’ll see what’s working and what isn’t, so you can take immediate action.
Improving your cash flow
The aim of all small business owners should be to have more money coming in than going out. From shortening your cash cycles to managing debt, there are several methods for getting on top of your cash flow. And once you’ve got it firmly in hand, you’ll experience greater freedom and opportunities to grow your business.