A recent study by The American College revealed that three-quarters of small business owners (SBOs) have no written plan for retirement. Specifically, 77 percent of female SBOs and 74 percent of males said they did not have a formal framework in place to achieve their...
As the owner of a local small business, you know the hardships involved with getting a company off the ground. Chances are, you took out some commercial loans, tapped other sources of funding and operated at a loss for a while after opening the business. If things...
According to a recent study by Fidelity Investments, more than half (53 percent) of the nearly six million small businesses in the nation don't have an optimal retirement plan. What's more, many entrepreneurs are confused or uninformed about the features and...
A Civic Ventures study released in November of last year found that one-quarter of American citizens between the ages of 44 and 70 were interested in starting their own companies. However, having the dream of starting your own business is very different from having a...
If you're considering founding your own company, the first thing to know is that you're not alone. In fact, a study released by Civic Ventures in November of last year found that one in four U.S. citizens between the ages of 44 and 70 were interested in...
Recent government reports revealed that 40 percent of all small business lending is made by financial institutions $1 billion or less in size, according to the Times of Northwest Indiana. What's more, companies that sought commercial loans from a community bank...
