As the Business Finance Store recently noted, effective cash flow management is an important part of operations for small businesses across industries. The initial period after founding a small enterprise can often be dicey in terms of revenue. During this time,...
According to the most recent Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, the rate of small business creation fell last year. Additionally, those who do successfully launch startups remained more likely to stay sole proprietors rather than take on employees. ...
Small business borrowing in the United States rose again in January, according to the Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index, which measures the overall volume of financing disbursed to the nation's small enterprises. As Reuters reports, the reading...
Despite tentative positive trends suggesting traditional small business financing will be easier to come by this year, many experts predict that 2012 will see the continued rise of alternative sources of funding. Crowdfunding sites that encourage large pools of...
According to the latest iteration of the Intuit Small Business Employment Index, employment at small enterprises with fewer than 20 employees rose by 0.2 percent between January 24 and February 23. The figure equates to an annual growth rate of 2.9 percent and around...
