Finance
Financial matters and how they impact the decisions you make running your business.
Important Facets of Finance Management
Keeping an ever-watchful eye on your expenditures takes the guesswork out of running a successful venture. As any experienced entrepreneur will tell you, growth and money go hand in hand. Sometimes it’s not so much about making boundless profits as it is about...
Tips for Finagling Your Business’ Finances
Proactively gauging how well you’re handling your company’s finances will help in the prevention of costly errors. Finance is the alpha and omega of any business: No matter how pure your intentions are for your venture, none of the good you do would be possible...
Creating a Business Budget
Creating a budget for your business can be one of the most frustrating and frightening aspects about starting a new business. Not only are you putting part of your personal budget toward your business; the business requires a completely separate budget of its own -...
Tax Tips For The End of The Year
The end of the year can be an overwhelming time for anyone, and that is especially true for business owners. When you’re trying to wrap up the year successfully, it can feel nearly impossible to enjoy the holidays. With everything on your to-do list, worrying about...
Retirement Planning When Self Employed
One of the most daunting tasks as an entrepreneur is saving up for your retirement. Sometimes it feels as though every penny you earn for yourself goes right back toward pursuing your passion. Planning retirement can be tedious, so it’s no wonder many...
Managing Your Money as a Freelance Writer
I’ve mentioned in several of my articles about all the perks that come with freelancing - the opportunities to work from any place you’d like, work on your own timetable and accept or reject work as you please. That being said, all those perks can come at...
Billionaire Sam Zell Explains Why It's Okay to Be Wrong
Reader Resource Apply now to be an Entrepreneur 360™ company. Let us tell the world your success story. Get Started » Sam Zell -- who is promoting his new book, Am I Being Too Subtle: Straight Talk From a Business Rebel -- speaks to Mark Gerson, co-founder and...
Corporate Bond Traders Turn to Bloomberg for Resolution of Credit Market Illiquidity
Corporate Bond Traders Turn to Bloomberg for Resolution of Credit Market IlliquidityBloomberg Credit Announces Significant Volume Uptick in USD and CAD Denominated Cash Corporate Trade Activity via its Bid/Offer List Trading Application BOLT <GO> NEW YORK, May...
Bloomberg Launches New RMB Bond Suite For Global Investors
RMB Bond Suite features the industry’s most advanced fixed income investment tools for China’s interbank bond market Beijing, Hong Kong – Bloomberg today announced the launch of its new RMB Bond Suite, the industry’s most advanced fixed income investment tools for...
The Clearing Corporation of India Distributes Foreign Exchange Rates on Bloomberg Platform
CCIL’s provision of real-time rates to India’s interbank community enhances market transparency Mumbai – The Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL) and Bloomberg today announced that real-time foreign exchange rates from CCIL will be made available to India’s interbank...
How This Inspiring Entrepreneur Came Back From Being Broke
An aspiring musician who has struggled with his finances and health has finally found his footing -- see how he did it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GD5hRxGhM0 On this episode of Resilience, Entrepreneur Network partner Jason Saltzman sits down with Michael Nova,...
How to Get Involved with Small Business Nation
The U.S. Chamber's key role in ensuring our country’s growth and prosperity, it has launched the U.S. Chamber Small Business Nation. U.S. Chamber Small Business Nation is a community that was founded on the open exchange of information and ideas, while creating the...
Regulations Cost Businesses and Consumers Trillions
Over the past several years federal legislators have added a large number of regulations that apply to small businesses. There are more regulations placed on small businesses today than ever before. The increase of regulations placed on businesses can hurt the...
Payments Are Moving Into the Environment Around Us. Is Your Business Following?
It’s been a decade since the iPhone launch opened the floodgates for smartphones. By 2012, smartphones accounted for over 50 percent of all US mobile phones and that rate climbed to over 80 percent last year. Businesses have spent much of that decade...
AFEUSA Supports Sales Tax Enforcement For Online Retailers
Is it fair that only some business have to charge sales tax? Businesses across the country are forced to try to compete with online retailers on a daily basis. Brick-and-mortar stores are forced to charge state sales tax while big online retailers who do not own...
Minimum Wage Increase Activates AFEUSA to Advocate for Arizona Members
Increasing minimum wage in Arizona sounds like an easy decision. Increasing take-home pay for people across the state sounds as if it would improve quality of life for millions of people. However, that’s only half of the picture. With 6.6% of Arizonans employed in the...
AFEUSA Advocates for Balancing Small Business Needs with Minimum Wage Increases in Colorado
Colorado’s minimum wage for tipped employees would increase by 70% by 2020. Restaurants already operate on slim profit margins and any increase in payroll expenses could mean that small business have to be extremely conservative with what little resources they have to...
California Entrepreneurs Impacted by Minimum Wage Increase
Increasing minimum wage has been a hot topic as of late. Shouldn’t employees be able to make a livable wage? It seems like the answer would be simple, but there’s a little more to think about than just whether or not people should make more money. What does increasing...
AFE USA Tells Officials How Overtime Rules Impact Entrepreneurship
Paying salary exempt employees allows entrepreneurs to pay for the exact number of hours required to get a job done at a competitive rate. Proposed changes to overtime regulations would require that entrepreneurs change the salary structure of their business by...
How Interest Rates Affect Small Business and How AFEUSA is Helping
afeUSA advocates amplified the voice of small businesses and communicated your need for affordable funding to the Federal level by writing Representative Steve Chabot and Representative Nydia Velázquez, chair and ranking member of the House Committee on Small...