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Affordable Marketing Strategies for Startups

Although running a startup business can be exciting, there is much strategic planning involved to get customers without breaking your spending budget. By using minimal resources for optimal impact, you…

Purchase or Lease Equipment

Does it make better sense to buy or lease a new piece of equipment? That depends on a number of factors, such as the residual value of the equipment you…

Financial Ratios

For the small businessperson, number crunching can be mind numbing. However, becoming conversant with a few core concepts can help you get an accurate view of how well your firm…

Training and Educating Employees

Employees who are well-trained are an asset to any business. In a poor economy, unfortunately, the training budget for a business is often the first thing to go. Although eliminating…

Gross Margin Analysis

The gross margin of a product is measured by subtracting the cost of goods sold from the selling price. Cost of goods sold includes all costs associated with producing the…

Steps financial institutions take to combat identity theft

Federal law requires banks, investment brokers, mutual funds and other creditors to adopt identity theft prevention programs. This is the Red Flags Rule, so-named because its central feature requires financial…

Sales Volume Required to Break Even

The break even point for a product or a business is the point where sales revenue equals your fixed plus total variable costs. If you are below the break even…