
Small-Business Grants for Minorities
When you’re working hard to get a new business off the ground, any little bit of money put toward your goal helps. It’s even better when that money is a grant as opposed to a loan that needs to be repaid and accrues interest ...

Prepare for the Worst: Cyber Attacks
With nearly all businesses now operating in virtual space in some capacity, the threat of cybercrime has unfortunately become a common reality that small business owners must face. Without the tools and funds of a large corporation, ...

Qualities to Look for in a Tax Professional
Taxes are a tricky business, which is why it’s often best to leave tax prep to qualified professionals. But finding someone you can trust to handle such a vital part of your financial health can be equally as complicated. When ...

Self-Employment Retirement Planning
You’ve spent years being your own boss. While the experience has been liberating and rewarding, it makes retirement much more challenging when you’ve lived with your job for so long. While traditionally-employed workers simply ...

How to Avoid Online Data Breaches
The threat of online data breaches continues to put millions of Americans at risk for identity theft and the potential dangers posed to businesses are, in some ways, even greater. The hit to a business’s credibility after a ...

How to Plan and Pay Taxes When You’re Self-Employed
Tax season is often a trigger for headaches, confusion and spending hours sifting through a plethora of confusing forms. If you’re self-employed, filing taxes can be even more confounding. Make your life easier by discovering ...

Five Common Online Banking Mistakes
Many will argue that banking online has been the best invention since sliced bread. And there’s no doubt about that: no more statements and papers — everything is on your computer or mobile device, right at your fingertips.
But ...

Financing Your Business without Losing Ownership
When you need funds to grow your business or to launch a new idea for a startup, you quickly become aware that certain types of lending require you to relinquish partial ownership of the business.
Because of this, the desire to ...

Your Financial Institution Is Still Your Best Bet
From crowdsourcing to credit cards, there are myriad options to sift through when trying to finance your business. But as the saying goes, “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” — and that holds true with business lending. ...

Online Banking: How to Avoid Being Hacked
Online banking is convenient, efficient and simplifies your finance management immensely. No more statements and papers — everything is on your computer or mobile device, right at your fingertips.
However, that comes with a ...
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