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Skilled Trades

Convince Clients to Get HVAC Upgrades

Make a case for HVAC upgrades to help promote clients' long-term profits and success.
A newer HVAC system is also less likely to break down, reducing annual maintenance costs.
Credit

Tips for Getting Your First Small Business Loan

Knowing the basics of how to get a small business loan may help prepare you to get the capital you need.
While banks don't have universal rules about what makes a business creditworthy, most will evaluate three key factors: experience, credit and cash flow.
Finance

Comprehensive Guide to SBA Loans

Learn more about the most popular types of SBA loans for small business funding, key requirements and how to apply.
Thanks to their competitive terms, flexible overhead requirements and favorable rates and fees, SBA loans are often an attractive funding option for small businesses at all stages of growth.
Finance

The Benefits of SBA Loans

Get guidance on how SBA loans can provide versatile funding and tailored solutions for your business.
While a hallmark of SBA loans is added financial flexibility, the SBA defines specific acceptable uses, and adhering to these guidelines is crucial for compliance.
Technology

Should You Invest in New Business Technology?

Explore high-return, low-cost tech tools that can help streamline your business operations.
There are many ways to introduce new technology in business without increasing staffing costs.
Credit

What to Know About Section 1071

Here's how the new small business lending rule may impact you.
The purpose of the 1071 regulation is to create a dataset that may help identify unmet needs and opportunities to expand access to capital, ultimately supporting the growth of small businesses within local communities.
Management

How to Promote Work-Life Balance

Discover ways to implement a healthy work-life balance for your employees.
Think about ways you can provide support or resources to encourage better mental health and well-being for your employees.
Technology

How to Benefit from Customer Behavior Analytics

Discover how behavioral science technology works and how you can benefit from data-driven decisions.
By leveraging customer behavior analytics and data based on previous decision-making, businesses can get insights into their customers' preferences.
Cash Management

Guide to Accepting Digital Payments

Whether you have a physical store or an online presence, you likely need to accept digital payments. Here's what you need to know.
Customers want to do business with companies that make it easy to interact with them.
Skilled Trades

How Rain Gardens Can Help Your Business

Here's how rain gardens can add value to your sustainable landscape design plans.
An efficient and environmentally sustainable rain garden requires the expertise of a professional landscape architect.
Cash Management

Why Keep Business and Personal Expenses Separate?

Here's how keeping personal and business expenses separate actually benefits your business.
Mixing professional and personal funds could expose you to problems in a few key areas.
Technology

The Importance of High-Speed Internet for Rural Areas

Here's how to ensure broadband internet is available for the communities you serve.
There's a reason rural areas are less likely to have access to high-speed internet: the profit margin for internet service providers.
Finance

Help Entrepreneurs With Microloan Investing

Here's how microloans can positively impact the world while also promoting your business.
Microloan investing can be an effective way to help others and attract positive attention to your business.
Management

Best Practices When Auditing Your Vendors

Learn about the essential key metrics that can help you get started on your vendor management audit.
It's also key to audit your vendors to help identify potential risks, inefficiencies and compliance issues before they become a problem.
Management

Is Your Business Facing a Skills Gap?

Lead your employees into the future by reskilling the workforce.
Select the right candidates by choosing employees who already go above and beyond in their roles and are true team players.
Insurance

Protect Your Business From Common Risks

Learn about business liability insurance and how it can help cover your potential business risks.
For many business owners, liability insurance is crucial because it covers a large range of potential risks.

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