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How to Qualify for PPP Loan Forgiveness

May 25, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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If you were one of the fortunate small businesses that we’re able to secure a Paycheck Protection Program loan (PPP loan), I know you want to make sure that you don’t need to pay it back. I’ve been doing some digging on this, and I hope this post will provide guidance and a better understanding […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Your Small Business Tagged With: Paycheck Protection Program loan, small business loan, small business owners, small businesses facing economic hardship, unemployment benefits

How to Build Business Credit

May 5, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Building good business credit is an essential step for every new business because it allows you to keep your business and personal credit separate, and it gives you the purchasing power you need to grow your business. If you’re a small business owner, we’re going to look at how you can build your business credit […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Grow Your Business Tagged With: build good business credit, building business credit, business credit file, credit scores, federal tax identification number, good credit

How to Apply for a Coronavirus SBA Emergency Loan

March 24, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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As a business owner, you are probably looking for solutions to keep your business afloat since the coronavirus crisis started. If your cash flow has been impacted, you may qualify for a coronavirus SBA emergency loan to take care of payroll, pay your vendors, pay your office rent, reduce your payroll taxes, and pay your […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Your Small Business Tagged With: cash flow, coronavirus crisis, coronavirus SBA emergency loan, pandemic, Substantial economic injury

Finding The Money To Start Your Small Business

January 13, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

The following is an excerpt from my book: Become Your Own Boss in 12 months or Less! A Month-by-Month Guide to Start a Business that Works!  If you are ready to take the leap into entrepreneurship, you must get really focused on your finances. It will be a real test to get back to only […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: Be Your Own Boss, business funding, entrepreneurship, Finances, money-saving tips

How to Say Yes to Profits and No to Taxes

October 10, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET.  This is excerpted from my recent interview with Octavia Conner, @SayYesToProfits. Octavia is the #1 Virtual CFO and Strategic Business Advisor to 6 and 7-figure businesses. She is […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, SmallBizChat Tagged With: finance, growth of small business, profit, profitable CEO, profits, small business, small business money matters, small business owner, taxes

How to Look For Angel Investors If You Are a Female Founder

September 17, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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 When I meet first-time entrepreneurs, almost every initial conversation eventually turns to “How and where do I look for angel investors”? This process is especially arduous for female founders. In 2018, Fortune magazine reported that only 2.2 percent of all venture capital funding in the U.S. went to companies founded solely by women, and another […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Starting A Small Business, Women in Business Tagged With: angel investor, crowfunding, funding, investment, small business owners, woman owned business, women entrepreneurs

8 Tips for a Better Small Business Loan Application

September 24, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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You can apply for a small business loan today from many different lenders, both traditional and alternative. These can help you expand your business, hire new employees, increase your sales or product research budget, and more. Here, we’ll explore 8 quick tips to help you create a better small business loan application. 8 Tips for […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Your Small Business Tagged With: business loan, credit score, financing, loan, loan application, small business, small business loan application, small business loans, small business planning

11 Things You Need to Know About Securing Corporate Sponsorship

August 26, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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A corporate sponsorship is a mutual business proposition that offers something in exchange for a financial commitment from a corporation. These relationships have been growing significantly throughout the years. So how can your small business tap into corporate sponsorships? Let’s look at 6 steps to securing corporate sponsorship and the 5 reasons why sponsorships fail. How […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Cash Flow & Finance Tagged With: corporate sponsorship, entrepreneurs, mutual business proposition, small business, sponsorship. funding

Five Secrets to Massive Cost Cutting in Your Small Business

January 3, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article While most entrepreneurs think that the number one way to increase profitability is by increasing sales, this could not be further from the truth. In over two decades of being a business owner and coaching other CEOs, I have seen that in 80% or more of cases, cost cutting is by far the […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Guest Articles Tagged With: cash flow, small business

10 Tips to Choose an Accountant for Your Small Business

August 12, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Irrespective of the industry your small business falls into, you cannot understate the value of a good accountant. You can get a bookkeeper for basic accounting services, an accountant who has a degree in accounting for more complicated accounting and payroll services, or a certified public accountant who can help with tax planning and also […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Cash Flow & Finance, Grow Your Business Tagged With: business accountant, choose an accountant, small business finance

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