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How to Prepare Your Small Business for Financing: 7 Things to Do Before You Apply
How to Prepare Your Small Business for Financing: 7 Things to Do Before You Apply
Before applying for financing, take a closer look at your financial records, repayment ability, business risks, and plans. These seven steps can help you identify what needs attention. Read more...
AI analyzing connected areas of a business to support better decisions
AI Can Tell You a Lot About Your Business, but Only If You Give It the Right Information
AI can help small-business owners make better-informed decisions, but useful analysis depends on giving it relevant, well-organized business information. Read more...
How to Assess the Financial Health of Your Small Business: 8 Questions to Ask
How to Assess the Financial Health of Your Small Business: 8 Questions to Ask
Eight practical questions to help small business owners evaluate cash flow, profitability, forecasting, and financial readiness. Read more...
How to Evaluate a Small Business: Questions Every Owner Should Ask
How to Evaluate a Small Business: Questions Every Owner Should Ask
Successful business owners don't just manage their business – they constantly evaluate all aspects of it. Every owner should always be evaluating their business, their markets, their team. Every evaluation... Read more...
Are You Fundable? 5 Things Lenders Look At That Most Owners Ignore
Are You Fundable? 5 Things Lenders Look At That Most Owners Ignore
Most business owners think about funding when they need it. That's usually too late.By the time you're sitting across from a lender — or filling out an application — the... Read more...
What 25 Years of Analyzing Businesses Taught Me About Success
What 25 Years of Analyzing Businesses Taught Me About Success
Most business failures aren't caused by bad ideas. After 25 years of business analysis worldwide, here's what I learned about what actually drives success. Read more...
How to Assess Your Business Performance Before Seeking Funding
How to Assess Your Business Performance Before Seeking Funding
Investors don't just fund ideas — they fund businesses that know where they stand.Before you approach any lender or investor, you need an honest picture of your business performance. Most... Read more...
5 Signs Your Small Business Needs a Performance Assessment (And What to Do About It)
5 Signs Your Small Business Needs a Performance Assessment (And What to Do About It)
Most small business owners are too busy working in their business to work on it. Here are 5 signs it's time for a performance assessment — and what to do... Read more...