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- Dealing With An Equipment Lease Company Seem Like The Occult Of Capital To You? Financial Leasing Is Common Sense. Here’s Why. - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2012 from Stan ProkopNot fully up to speed on how, when and why to deal with an equipment lease company in Canada. Financial leasing doesnt for capital assets your business needs doesn't have to seem like the occult to your company. Let’s establish some common sense ground rules on equipment leasing in Canada. Enter ...
Views: 688 - Does Your Canadian Company Have A Serious Asset Finance Loan Or Leasing Strategy ? You Need One! - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2012 from Stan ProkopAn Asset Finance Leasing and Loan Strategy ? Most Canadian business owners and financial managers realize they can either purchase fixed assets out of equity, or finance those same assets on a long term lease. Business owners need to focus heavily on the use of the asset. Any company that ...
Views: 756 - Is Your Company Properly Exploiting Equipment Lease Financing In Canada ? - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2012 from Stan ProkopWe previously wrote on some of the challenges that Canadian business owners and financial managers face in getting successful lease equipment financing in place for their assets and capital expenditures. The current difficult economic environment makes it more challenging than every for Canadian ...
Views: 721 - You Need More Than A Franchisee Business Plan When Financing a Franchise In Canada ! - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2012 from Stan ProkopPurchasing and financing a franchise in Canada. Of course you do in fact need a franchisee business plan to support that transaction, but it's safe to say you need to cover off a lot of the other basics also. Let's examine how your business plan works within your overall finance strategy to ...
Views: 685 - Don’t Let Your Company Collapse For Lack Of Cash Flow Financing . Canadian AR Finance For Receivables . - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2012 from Stan ProkopAR Finance, i.e. cash flow financing has the ability to save your company when it fact your firm is faced with survival challenges. Let's examine when a receivables strategy works, and what you need to do to facilitate a financing that makes sense. In essence, ' how it works' and ' why ...
Views: 725 - Pain To Power – An ABL Asset Finance Company Can Reverse Your Canadian Business Line Of Credit Challenges - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2012 from Stan ProkopCan an ABL asset based finance company, via a new business line of credit make your transition from financing pain to financing power? We think there is a strong case for that, and here's why. Thousands of companies in Canada find themselves constantly challenge when it comes to ensuring ...
Views: 686 - Leveraging Your Amazing YOU into Your Business - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2012 from Vanessa CodorniuThis question keeps popping up so I just had to write about it! Danielle LaPorte’s (http://www.daniellelaporte.com/) Spark Kit asks: "What do you think your form of genius is?" "What are you amazing at?" Many respond: “my courage, my kindness, my caring, my personality, my sense of ...
Views: 1407(1 vote) - Move from Comparing to Succeeding - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2012 from Marcy StahlComparing ourselves to other people - we've all done it at some point. When you're comparing yourself to someone, your mental dialog may sound like: Look at how great Sheila is doing! I can't believe how fast she's grown her business! I wish I could grow my business that fast. Of course, ...
Views: 1385 - Relationship Building Through Networking and Social Media - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2012 from Ellen GerstIn the current economic climate, if you’re an entrepreneur or simply a business person, you have probably been urged to start networking and using social media in order to enhance the success of your business. If you are nervous about commencing these types of activities, be assured that ...
Views: 1578 - Business Insurance for Natural Disasters - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2012 from Justin KraneDon't Wait for Disaster to Hit. Business Insurance is a Must for Every Business. You think it will never happen until it happens to you. That's exactly what happened to small businesses in five states this week. More than 150 tornadoes devastated people's homes and personal lives as well as ...
Views: 852 - Getting a Business Loan - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2012 from Justin KraneBefore You Apply For That Business Loan . . . The landscape certainly has changed for small businesses when it comes to getting a business loan. What used to be green terrain has become pretty barren and bleak. In fact, having access to capital is one of the biggest issues for small business ...
Views: 892 - Are You Wearing all the Hats in Your Business? - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2012 from Paige Stapleton and Brian StarkWhen you're in business for yourself, you wind up wearing a lot of hats. Sometimes this is essential, sometimes it's a hassle and often times it can be extremely detrimental to your success. The essential times come out of realizing that no one can look after your dream, your true desire, ...
Views: 882(1 vote) - Leap To Find Your Bonus - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2012 from Debra Woog,I heard too much yakking about Leap Day (February 29) being an “extra” day this year. A “bonus” day. A day to do something special. Every time I heard this notion from someone in person, on the phone, or on the media, I wanted to scream, “Don’t you get it? Every day is a bonus day!” Perhaps ...
Views: 1005 - How Successful Entrepreneurs Manage Traffic Online - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from TJ PhilpottSuccessful entrepreneurs online, no matter what they may promote all have one thing in common that helps them improve sales! They all recognize the importance of properly managing the flow of traffic when developing a business! Without a continuous stream of unique visitors to your site you have ...
Views: 764(1 vote) - Cash Flow Financing For Working Capital Solutions. It’s Like A Knife Fight In A Phone Booth Out There! - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Stan ProkopCash flow financing challenges and working capital solutions for Canadian business. Keeping your firm solvent / liquid can almost seem like a crisis sometime. We were talking to two of our favorite business marketing guru's the other day and one of them made the comment ' it's like a knife fight ...
Views: 847(1 vote) - The 3 Commandments Of The FMV Fair Market Value Operating Lease - Myth VS. Reality In Canadian Finance Leases - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Stan ProkopThe FMV fair market value operating lease. It's not a bad example of, in our case, the 3 commandments of what this type of leasing finance affords Canadian business owners and finance managers. More about those 3 three later. Leasing is hardly the ' cutting edge ' in Canadian business ...
Views: 697 - Who Else Wants A Franchise Financing Loan ? Franchisee Info On Canadian Franchising Loans - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Stan ProkopA franchise financing loan. It’s one of two things you need to successfully gain your entry intro entrepreneurship - the other is of course selecting the right franchise and being approved for it! Franchising finance in Canada requires a focused commitment by yourself as a franchisee. It is a ...
Views: 675 - Accounts Receivable Services Conspiracy Theories That Might Be True ! What Is Factoring And What You Need To know In Canada - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Stan ProkopAccounts receivable services in Canada. We thought it was appropriate perhaps to use the term ' conspiracy theory ' around the subject, because misinformation abounds and buying into some of that misinformation can in effect be a costly experience. Let's examine some of the key issues around ...
Views: 851 - Is ABL Everything You Need And More In Canadian Business Financing ? The Asset Based Line Of Credit Facility Works Hard! - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Stan ProkopCould an ABL asset based line of credit in fact be all the business financing your Canadian company needs? It's rare that one form of business finance in Canada meets everything you are looking for in a finance solution - quite often there needs to be a combination of solutions that make the ...
Views: 620 - Why Some of the Best Entrepreneurs Are So Bad At Recruiting Employees - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Ken SundheimAn entrepreneur can be only so entrepreneurial without a competitive, intelligent and dedicated team behind him or her. Though, where the entrepreneur will succeed in 50 other places, he or she will often fall short when it comes to recruiting the employees that are going to take his or her ...
Views: 1572(3 votes) - Schedule Your Business Emergencies - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Hugh StewartA major issue for most business owners is the ‘fire’ or emergency. This is a disruption in the normal routine or business process. Unfortunately, many businesses are plagued by consistent fires or emergencies. The entrepreneur or the management team is so busy working on these urgent fires ...
Views: 1186 - 4 Simple Things To Run Your Business - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Hugh StewartResist the urge to make things complicated in your business. To get your business on track you just need to do some basic simple things. Financial well-being – Pull financial reports at least once a month. I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to look at your numbers on a regular ...
Views: 1172 - Best Business Advice - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2012 from Hugh StewartIt is amazing how a business owner will gain a sense of confidence when there is unallocated cash in the business bank account. As business owners, very often if the business has money, we will try to find a way to spend it, whether we take more money for ourselves or spend it on the ...
Views: 1237 - Create Abundance - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2012 from Marcy StahlIn order to create an abundant new year for your business, you can do some new things. 1. Start a free monthly teleclass. 2. Join a year-long program for entrepreneurs. 3. Focus every day on inner and outer goals. What do you want to achieve this year? Do you want to expand your ...
Views: 1400(3 votes) - As a Women Business Owner, Where Did You Get Your Gumption? - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2012 from Kim Kirmmse TothCourage, guts, nerve, bravery, common sense, good sense, horse sense. That is what I get when I put my mouse over the word 'gumption' and right click. Do you have gumption? How did you get it? I have no doubt that you have gumption. You would have to have it if you own your own business. ...
Views: 1339 - ***An Unusually Simple Tip For Increasing Your Productivity in Your Business - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamOne of the common complaints I hear from women entrepreneurs is that they avoid focusing on the top-income producing tasks in their business. They habitually occupy themselves with busy work that doesn’t result in higher paying clients or more income in the door. Here is a simple tip you can ...
Views: 2043(2 votes) - ***How to Accomplish Your Dreams and Goals With Greater Ease - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamThe image of weaving straw into gold comes to mind when I think of how we can successfully turn dreams into reality. This alchemy is experienced when we take moments of raw inspiration (straw) from the metaphysical ethers and turn them into ideas and action. The result is our own unique ...
Views: 2471(3 votes) - What Will You Choose - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2012 from Paige Stapleton and Brian StarkI’ve made a lot of really crappy decisions. I have! I admit it. And I’ve done some things I’m not proud of, that hurt people, that hurt me. Many of these have been irreversible and life-changing. And boy, was there a time when I would let these decisions (and outcomes) stop me. There was a ...
Views: 1403 - The Link Between Successful Entrepreneurs and Passion - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2012 from TJ PhilpottIt is no coincidence that most successful entrepreneurs on the internet have a passion for what they do! When you consider all the time and effort that goes into developing a business online it is always good to at least like what you are doing! But taking it one step further many entrepreneurs ...
Views: 896(2 votes) - Back to the Basics: 3 Simple Tips to Keep Your Employees Motivated - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2012 from Lisa MininniAccording to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, American companies spend $300 billion every year on stress-related work issues like reduced productivity, absenteeism, health insurance costs, direct medical expenses and employee turnover. With everyone doing more ...
Views: 1507 - Smart Women Make Decisions - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2012 from Joy ChudacoffI was watching the holiday classic, "The Polar Express" with my children recently and in the movie, Tom Hanks, who plays the role of conductor, said to Billy as he exited the train, "It's not as important to know where the train is going as it is to make a decision to get on the train." Very ...
Views: 1322(2 votes) - 7 Character Traits of an Extraordinary Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Melanie Benson StrickIn 2001 I discovered I was a much better entrepreneur than I was a corporate ladder climber. As I turned in my 2-week notice at Motorola after 10 years in business, I was ecstatic to finally be my own boss. Over the next 18 months I was broke, frustrated, overwhelmed and doubting my ability to ...
Views: 1373(1 vote) - 6 Reasons To Consider Business Equipment Financing . Asset Finance Power Tools For Your Company - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Stan ProkopBusiness equipment financing continues to be by far the most popular method of asset finance for the Canadian company wishing to make fixed asset acquisitions. Virtually every type of asset class can be financed, and the lease finance industry as a whole is not prejudiced when it comes to ...
Views: 751(1 vote) - Canada Government Small Business Loans . Let The SBL Loan Give You An ‘A’ In Canadian Business Financing - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Stan ProkopCanada government small business loans - can they give you a sense that you have just achieved an ' A ' grade in Canadian business financing? We think so, and here is why the SBL loan makes solid sense for your firm, whether you are a start up, or if you fall under the 5 Million dollar sales ...
Views: 739 - Best Practices On Getting Canada Government Loans. Let The SBL Loan For Small Business Work For You - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Stan ProkopCanada government loans for small business. Are there some ' best practices ' to follow to ensure they work for you, and that of course you get approved? We think there are. If you have worked in a larger corporation at any time (trust us ... we have) they always talk about ' best practices. ...
Views: 688 - Understand Your Asset Finance Options. Leasing Versus Buying And Capital vs. Operating .It’s Your Call! - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Stan ProkopLeasing versus buying. It's one of the classic questions faced by business owners and financial managers when they are looking for asset financing strategies that make sense in capital acquisition of business assets. Let's examine how you as a business owner or finance manager can make the ...
Views: 804 - Don’t Gamble On Franchise Funding Success . Finance Your Franchising Opportunity Properly! - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Stan ProkopFranchise funding in Canada. At times does it seem like you have to take a real gamble on the franchising opportunity just to complete a transaction properly? And then finance it? Is there a better way? We think there is, and here's why, and how! We're the first to admit making that ...
Views: 685 - 8 Reasons To Consider Canadian Receivables Finance And Accounts Receivable Service For Cash Flow - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Stan ProkopReceivables Finance! said the client. ‘Give me one good reason why .... ' We hear that one a lot , so we'll do one better and provide him, or her with 8 solid business reasons to consider an account receivable service for your cash flow financing needs . Reason # 1 is simply growth... ...
Views: 677 - Let An ABL Revolver Facility Be Your New Canadian Asset Backed Lending Business Line Of Credit - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Stan ProkopThe ABL Revolver facility. Is it the business financing mechanism that can fill the gap your firm is experiencing in a business line of credit? Asset backed lending is working for thousands of firms who probably just several years ago had never heard of it! Here's why. To understand the ...
Views: 749 - Buying And Financing A Business Acquisition . Loans To Finance Existing Businesses - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from Stan ProkopBuying and financing a business acquisition is one of the major challenges of firms in the SME (Small and medium enterprise) sector in Canada. Unlike the big boys who have access and funds available to hire expensive talent to complete the transaction the Canadian SME business owner and ...
Views: 733 - Water Treatment Plant Design-Different Water Treatment Process - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from prity marksWater treatment plant design can be mainly related to water purification and treating the water through the various steps to reduce the chances of contamination. It is mainly designed to get the desired end result i.e. purified form of water better known as mineral water. It is primarily done ...
Views: 528 - Packaged Drinking Water Plant-Importance of Mineral Water Plant - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2012 from prity marksDrinking pure water is an essential requisite for the proper functioning and healthy working of the body. Packaged drinking water is any day a safe bet when it comes to purity, reliability and affordability. Seeing the growing demand for such mineral water many companies are cashing on the ...
Views: 2071 - How To Record Your Music In The Studio - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2012 from Tom HessHow To Record Your Music In The Studio by Tom Hess To become an in demand musician in the music industry and attract the attention of successful bands and record companies there are many things that you need to know and do. Although the complete list of all the steps needed ...
Views: 967 - Breathing Life Into Your Soul Mate - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2012 from Cheri ValentineHow do you begin your day? Do you jump out of bed, dash to the gym, and then rush to work from there? When the alarm wakes you from slumber, do you give yourself a moment before the mad rush of your day takes over? You have so many responsibilities between work and family. Most of the time ...
Views: 1047 - Get New Clients Tip: What to do when you’ve got no time to do marketing - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Allison Babb PhillipsMost of us get into entrepreneurship because we love what we do… and that’s all we really want to do. Truth be told, if I could coach and mentor all day long and have revenue rolling in, I’d be in heaven. But alas, somewhere between the failure of my very first business as a Life Coach and ...
Views: 856(2 votes) - Top 10 Tips For Managing Your Social Media Life - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Laron HendersonHave you ever posted something on Twitter but forgot to post it on Facebook? Want to know who your followers are on Twitter, want to follow someone who follows you without having to check and see if you are already following them or not? Want to have all of your social media sites in one place ...
Views: 1001 - Your Personal Brand: What Do People Think of, When They Think of You? - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Marcy StahlWhat do people think of when they think of you? Your sense of humor, your fashion sense, your common sense, your enthusiasm? This is your brand. Do solopreneurs even have brands? As it turns out, we EACH have a brand - our personal brand (also sometimes called a micro-brand). You ...
Views: 1335(2 votes) - 3 Essential Elements for Stand Out Heart-felt Entrepreneurs - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Paige Stapleton and Brian StarkWe were recently in a room full of passionate, heart-felt entrepreneurs getting some special training for speaking from the stage. It was an incredible opportunity to see so many caring professionals sharing their message and their gifts with all of us. They were all absolutely wonderful, but ...
Views: 798 - What's Your Stopping Agent? - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Paige Stapleton and Brian StarkThe Universe is soooo amazing! And here we are, standing in the middle of it, building our business…knowing on the one hand that abundance is all around us, knowing that what we have to offer can truly help people, knowing that the opportunity for us to have everything we desire is right here, ...
Views: 785 - Do You Have An Entrepreneurial Mindset? - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Paige Stapleton and Brian StarkWhen I worked in the banking world (seems like a lifetime ago!) everything was pretty much decided for me. I had a boss who told me when to come in, how long I needed to be there, what to do when I was there, what my deadlines and goals were and overall what was expected of me. I also had ...
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