We’ll begin with a point that we’ve brought up time and time again in the past: founding and successfully growing a small business is hard. Entrepreneurship often comes across as an attractive enterprise, a liberating, self-directed experience where one can truly pursue their passions and make a legitimate living out of their interests in the [...]
We understand that the world of finance is often a difficult one to navigate. This is never truer than when you are attempting to get a new business off the ground. Where do you start? What do you need to know? Plain and simple, factoring is one of the more effective ways in which people [...]
The Importance of a Budget There is a saying, “Even a poor man can be rich, if he is smart with his assets.” This adage still rings true today. If your annual salary doesn’t equate to $100,000, that doesn’t mean that you don’t have assets to protect. If you know how to guard your money [...]
In our last blog post, your Atlanta small business lenders here at The Commercial Finance Group extensively covered how to combat seasonal depression and successfully navigate your business through the “winter blues.” Perhaps the tides of deep winter are finally getting to our heads, but we will admit that post was a little on the [...]
The wintertime isn’t all that bad. Now, it’s true that this is (literally) the darkest time of year marked by heavy snowfall and consistently chilly temperatures drawing us to the warmth and comfort of indoors. Fortunately, we have the holiday season to keep our spirits jolly and joyous during November, December and the turn of [...]
In short, the United States economy would be in shambles without small businesses to support it. Well, no, not exactly - the ways that American consumers spend their money would, of course, change, but things wouldn’t be that bad if small businesses suddenly and somehow ceased to exist. Or would they? Time and time again, [...]
If you’re searching for irony, the United States healthcare industry being sick should fit the bill pretty well. While healthcare companies big and small have good intentions when it comes to serving the public’s health, it’s undeniable that there still exist a myriad of issues around healthcare financing. Complaints from less-than-happy nurses and other healthcare [...]
We’ve said it many times before, and we’ll continue to drive this point home: starting and growing a small business is difficult. Entrepreneurship requires a great deal of hard work, and the world’s most successful entrepreneurs are well aware of this. Are you? If you have a great idea for a market-shattering product or service [...]
If time is money, then wouldn’t optimizing your time lead to maximizing your money? While the passion of small business owners goes far beyond financial matters, any and every company could benefit from saving costly time here and there. Time wasted adds up, and chances are, you’re already pretty swamped on a day-to-day basis as [...]
Working closely with fledgling small businesses over the years, it’s fair to say that we’ve seen some...well, interesting business practices. From trendy desk setups to quirky company attitudes, it’s tempting to run your company in a unique manner. However, even the coolest and most cutting-edge business ideas might actually be more antiquated than you think. [...]
