As you probably know already, running a B2B companies is very different from running a business that’s focused on selling to consumers. The art of marketing to other companies is very subtle and nuanced, making one of any number of mistakes could set your company up for failure rather than success. These mistakes include: Making [...]
If you’re a B2B company that finds itself in need of financing for growth or to cover the cash flow problems that often arise in the industry, where should you turn for help? Most financial advisers will tell you to visit the local branch of a big national bank to ask them for help in [...]
If you wanted to start a business, buy new equipment for your existing business, or expand your your current company to a second location, where would you look to find the necessary funding? It’s highly unlikely that you have tens of thousands of dollars just burning a hole in your company accounts, so you’d have [...]
When most people think of startups or small businesses in America, they envision a rosy scene in which a homemaker constructs craft items to sell when the kids are in bed, or a technological whiz-kid who drops out of school to realize his dream of starting a social network. But the American dream isn’t limited [...]
In a previous blog, we discussed the importance of marketing in B2B commerce industries. In today’s fast-paced, increasingly digital and mobile environment, it’s no longer enough to rely on word of mouth or traditional marketing strategies. Diversification, with strict KPIs in place to track your efforts, is the best way to ensure that your marketing [...]
No one likes the thought of getting old. In our culture obsessed with youth and outward appearances, the wisdom and grace that typically accompany the aging process often get lost in the wringing of hands about facial wrinkles and decreased mobility. When it comes to the business world, aging loses a little bit of its [...]
Are you experiencing lower than usual revenue levels? Have you been sifting through your key performance indicators, trying to figure out where effort is being wasted and which processes aren’t giving you the return on investment that you need to see for sustainable growth? One thing that small to medium-sized businesses often overlook, especially during [...]
Here at Commercial Finance Group in Los Angeles, we’ve had the privilege of providing custom lending solutions to businesses all over America. These businesses are large and small, consumer-facing and B2B commerce oriented. With a clientele this widespread and varied, you might not think that we could point to any one attribute that they all [...]
It’s a problem we’ve seen again and again: a once-flourishing healthcare business that’s slowly sinking into the red because they just can’t seem to keep a handle on their accounts receivable. This problem is only compounded by the fact that recent changes in healthcare and insurance law have created added pressure on various members of [...]
If you’re the proud owner of a flourishing brick and mortar business in Los Angeles, you deserve a standing ovation. In today’s competitive market, in which physical businesses must compete with ecommerce enterprises, sustaining a baby business is more difficult than ever. Couple that with the fact that many banks are still reluctant to engage [...]
