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How to Calculate Net Working Capital

Do you know how to calculate net working capital for your business? This performance metric can provide insights into your business’s overall financial health, allowing you to make smarter decisions. If your business has a negative net working capital, for example, you should focus on paying off your debt and generating additional revenue. If your…

What Does Capital Mean?

All businesses need capital to perform their respective operations. Whether it’s a local landscaping company, a retail apparel store, a restaurant, or a business-to-business (B2B) consulting company, capital allows businesses to buy supplies and perform their operations. But what does capital mean? Although you’ve probably heard the term “capital” before, many business owners are still…

How to Advertise Your Business

Advertising is essential to your business’s success. Defined as the process of promoting to a product, service and/or brand to potential customers, it’s the driving force behind sales and conversions. If you don’t advertise, potential customers won’t know about your products or services. As a result, they’ll probably purchase from a competitor instead. To increase…

How to Open a Business

Are you considering opening your own business? If done properly, it can be a highly rewarding venture. Transitioning from the ranks of employee to that of a successful business owner takes hard work, dedication, planning, and persistence. If you aren’t willing to work through your business’s growing pains, you may struggle to succeed. Today, we’ll…

What is the Business Cycle?

Regardless of what type of product or service your business sells, you’ll probably notice that sales increase or decrease at certain times of the year. Some businesses are more prone to sales fluctuations than others. Seasonal businesses, such as a Halloween costume store, generate most of their annual profit during a specific time of year….

How to Write a Business Proposal

What is the one thing that all successful, established businesses have in common? It’s their ability to convince prospects to purchase their products or services. All businesses make money by selling products or services. However, highly successful businesses are able to generate even more sales by actively nurturing prospects through sales funnels while simultaneously encouraging…

How to Come Up with a Business Name

If you’re planning to start your own business, the first thing you will need to do is choose a good name for it. This is arguably one of the most important steps to launching a new business. The name that you choose will ultimately affect your ability to promote and market your products or services…

How to Register a Business Name

One of the first steps to starting a new business is choosing a name for your company. This is the name under which you’ll promote, market, and sell your products or services. An effective business name should be unique, memorable, and brandable. If not, you may struggle to connect with your target audience and to…

What is Accounts Payable?

When running a business, you’ll have to spend on money on products or services related to your organization’s operations. A landscaping company, for example, may need to purchase lawnmowers, fertilizer and grass seed. Likewise, a retail store may need to purchase inventory, advertising campaigns and building maintenance. The term “accounts payable” refers to short-term debt…

What is Accounts Receivable?

Not all businesses require customers to pay immediately when purchasing a product or service. Some businesses allow customers to pay after they’ve made a purchase. Known as accounts receivable, it’s an internal form of credit in which a business sells a product or service to a customer under the agreement that the customer will pay…

What is a SWOT Analysis?

Performing a SWOT analysis is a great way to evaluate a company’s market presence while projecting future growth (or contraction) in the process. Unfortunately, it’s also something that many business owners and executives tend to overlook. They either don’t know what a SWOT analysis is, or they believe that it’s not worth the investment in…

What is ROI? Return on Investment Basics

There are a variety of metrics you can use to analyze your business’s health. Monitoring operational expenses, for example, gives you a better understanding of how much money your business spends on regular, ongoing expenses like payroll, marketing, utilities and lease. One of the most important financial metrics for your business or investment is ROI….