How you make an exit from your business is just as important as how you start it. Although often overlooked among entrepreneurs starting a business, the business exit strategy should be planned – or at the very least, thought about – right around the time your new business is launched. It may sound crazy Read more about Planning Your Business Exit Strategy: Legal Considerations & Documents
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Paid Sick Leave and its Financial Burden on Small Businesses
Texas business owners have listened closely to the buzz surrounding paid sick leave ordinances for some time. While Austin and San Antonio were the first cities in Texas to address the issue, several other cities in the Lone Star State are considering their own versions of requiring business owners to provide paid sick leave. Read more about Paid Sick Leave and its Financial Burden on Small Businesses
Protect Your Business from These Common Small Business Lawsuits
When you start a business, you tend to focus more on how to make things work, instead of how they could fall apart. Rarely do business owners stay up at night thinking about all the ways their business could be subject to a lawsuit (we all know it’s the finances that keep business owners Read more about Protect Your Business from These Common Small Business Lawsuits
Entrepreneur Education Series: Protect Your Business Before Building Your Sales Team
It’s not always feasible to launch your startup with a large sales team. In fact, many wait until they reach a major revenue or business milestone before they work toward building their sales team. While you may feel overjoyed that business is booming, you will need to ensure your business is protected – before Read more about Entrepreneur Education Series: Protect Your Business Before Building Your Sales Team
How to Protect Your Company from Payment Fraud
The following article is a guest post by Jennifer Aaron, Vice President and Financial Sales Manager at First Citizens Bank. Seventy-four percent of finance professionals say their companies were victims of payment fraud in 2016, more than in any other year, according to the Payments Fraud and Control Survey by the Association of Financial Professionals Read more about How to Protect Your Company from Payment Fraud
Business Banking Mistakes You Might Be Making as an Entrepreneur
When starting your own business, whether it’s a side hustle or you’re diving into a full-time venture, there are endless reasons why your finances and assets should be in proper order. When your business finances are unorganized or handled incorrectly, you could be faced with dealing with the financial mess of organizing details when Read more about Business Banking Mistakes You Might Be Making as an Entrepreneur
General Liability Insurance: Is It Enough to Protect My Small Business?
The following is a guest post by Kelly Conway of Conway & Fleming Allstate Agency. General liability insurance. The name alone implies that general liability insurance is an all-encompassing policy to cover the needs of your small business. However, this is can be far from the truth. Although liability coverage is absolutely useful, it Read more about General Liability Insurance: Is It Enough to Protect My Small Business?
How Business Insurance Protects Your Company in These Common Situations
When everything is going right for your business and things feel like smooth sailing, it’s easy to overlook the things that could go wrong…until the unexpected happens. Your customers’ confidential information was stolen from your systems, your employee was injured on the job, or a shareholder sues your CFO for mismanagement. These scenarios may Read more about How Business Insurance Protects Your Company in These Common Situations
5 Cybersecurity Tips to Protect Your Business
The following is a guest post from Paladin IT on cybersecurity tips and practices to help protect your business. 1. User Awareness and Education 55% of small businesses experienced a cyber-attack in the last year and 90% of successful data breaches and ransomware infections involve errors by users. Inform and educate your employees about the risk of phishing Read more about 5 Cybersecurity Tips to Protect Your Business
Why You Need A Cybersecurity Policy
Cybersecurity is an increasing risk for businesses and consumers. A simple glance at the recent news headlines, and Congressional Testimony by Mr. Zuckerberg, drive home the ever-increasing peril that businesses face because of the data that they collect, and store through the normal course of operations. The United States relies on a state-by-state framework Read more about Why You Need A Cybersecurity Policy