Your Guide to Starting a Business

June 1st at 10:52am

Starting a business of your own is quite an enthralling experience to say the least. If you’re jumping into the world of entrepreneurship without any experience from the past, you wouldn’t have the experience of what it takes to succeed here. Most businesses that have come into operation recently have entrepreneurs leading them that have taken the helm for the first time. These entrepreneurs make the shifts from their 9 to 5 job into this industry, where they don’t have much knowledge of what to do. The lack of knowledge regarding what is required from them here can push them…

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Mistakes You Should Look to Avoid with Small Business Funding

February 22nd at 10:52am

Regardless of how effective you are with managing your startup, there will come a time when your cash reserves will almost be nil and you will have a ton of expenses to pay. Handling your business during such a time can be quite a trouble, as you try to locate your path in unchartered territory. We call this unchartered territory, because not many business owners are prepared to handle a cash crunch. Their inability to manage such a situation is what leads them into making silly mistakes. No business owner minds the thought of money coming into the business, especially…

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FIRST DOWN FUNDING – BALTIMORE RAVEN JACOBY JONES REFLECTS ON FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF ‘MILE HIGH MIRACLE’ – SMALL BUSINESS FUNDING EXCLUSIVE

January 12th at 8:20am

The date was January 12, 2013. The location was Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo. It’s known as the “Mile High Miracle.” Five years ago, quarterback Joe Flacco heaved the ball downfield in the final moments of the fourth quarter and receiver Jacoby Jones took it the rest of the way for an improbable game-tying touchdown that stunned the football world. The Baltimore Ravens went on to defeat the Denver Broncos, 38-35, in double overtime in the AFC Divisional playoffs en route to their Super Bowl XLVII championship. On the fifth anniversary of one of the greatest…

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Tips from Experienced Restaurant Owners for the Holiday Season

December 1st at 10:52am

The holiday season is host to a lot of festivities as people get out and shop and enjoy their time at restaurants. Not only are markets crowded to the core, but all of these people shopping for goods, eventually make their way to good restaurants for good food. If you are a small business owner serving your customers in this holiday season, then you need to make sure that you follow all tips to make your business stand out of the lot. The holiday season sure is crowded by a lot of customers, but there is also a lot of…

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FIRST DOWN FUNDING – PAUL PITCHER – DONATION TO THE TYANNA FOUNDATION WITH JACOBY JONES

October 1st at 9:06am

First Down Funding and SharpShooter Funding were pleased to have made a donation to the Tyanna Foundation.Mr 108 Jacoby Jones was on hand on our behalf to present. To learn more about this great organization, please visit http://tyanna.org              

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Cost Effective Ways to Market Your Small Business

August 17th at 10:39am

Marketing plays an extremely important role in determining the success of every business. You cannot truly succeed as a business without realizing just how important a role marketing plays for you. To succeed and grow as a business you should make sure that you are marketing your brand in the best manner possible and have left no stone unturned. Marketing the business requires an understanding of the unique selling point that your business has and then working on it to get the desired results. A business that is looking to achieve the desired results should understand just how important it…

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Common Expenses That Can be Deducted for Increasing Profits

July 14th at 10:39am

Your success as a small business is heavily dependent on the kind of profits that you make. You cannot think of succeeding as a business if the profits that you make aren’t in line with the goals that you have in mind. Any business that wants to succeed in this day and age should make sure that their expenses are overseen at all times, and they are limited to an extent where they do not create any more issues. While every business owner wants their business to succeed, only a few of them can take the struggle to improve their…

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How Business Owners Can Address Cash Flow Problems

June 12th at 10:39am

Cash flow problems are commonly faced by a lot of small business owners. There is a lot of truth to the fact that if you are planning to start your own business, you need to know everything related to cash flow. You can only succeed in managing your business if you have everything related to cash flow in control and don’t have to worry about anything in particular. Businesses that are focused on achieving the end result, recognize the need for managing cash flow without any issues, which is why they leave no stone unturned. Cash flow issues have the…

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