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You often need funds to boost your business growth. Here are some ideas worth having in mind if you are looking for a loan as a startup or a small business. Read More

A number of franchised restaurant chains have adopted tabletop tablets. What do these tablets do, and what does this mean for human servers? Good read from Franchise Direct. Read More

The percentage of total bank business loans that go to small businesses is in a steady decline, from over 50% in 1995, to under 30% in 2012. Here are three of the primary hurdles you will encounter when trying to get a bank loan, and how to overcome them. Read More

Everyone want s to buy a franchise that they can be successful in...that "perfect" franchise. For a franchise to be perfect, there are several things that it would need to have. Read what they are, here. Read More

Operating margin is a measure of your profitability and of your operational efficiency. A higher margin means that you are generating more profits for every dollar of sales. Unless your focus is to reinvest as much as possible into growth, you will want to aim for a higher operating margin. Read More

Social media marketing for franchisors can't be a part-time gig. It's way too important. Read why, and get some help with your own franchise social media marketing today. Read More

Money management is one of the most important responsibilities small business owners must take care of. Without the proper management of our money, we won’t know what products are profitable, which customers owe us money and how much we owe the IRS – among other things. Read More

Women might not own as many businesses as men do. But it seems that their businesses tend to be more successful, concluded a global survey from French bank BNP Paribas and consultancy firm Scorpio Partnership found. The survey included more than 2,500 entrepreneurs from the U.S., Europe, Asia and t Read More

To help you figure out how much capital you’ll need, we’ve teamed up with business consultant Anna Olson to give you the tools to crunch the numbers. Read More