Category: Growing a Business

The Best Business Gas Credit Cards for Small Business in 2025

The Best Business Gas Credit Cards for Small Business in 2025

Whether you’re a real estate agent who spends a lot of time driving to show properties, a contractor who often travels to job sites, a trucker, or any other business owner whose business requires frequent fuel purchases, you’ll want to consider a gas card for your company. A business credit card with fuel rewards can offer discounts, rewards or both. Here we’ll guide you through choosing the best business gas credit cards for your small business.  Benefits of Using a… Read More
Prince Abou’s Butchery: Nav Jan 2021 $10000 Grant Winner

Prince Abou’s Butchery: Nav Jan 2021 $10000 Grant Winner

Abou Sow started Prince Abou’s Butchery to ensure that the people of New York are rescued from eating meat that isn’t fresh. “It’s a tragedy that New Yorkers (as well as people all across the country) don’t have access to fresh meat and are instead eating meat that was slaughtered months ago,” he says. “That’s why we work with local farmers, slaughter, butcher, and deliver halal meat to New Yorkers all within the same week.” This unique business model helps… Read More
Small Business Saturday: The Business Owners’ Guide 2024

Small Business Saturday: The Business Owners’ Guide 2024

Talking about the importance of the small businesses in our community to the crowd that reads this blog feels a lot like preaching to the choir. As small business owners, you understand the vital role you and your Main Street colleagues play in keeping communities alive and thriving. Communities with a healthy and thriving small business district are the cities and towns that seem to be strong and growing. Those with a Main Street that’s boarded up seem to be… Read More
Choosing the Best POS System for Your Business

Choosing the Best POS System for Your Business

I have a friend who pays for everything in cash. And, not too many years ago, he wasn’t the only one. That’s not the case today. Although some customers still do pay in cash, with debit cards, smartphones, and RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) technology, a cash box, or even a cash register, might not be enough to accept payment for your goods and services. A Point of Sale System (POS) is an important tool for any business. But, choosing the best… Read More
P&L Management for Small Business

P&L Management for Small Business

When I started my first business, I wasn’t doing it because I was particularly jazzed about accounting and spending a lot of time with my nose in the books. I know people who really enjoy that part of running a small business, but at that time, that wasn’t me. I did come to appreciate just how important it was and learned that embracing the books would help me build a more profitable business. I also came to appreciate that even… Read More