If you regularly give part of your paycheck to Amazon, you can get some of that money back by paying with the right credit card. Naturally, the co-branded Amazon credit cards give shoppers the most consistently high cash-back rates on Amazon purchases. But other cards can offer more flexibility in terms of when and where…
With factoring, also known as invoice factoring or accounts receivable factoring, a business owner sells their outstanding invoices to a factoring company at a discount. The factoring company pays the business owner a percentage of the invoice amount up front and then takes responsibility for collecting repayment from the business’s customers. There are two types…
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Overhead is a term used to describe business expenses that aren’t directly linked to creating a product, service or any other activity that contributes to a company’s income. While some business overhead is unavoidable, reducing these indirect expenses will help widen your profit margin. Every business incurs some overhead expense, although some businesses (for example,…
With a 5-year adjustable-rate mortgage, you’ll get an introductory rate for the first five years you have the mortgage. These are sometimes referred to as “teaser” rates because they can be significantly lower than prevailing rates on fixed-rate mortgages. However, after that period’s over, your interest rate will change every six months. Many homeowners will…
Chase organizes its credit cards into different “families” based on what the card offers. Travel and dining cards are branded with a Sapphire name. Small business cards are Ink-branded. And Chase’s cashback-focused credit cards are branded as Chase Freedom credit cards. Chase currently offers three types of Chase Freedom credit cards to new cardholders: Chase…
The “buy now, pay later” transaction is simple: Shoppers are offered an installment loan at the point of purchase, spreading the cost of the product across several payments. They’re often available without a credit check. Buy now, pay later financing has become a go-to payment method at most major retailers for everything from clothing and…
PayPal is a digital payments company founded in 1998. Known for creating the world’s first digital payments platform, PayPal streamlined the way people and businesses send and receive funds with its user-friendly solution. While still best known for its familiar payment platform, PayPal has grown by leaps and bounds since its launch and now has…
Polkadot launched in 2020, but its DOT token already has become popular among cryptocurrency investors and proponents. Advocates of Polkadot cite its unique blockchain technology and its co-founders’ tenure in the cryptocurrency space as reasons to invest in the coin. However, Polkadot’s technology is still being developed, and the fact that cryptocurrency hasn’t been widely…
Compared with well-established businesses, startup businesses often have a difficult time securing loans. A poor personal credit score on top of that can hurt a startup owner’s chances of being approved for funding. But startups with good or excellent business credit may be able to apply for loans using the business credit score attached to…