Once you’ve got your QuickBooks Online subscription set up, the next important step is to set up your QuickBooks credit card payments account. Accepting credit card payments makes it easier for your customers or clients to pay you, as well as reducing the time you spend recording payment transactions. Setting up your QuickBooks credit card payments…
DetailsIf you’re so strapped that you have to choose between paying your electricity or water bills, we’ll spare you the “stop buying coffee” advice. Simple money-saving hacks won’t cut it if you’re scraping by from one paycheck to the next — or have no paycheck at all. Before figuring out ways to save money on…
DetailsThe best salon POS systems today are loaded with features beyond just efficiently accepting payment: they can also help you schedule appointments, manage your employees and inventory and even automate your marketing material. What to look for in a salon POS system At the heart of it, a good POS system enables you to accept and process…
DetailsThe Small Business Administration oversees three core small-business loan programs: SBA 7(a) loans, microloans and SBA 504 loans (also known as CDC/504 loans). The 504 loan program differs from the others in key ways. Namely, 504 loans are designated for large equipment or facility purchases or upgrades, and they cannot be used for working capital…
DetailsA cautionary note for the high school classes of 2020 and 2021: Waiting to enroll in college decreases the likelihood you’ll ever attend or complete a degree. It’s a valid concern for both cohorts. Due to the pandemic, undergraduate enrollment was down 2.5% in fall 2020 and down 4.5% for spring 2021, compared with the…
DetailsMany of us use Instagram to keep up with friends and family and to post about our lives. What many people don’t realize is that you can use Instagram to start a business and make money, either as a side hustle or even a full-time gig. Instagram business ideas aren’t the same as marketing an…
DetailsIf you’ve been dreaming of opening a restaurant, you may have come across franchising in your research. While the risk of opening a restaurant isn’t quite as dire as you may think, buying a food franchise mitigates much of that risk. By entering the franchise’s established framework, you’ll benefit from the business’s name recognition, business…
DetailsMaybe you’ve been sketching designs since you were a kid, have been making your own award-winning Halloween costumes for decades, and have already sold out of the custom T-shirts you’re making out of your garage. Or maybe you’re just intensely entrepreneurial (and obsessed with style) and want a piece of the trillion-plus dollars floating around…
DetailsIn simplest terms, a business entity is an organization created by an individual or individuals to conduct business, engage in a trade, or partake in similar activities. There are various types of business entities—sole proprietorship, partnership, LLC, corporation, etc.—and a business’s entity type dictates both the structure of that organization and how that company is…
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