Small Business Questions

What's the quickest way to get a quick term loan or SBA loan? My company has been in business for about 5 years, with over $20,000 in monthly cash flow. I have tried to apply for financing with a...

Finance Financial Loan Small Business Fast Business Loans

asked Feb 25 '20 at 20:31

Rocco Schmidt
308 points

A little background on my business: I have been in business for about 4 years and generate $190K in annual profits. The one thing holding my small business back from growth is lack of capital. Been...

Loan Small Business

asked Aug 13 '18 at 15:01

Chrissie Gray
1,107 points

Is there a way to get an easy business loan for a medical business?I work with a client who is in urgent need of financing. They essentially want to bridge gaps in working capital by taking out an...

Finance Loan Small Business

asked Aug 21 '18 at 20:11

Patricia Wright
663 points

I’m looking for a simple, functional and cost-effective helpdesk software on the cloud. Which is the best to use for a small business? I’ve already tried OsTicket, had some issues with ticket...

Software Saas Small Business Helpdesk

asked Apr 7 '17 at 10:03

Bilbao
1 point

I have a multi-member LLC and we elected to go the mileage route instead of actual auto expenses. Can we enter mileage as it incurs each week as an expense on our books? Or do we have to track...

LLC Accounting Bookkeeping Accounting Method Small Business

asked Aug 29 '17 at 02:56

MissQB
1 point

Recently it came to my attention that my business partner (50/50 LLC in CA, no partnership agreement) has been using the company account as a line of credit for himself. In the past 13 months he...

LLC Legal Small Business Embezzlement

asked Jan 18 '17 at 21:01

sbg
11 points

My upcoming business has a side project that requires reaching out to small businesses that do not currently have an online presence. Initially I was hoping to achieve this manually by looking...

Marketing Customers Promotion Small Business

asked Jun 1 '15 at 14:49

Reece Matthews
76 points

What are some strategies to use mobile to get more people to visit your store?

Mobile Small Business Local

asked Mar 4 '14 at 14:04

Charles Wright
40 points

When considering whether to start a small business (eg a deli-type, quick food restaurant), how can comparisons across different franchise options (eg Subway, Penn Station, Jimmy John's, etc) be...

Small Business

asked Oct 23 '13 at 22:10

Warren
329 points

How could I measure the effectiveness of a subscription or commission model for POS and inventory system, in a high volume low cost market?

Saas Market Research Small Business

asked Aug 23 '13 at 19:32

Srkgupta
6 points

Other than the setting up email's and a public facing website, what else can I do with my domain name for my business?

Website Domain Small Business

asked Jul 23 '13 at 08:19

Henry
109 points

I am attempting to create books for a small non-profit where we have a member base who pay a monthly membership due. I have thought about creating an accounts receivable for each member that would...

Accounting Bookkeeping Small Business

asked Jul 31 '13 at 01:19

Ahhchuu
13 points

I've looked over quite a few topics about people asking which bank is best for their small startup. It seems that Bank of America is a decent option (from the responses on this site). The other...

Bank Account Small Business

asked Mar 8 '13 at 06:39

Ephraim
6 points

I decided to I wanted to franchise a retail business and a colleague said they wanted to see the business plan. They loved it and believed in the work I had put in a decided they wanted to go into...

Equity Partnerships Small Business

asked Mar 15 '13 at 21:51

Kimberley
11 points

Is it a good idea to get a friend on board who I trust and I know who can work hard but not very technical himself? He has got some good sales skills (not necessarily internet related). I am on...

Partnerships Small Business

asked Feb 21 '13 at 01:20

User25018
109 points

I'm creating a mobile app for small business wholesalers and the alpha will be finished soon. I have done some face-to-face market research by visiting trade shows they exhibit in and showing...

Software B2B Beta Small Business Mobile Apps

asked Dec 30 '12 at 01:49

Sguptaet
242 points

I recently spoke to the Director of Sales of a new, successful CRM software. He said a key part of their marketing is PR and getting the media to talk about them. We're building a software for...

Marketing Software Inbound Marketing PR Small Business

asked Jan 1 '13 at 05:50

Sguptaet
242 points

I am looking to form an Partner LLC in one of the tax haven states. I have been looking up the Pro's and Con's of doing this and it seems the major Con is that you still have to file and pay fee's...

LLC Online Small Business

asked Jan 11 '13 at 11:48

User22258
31 points

Most of us know the quote: “Good artists copy, Great artists steal” - Steve Jobs Copying and in extreme cases stealing is no news as a recipe for a successful businesses. Whether the term...

Competition Small Business

asked Aug 9 '12 at 05:31

Shed Meyers
6 points

We are building a service to help small businesses manage data they have in the cloud. We got to the point where we are profitable, but our growth is anemic. Our problem is that somehow a majority...

Small Business

asked Jul 15 '12 at 18:42

User10483
208 points