How to start a business without good credit

Starting a business is seldom easy, but not having much credit history or having bad credit shouldn’t stop you in your tracks. Entrepreneurs start businesses for many different reasons, and one could very well be the loss of a job or lack of funds, which usually leads to late bills and debt collectors; however, starting a successful business doesn’t rely on great credit. Here are a few tips to get you started if you don’t have a top-notch credit score. Continue reading “How to start a business without good credit”

How Can You Stop Customers Asking for Plastic Bags?

Single-use plastic carrier bags clog up landfills, escape into the countryside and the ocean, and are ultimately one of the biggest environmental problems facing the world today. Most businesses want to move away from them, but it’s ultimately the customer’s choice whether to request them or not. Being unable to provide single-use plastic bags may aggravate customers, so you might want to keep some available, but you can also follow the tips below to make your customers more amenable to an eco-friendly alternative. Continue reading “How Can You Stop Customers Asking for Plastic Bags?”

3 Tips for Running a Successful Import/Export Business

If you’re looking for a great industry to get into, imports and exports is definitely one you’ll want to consider. International trade is huge right now and it shows no sign of slowing down. However, it’s not as easy as you might think. Continue reading “3 Tips for Running a Successful Import/Export Business”

5 Ways You Can Pay Off Your High-Interest Credit Debt

Credit card debt is among the most costly ones. Its interest rates range from 20% and 30% in some cases. Cardholders might have even higher penalties rates in case they fail to make a payment on time. Continue reading “5 Ways You Can Pay Off Your High-Interest Credit Debt”

Four Ways You Can Value Your People

Your staff may not be listed on any inventory sheet, but they are the most important asset you have.  You have spent countless hours investing in their knowledge of your product and company.  They hold your production and the value of your business in their hands. They have spent a full ⅓ or more of their waking hours supporting a vision, mission, and process that you have set forth.  If you have done a good job of creating a team atmosphere, they have a sense of ownership and a sense of pride in this business of yours. In what ways can you show them how much you value them. Continue reading “Four Ways You Can Value Your People”

5 Psychology Tips For Business and Marketing

One could argue that business and marketing is solely comprised of psychology and psychological techniques, but that would lose some essence of lots of different types of approaches to the topic. But, when you’ve gone through all of the standard tropes and cliches surrounding how your advertising scheme is supposed to work, specifically focusing on psychology will help make some of your techniques that much more concrete. Continue reading “5 Psychology Tips For Business and Marketing”

Online Payment Systems

Fіnаnсіаl experts agree thаt оffеrіng multірlе wауѕ tо ассерt рауmеntѕ creates a better ѕhорріng experience fоr your сuѕtоmеrѕ аnd hеlрѕ buіld brаnd lоуаltу. Business payment services, раrtісulаrlу mеrсhаnt ѕеrvісе рrоvіdеrѕ (MSPѕ), саn help streamline уоur соmраnу’ѕ payment process. Unlіkе thіrd-раrtу рrоvіdеrѕ lіkе PауPаl аnd Amazon thаt rеԛuіrе customers to lеаvе уоur ѕіtе аnd fіnіѕh their online рауmеnt оn thе thіrd-раrtу’ѕ site, MSPѕ іntеgrаtе their оnlіnе payment solutions ѕеаmlеѕѕlу with уоur wеbѕіtе. Thіѕ mеаnѕ that уоu can еаѕіlу ассерt оnlіnе рауmеntѕ without customer’s еvеr lеаvіng уоur environment. Most MSPѕ gіvе buѕіnеѕѕеѕ thе option to іnсludе thеіr logo on іnvоісеѕ, rесеірtѕ, аnd оffеr mоrе tо lеvеrаgе brаndіng. Continue reading “Online Payment Systems”