Everyday, people are pouring their entire life savings, betting their children's education funds, and risking their marriage to fulfill a life long dream of opening their own restaurant. No doubt, there are risks involved – lots of risks. It's important to not tumble into the traps that have already robbed the dreams of so many restaurateurs. Here are the top 5 'new business' mistakes to avoid when deciding to open a new restaurant.

Factoring loans from a quality factoring company can provide business funding for your brand new business or your service business. Contact a factoring company today to create effective cash flow management.

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Specific tips to help new college graduates deliver a winning interview.

Accounting software has been gaining momentum over the past years. Companies which use these software vouch for their efficiency to handle loads of accounting functions but do not add up to the costs unlike hiring a pool of trained and licensed accountants.

Good Communication is Good Business! Dr. Dennis O'Grady provides 13 simple and easy to implement ideas for improving your own communication skills and moving your business forward.

As a business owner, it only makes sense to protect your personal assets from company debts and liabilities. The question is: what’s the best way to do that? If you’re going back and forth between the limited liability corporation (LLC) and the S Corporation (standard corporation), you’re certainly not alone!

For most of us, the start of a new year is a time of reflection. A review of the year gone by and an opportunity to set goals for the year ahead. Intentions are good and motivation is high. The challenge lies in the predictable loss of steam that ensues as we move past the holiday season and back into our workaday lives. Here are some strategies to assist you in seeing those New Year's goals and resolutions come to life.

Tips on how you can decide between setting up your own merchant account to accept credit cards, or go through a third party.

In the land of medical billing, retail sales can be a royal pain. In this installment, we cover some common retail sales problems and solutions.

If you're dealing with medical billing, you're going to get patient complaints. In this installment, we go over the most common ones and how to deal with them.

An employee handbook is a means to communicate certain policies and regulations to employees. Read this article to learn more about why your company has or needs an employee handbook.

Conversation is when two or more people speak, listen effectively, and come to a shared understanding. We are often afraid to listen or refuse to listen because we already have an opinion. When there is no conversation people make things up, and it usually isn't positive. It is important to look at what we say to others and determine what effect we are having on them. As we increase our willingness and ability to converse our influence grows.

What do today’s conference attendees want? First, explore the basic types that attend conferences, especially when travel is required. The old paradigm conference attendee is a bit like the good ol’ boy—attending his industry meeting regardless of the time of year, location or quality of the meeting. He just wants to meet with his buddies, network a bit, golf and drink. The conference is his well earned get-away.

Cashflow problems are the main reason why more than 70% of UK businesses go under in their first year. Although this statistic is fairly shocking, the reassuring fact is that there is a lot that companies can do to manage their cashflow effectively. We have put together our top tips to help you avoid cashflow problems and become a business success story.

Build a fortune in The Window Cleaning Business. A one person operation can make upto $500 per day, expanding exponentially when you want it to. Most commercial buildings don't have window cleaners washing their windows. The reason for this is there aren't enough window cleaners out there to fill this shortage.

Golf gifts and golf gift ideas are now widely available. The golf item industry has grown impressively through the years, and it is now possible to get whatever golf gift idea you have in mind. Whether you want a set of specially designed golf balls, a set of amazing wacky golf clubs, or even a golf cart replica and miniatures, you will surely find it. You will be amazed at how resourceful the golf industry can be!

When the stakes of a decision are high, or a high level of commitmentis needed from every involved person, then the time required to reach a concensus is a worthwhile investment.

What are the top 3 ramifications of the options backdating scandal? If you remove the usual tax consequences, shareholder lawsuits, restatement, etc. What things do we see coming down in terms of legislation / new rules and regulations and where are the opportunities?

Background checks can be used for a variety of purposes and are a good way to have confidence that someone with whom you are involved personally or professionally is disclosing all necessary information.

This article introduces the problem-solving model as a technique for managing performance issues that are more controversial, or that are not effectively addressed through coaching or feedback.

Very few businesses can claim to be prepared for the loss of key staff. Quite often it is an unexpected and unplanned for event that causes quite a bit of disruption to business as usual.

Gumball vending machines are among the oldest surviving types of vending machines. The first gumball machines were penny machines. You can still get those antiques, although they are more for novelty use than a way for you to make a profit.