Category Archives: Business Expansion

Should You Take Out a Business Loan or a Merchant Cash Advance?

Carl Faulds — November 9, 2016 Follow @Cashsolv— November 9, 2016 When a business needs access to capital, it faces a fundamental choice: taking out a business loan or a merchant cash advance. Both can provide the money needed to hire new talent, fund a major marketing campaign, take the company international or simply overcome … Continue reading Should You Take Out a Business Loan or a Merchant Cash Advance?

X Marks the Spot: Do You Know Where Your Business is Headed?

by Stacey Danheiser March 25, 2016 Follow @ShakemktgMarch 25, 2016 “Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.” The quote comes courtesy of Chinese military general, Sun Tzu’s Art of War, and is oft-quoted in the marketing world for how beautifully it sums up the difference … Continue reading X Marks the Spot: Do You Know Where Your Business is Headed?

5 Things to Consider Before Expanding Through an Acquisition

by Brian Stupp March 12, 2016 Follow @IOUFinancialMarch 12, 2016 You can boost your company’s size, and hopefully its profits, by making a smart acquisition. Not all acquisitions make sense, and an ill-conceived one can send your small business down in flames. So it’s important to size up a target company along several dimensions before … Continue reading 5 Things to Consider Before Expanding Through an Acquisition