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Ms. Biz Goes to Washington for National Small Business Week

Posted on by Mary Kay
Posted in Compliance, eCommerce, Employee Benefits, Funding & Finance, Legal, Payment Processing, Payroll, Planning, Sales & Marketing, Technology, Workforce

Hear, hear! National Small Business Week is almost here! We’re looking forward to honoring and empowering small businesses nationwide as part of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) weeklong celebration in Washington, D.C. Those of you who can’t make it to … Continue reading »

Tapping into Alternative Business Funding

Posted on by Mary Kay
Posted in Funding & Finance

Two business owners in our neck of the woods have found an innovative way to find business funding, even in a tough economy and a risky field of business. Instead of focusing on investors and banks, they put their sights … Continue reading »

The Instagram Deal and Startup Funding: It’s Not Always a Snap

Posted on by Mary Kay
Posted in Funding & Finance

Facebook’s hefty $1 billion acquisition of photo-sharing platform Instagram has inspired droves of entrepreneurs to reach out to investors in the hopes that they will become the next big-ticket startup. But with visions of Tumblr and Foursquare dancing in their … Continue reading »

What Are Your Real Credit Card Processing Costs?

Posted on by Brian
Posted in Funding & Finance, Payment Processing

As you look to enable your business to accept credit cards, it’s important to know how much credit card processing will cost you and your business.  Even if you have purchased processing services before, you may not be familiar with … Continue reading »

Consider the Power of the Crowd to Fund Business Ventures

Posted on by Mary Kay
Posted in Funding & Finance

Entrepreneurs looking for start-up funding who don’t want to go the traditional route of getting a bank loan often turn toward people they know for help. Sites such as Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, and Microventures expand on this idea, and allow small … Continue reading »