Yes, Virginia, there is some business credit.
There is some light at the end of the tunnel regarding the availability of business credit, and it's not an on-rushing train.
There is some light at the end of the tunnel regarding the availability of business credit, and it's not an on-rushing train.
By now, most of you know the wolf may be at the door for Diny's Jewelers, a 26-year-old business that is trying to remain open with a huge hopefully-not-going-out-of-business sale. They've slashed their prices up to 70%.
I spent the last two days at the second annual nonprofit summit sponsored by the Wisconsin Nonprofits Association. Yes, just like other sectors have their associations — builders and contractors, lawyers and accountants — so do nonprofits. But in the case of Wisconsin nonprofits, it's been a long time coming.
Imagine having a community where visitors like to flock and help the locals out with their tax burden. Then imagine leveraging it fully.
Madison has the first point, but it's lagging on the second and probably will continue to lag until the economy rebounds.
In the last blog, I wrote about the basic starting point for the financial planning process. This time, I write to articulate some key fundamental items that relate to investing. Again, like last week, we are starting with a foundation. An appreciation of these concepts is key to having a basic understanding of the behavior of investment markets.
Millions of small businesses now are subject to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s “Red Flag” identity theft regulations, and they should not delay in acting to authenticate the people they do business with.
I am Salli Martyniak, president of Forward Community Investments, a statewide nonprofit loan fund that provides loans and strategic financial guidance to nonprofit organizations across this state. You’ll hear more about us later, but what’s important for you to know is that my job, my passion, is working with nonprofits.
I remember a quote that read “One must first learn the alphabet before they know the greatest truths.” I don’t recall who said it, but today it seems more important than ever. We are bombarded in all areas of our lives with complex information that lacks reference to any foundation. We are forced to try to translate something without first being able to speak the language.
Yes, not only is 2009 well under way, it is proving to be a historic time of significant proportion. It is changing the way people think, work and act – both in business and personally. The direction in these few paragraphs is not to give any secret to success; however, the sad truth is that many people are either looking over the next horizon or the last one for help, when the real answers lie in the here and now.
Cities across the country -- and Madison in particular -- are very aware of the potential and need for social and economic development change surrounding agriculture and food.
An emerging theme of the Obama administration – one foretold by then candidate Barack Obama’s impromptu campaign chat with “Joe the Plumber” – is redistributing wealth to address America’s income disparities.