Leasing vs. Buying: What’s the Best Option for your Company Vehicle?

Shopping for a Company Vehicle? As a business owner, choosing the right option for purchasing your company vehicle is a decision that can impact your budget, operations, and long-term goals. Whether you're running a small business or managing a fleet, selecting between leasing and buying a company car requires a careful balance of cost, flexibility, and operational…

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What is Spear Phishing and How to Prevent It

Spear Phishing: A Targeted Cyber Threat You’ve probably heard of phishing attacks, and hopefully you’re taking steps to protect your business. But are you aware of the threat that spear phishing attacks pose? Spear phishing attacks are a sophisticated form of phishing that target specific individuals or organizations. Unlike general phishing attacks that cast a…

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Understanding Phishing: Types and Tactics

Understanding Phishing and Its Goal Phishing is a type of cyberattack where attackers impersonate legitimate entities to steal sensitive information or trick you into an action such as sending money or downloading malware. These attacks often come in the form of fake emails, texts, and phone calls. At the heart of every phishing scam is…

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How Can Your Business Adapt in Uncertain Times?

Tips for Building a Resilient Business Plan Remember that meticulously crafted business plan you spent weeks finalizing? The one with detailed projections stretching five years into the future? After all that thinking and planning and care, the only guarantee that you have is that at some point, that plan will have to get tossed in favor of…

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Phishing Prevention Strategies: Best Practices for Employees

Phishing Prevention Tips Every Business Should Know Phishing attacks are a persistent threat, targeting anyone from any level of your business, from your part-time employee all the way up to the CEO. For small businesses and remote workers, these cyber threats can be particularly damaging. It’s important to understand the basics of phishing and how…

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Building your Team of Experts

Mastering Small Business Success with a Team of Experts Starting a small business can be daunting. Entrepreneurs often find themselves wearing many hats—from marketing to finance and everything in between. Navigating these challenges alone can quickly become overwhelming. That’s where recruiting your own team of experts comes in. By surrounding yourself with knowledgeable professionals, you…

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The Five C’s of Credit

When deciding whether or not to offer you a small business loan, lenders usually look at the five C’s of Credit: Character, Conditions, Capacity, Capital, and Collateral. Character Character is mainly comprised of your credit score, which gives the lender a good idea of how likely you are to repay the loan. But it also includes more…

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How to Sustain Your Business Over Time

You’ve started your business, your forecast for the next year is favorable, it’s time to relax, right? Think again! Sustaining a business over time will take just as much work as starting one—maybe even more. Here are some tips that should help. Strive for Operational Efficiency When it comes to sustaining a business its important…

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Business Startup Costs

Before you ever make your first sale, you’ll have bills to pay. Knowing how much those bills will be and which bills will come due more than once will help you determine how much funding you’ll need to get your business off the ground. Depending on the type of business, your startup costs may vary,…

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FinCEN’s BOI Reporting Rule

Business Tips Do you own a small business? You should be aware of the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule established by the Corporate Transparency Act—and how it may affect you. If your company is registered as either a corporation or an LLC, or otherwise created by filing a document with a secretary of state or similar…

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