Finance

Reliance on credit cards to carry your company's debts from month to month can be dangerous. But credit cards are useful if you follow these nine rules:

With today's advanced secure encryption technology, more and more small businesses are confident doing their banking business online. Following are some tips for small businesses looking to get started in online banking..

Here are a few steps you can take to prepare for an audit.

So many small businesses are offering 401(k) plans to employees that they're becoming regarded as not a perk but part of the standard package, like health insurance or paid vacation.

Avoid one of the biggest, and most common, mistakes -- don't ask the right people for the wrong kind of financing.

Fear of divulging credit card numbers is the biggest reason consumers don't shop online more. One web designer thinks he has a solution: checks sent through the Internet. But is it secure enough?

Knowing the ground rules that different kinds of small business lenders follow is tremendously important if your goal is to go out there and find some money.

Conducting "self-audits" can help you stay on top of your financial situation. Here's how to do it.

Factoring isn't borrowing money, it's selling your receivables for cash. It's a more expensive way of raising money than normal financing, but provides quick cash on no collateral or earnings.

Using accounting software on a network is especially beneficial for small businesses. No more waiting for turns on the same computer to use the software risking having conflicting or incomplete information in files on different computers. Here's what to look for.