Factoring can be a godsend for growing businesses that need to smooth out their cash flow. Here’s what you need to know about it.
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For Peter Metcalf, making a small business big is a matter of doing things in proper style. For that human StairMaster, that means taking the duration to climb a combined 17,500 feet of Utah peaks on his 53rd-birthday weekend, toting a fine champagne for a summit party with family and friends.
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When Fortune Small Business last met with Julie and Barry Karp (”Lure ‘Em to Shore,” February 2008), their Glendale, Wis., travel business, ShoreTrips, was seeking to boost market share in the cruise ship tour business. Revenue increased 56%, to $7.5 million, in 2007, but the Karps were convinced they needed to find more profitable new […]

What happens when a business throws out its scheduling and collaboration tools and replaces them with Google’s low-cost, online business software? To find out, we at Blumsday migrated our entire shop of roughly a dozen employees and contractors to tryout out Google Apps.
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Massachusetts is the state best positioned for growth when the current economic turmoil recedes, according to the 2008 State New Economy Index released Tuesday.
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Meeting Ed Sherman, you’d never guess how frightened he is. Debonair and self-assured, he’s the founder and creative force behind a reputable boutique ad agency. To all outward appearances, he epitomizes success. But beneath his polished surface, Sherman is struggling to navigate the financial crisis, keep his business viable and, more than anything else, manage […]

A sixth-generation Texan, Alen Smith had dreamed of finding that gusher of liquid gold that would prepare him a legend. And he did - in a pot of barbecue sauce bubbling on his aunt’s stove.
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What could jump-start the economy? Affordable loans for small business.
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What could jump-start the economy? Affordable loans for small business.
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