Purchasing & Procurement

A Senate budget bill would boost the Small Business Administration, but still must be approved by the House. Here's how the funding increase would be spent.

Government red tape is a growing problem that seems to know no end. But small business can help stem the tide by fingering the worst regulations. Here's how.

Your channel partner will be the "face" customers associate with your product

Follow these 10 simple tips to keep the recession monster at bay.

So treat your customers well

The recently enacted economic incentive package included a doubling of the amount that businesses can expense for capital purchases. Here's how to take advantage of this opportunity.

I received an email from a potential business buyer saying that I overstated Seller's Discretionay Earnings because I failed to account for a manager's salary to replace the owner's salary. Here is why...

There are many more costs to a company when an internal fraud occurs than the direct financial loss. Indirect costs of the fraud can mount quickly.

The latest economic survey by the nation's leading small business group, takes issue with the Federal Reserve's recent interest rate cuts.

A survey by EyeForProcurement has found that more than 50% of companies are greening their supply chain.

What does it really mean when you hear, "That company is worth three times earnings"? Part 1 of 3 - what "earnings" represents....

Return on Investment or ROI is the new business model of construction contracting. No longer is it "backlog and margin". If your ROI for your projects is high, your company should be also....

Although becoming a manufacturer representative may seem easy, the road to success may be long and the profits minimal. Acquiring contact to sell to and product to sell is not as simple as...

( Blogger´s Note : Every Monday 'Readers Write' appears in this space. If you would like your question answered, email it to campipo@yahoo.com.) Dear Blogger - I have graduated from high school, attended...

Today is the end of the 2006 Hurricane Season . Luckily it wasn't anything like the predictions. But every day, somewhere in the US, there is a disaster of some kind. No part...

Word of mouth. That´s the way 41 percent of shoppers say they make decisions on electronic purchases. And the word doesn't even have to come from the mouth of a friend or family...

It's take time of the year when you take time to look at what happened this year---financially. There are three essential financial statements that give you an idea of how well your business...

In my last entry, I introduced Gary and Denise Allen, who sold all the assets of their moving and storage business for less than their original purchase price and expected at the very...

A very unhappy couple came in for a consultation this past week. Up until last year, Gary and Denise Allen (not the clients´ real names) owned and operated a regional moving and storage...