Finance, Banking & Insurance

Why should building business credit be on the top of your list? Learn why separating your personal and business finances should be a top priority.

Given the fallout from the housing crisis, getting approved for a mortgage can be a tricky business. These 10 steps will help you prepare for the process.

There's just ONE thing to remember about effective bookkeeping: Don't make it complicated. Here are five examples to illustrate my point.

This past year was a tumultuous one for small businesses. Check out the top 13 events of the year, and why they mattered to small businesses.

Want to combine business with pleasure this holiday season? Follow these tax-savvy tips to delight yourself, your employees, your customers, AND your accountant.

Learn what type of impact a credit downgrade can have on your personal life and what steps you can take to recover from a downgrade.

It costs up to 10 times more to acquire new customers than to retain existing ones. Here are three proven ways to keep your current customers loyal and satisfied.

Comic preacher and anti-corporate activist Reverend Billy of the Church of Stop Shopping tells AllBusiness about the value of shopping in small, local stores.

Starbucks is giving more than $5 million for small business loans. Here's how to get your own "Latte Loan."

Extra charges and fees eat away at a restaurant owner's profits. Reviewing your bank and cedit card statements could mean extra cash for you.

Tired of getting turned down for credit for your business? Learn the questions card issuers ask to decide whether you're a good credit risk.

The Durbin Amendment has put more money into small merchants' pockets. Here's what you need to do to ensure that the profits keep rolling in.

Why are credit unions an increasingly popular banking option? It all comes down to the relationship between them and their customers.

Big banks don’t really care if you leave them, and that's exactly why you should do it anyway. Also: busting the government-regulation myth.

While the commercial-financing landscape has changed drastically, getting a business loan isn't hopeless -- if you approach the process in the right way.

PayPal is holding onto your money and not letting go. It may be legal, but it's still sleazy -- and there's very little victims of the policy can do about it....

The past decade of fear and anxiety seems to be giving way to a new era of anger over the state of our country. What does this mean for your small business?

Before you grant credit, it's vital that you minimize the risk of nonpayment or slow payment, which can throw a wrench in your cash flow cycle.

Just when we thought we couldn’t hate banks more, we learn they’re pounding bankrupt people and further weakening the economy to line their pockets.