Join Miriam Buhr in this video as she shares a business resource that can help you with your business accounting issues. Would you like to know your daily real time business cash flow status? Then take a look at this business resource at http://www.indinero.com and see if it will suit your business resource repertoire.
by Miriam Buhr
Are you interested in finding money to fund your business? I came across The Amber Foundation Grants that WomensNet.Net started in 1998.
WomensNet.Net is a community of entrepreneurial women who seek to help other women who are attempting to start their small, home, or online business. This group of women felt it honorable to set up a grant to remember a 19-year-old young woman who died in 1981.
According to their site, “the purpose of the Amber Grants is to help other women achieve the dreams that Amber could not in her short time with us.”
The small $500 grants are awarded quarterly and require a $5 application processing fee along with the completion of an online application. The monies given are encouraged to be used for the upgrade of equipment, pay for a web site, etc. They consider that often these “small but essential expenses can make the difference between getting started or being forever stalled.
No repayment is required or expected, although it is hoped that you will pass on the kindness by mentoring & helping others along the way.
Although the grant program is run as a foundation to the extent that [they] accept applications and award grants, all grants come from private not government or solicited donations or funds.”
Take a look at this funding source and this resource and community of women. According to the WomenNet.net site, they boast that award-winning and nationally-renowned business author Marcia Layton-Turner has joined this group of entrepreneurs. So there is lots to explore on this site.
In this video Cheryl Jordan discusses a strategy and a business finance resource that has helped business owners obtain funds for their enterprises.
According to research by AOL Business, this one tip can increase your chance of business finance approval by 50% with potential to move your request to the ‘Yes, You’ve Been Approved Batch.’
Join Shelly Allen as she discusses one of the most important aspects of your business: Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable.
It is crucial that you know who owes you money and who you owe money to.
Keep in mind that there are many ways you can help keep your small business on track with accounting:
For example you can engage in lots of self education with books like, Accounting For Dummies… Also, computer software such as Quicken or Quickbooks… Or even hire an accountant. These are just a few of the ways!
Being prepared and organized in the area is a MUST!
Therefore, make sure to chose a method that best suits YOU and your SMALL BUSINESS.
by Miriam Buhr
There are a myriad of programs for the expressed purpose to help women entrepreneurs to start, grow, and expand their businesses. I am cognizant that a good portion of business owners personally finance their businesses. Yet there is another part of this sector that seeks financial support.
It is well established that business financing come in many forms. The information that follows targets US based government programs, which categorize government financing into two areas: grants and loans.
The current federal and state government agencies do not offer grants to women to help them start a business. Non-profits and private organizations normally endow business owners with grants. Yet based on experience these grants are very rare and the focus has typically been on helping minority women and women in economically disadvantaged communities.
Although limited in numbers, loans are available specifically to help women start and expand their businesses.
The list below is certainly not exhaustive but it does provide programs specifically for women entrepreneurs:
Keep in mind that the above mentioned resources not only provide information about how and where to locate government funds, but some of the web sites listed also provide other business related information for different types of entrepreneurs: home based businesses, self-employed, non-profit organizations, disabled people, and minority owned and veteran owned businesses.
Ladies, it is wise to research so that you can make a sound business financial decision as well as determine what is available for your own personal use or referral purposes. If you live outside of the US, I encourage you to make note of these financial resources. You have a good probability that you can locate similar and available programs in your particular country.
