by Darlene Ziebell | Oct 23, 2020 | Finance
Washington Leaves Millions Of Small Business Owners Without Direction Many small business owners, myself included, applied and received a PPP loan last spring. And like many, I’m still waiting for direction on how to apply for loan forgiveness. It is now October,...
by Darlene Ziebell | Sep 2, 2020 | Alliances, Branding, Business Partnerships, Darlene's Biz Talk, Exit Strategies, Finance, Hiring, Introduction Blogs, Marketing, Operations, Private Consulting, Services, Startup Visions, Uncategorized
Preparing for business challenges takes skill and experience; facing them is inevitable. Predicting business challenges before they happen may save some of the 85% of new businesses that fail. To prepare for confrontations before they occur business owners need to...
by Darlene Ziebell | Aug 10, 2020 | Finance
6.5 Million U.S. small business owners are faced with financial challenges due to the corona virus. How will you as a small business owner survive this crisis? Many applied for (PPP), Payroll Protection Program, loans from the SBA. The average size loan of the first...
by Darlene Ziebell | Jul 13, 2020 | Finance
Where To Look For Money New owners struggle to obtain money to keep their businesses going. Some apply for numerous credit cards and consistently transfer balances between accounts to help with cash flow. Others drain their savings accounts and some apply for bank...
by Darlene Ziebell | Jun 9, 2020 | Finance, Operations
A 26-year old entertainment business forced to close, a 3-year-old egg production company stopped expanding and a 2-year old children’s birthday party planner shut down because each can’t get the PPP money needed to survive. Since the Feds pay fees based on a...
by Darlene Ziebell | Oct 25, 2018 | Finance, Operations, Startup Visions
With the U.S. economy shifting from cash to electronic currency, small business owners must be prepared to manage their business with limited cash flow. Per credit cards.com, of all consumers surveyed, only 12% prefer to pay with cash. The remaining 88% paid with...