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Business Finance is one of the trickiest issues in navigating a business. To survive and succeed, every business needs sound business finance. Everyone probably has something to say about the topic of business finance, so it may be hard for businesses, especially small ones, to determine which one is worth listening to, and eventually following. Today, we will attempt to look through the millions of advice that are found on the internet, and point you to the right direction of where to get the best business finance advice.
1. Business Association Websites- The wonderful thing about these kinds of websites is that they are always releasing updated information. They inform their readers and members if a new kind of financing is available. This is a great help to small business owners who are looking for different sources of business finance help. You may be asking where the SBA gets its information; well you can be sure to trust it, because it is a government website.
2. Business owner blogs- Experience is the unbeatable teacher. There are multiple businessmen who have proven very successful in their craft and have started blogs in order to document their road to success. These businessmen are actually a great aid, because they give tips on how they actually managed to succeed. Also, one more advantage about these blogs is that you can personally leave your questions that may be more relevant to your business, and you can really expect an answer from the businessman blogger.
3. Lender Blogs- Banks and other financial institutions are starting to realize the power of the internet in driving their business. In order to create customer loyalty and appreciation, there are now blogs from these financial institutions that have been slowly, yet steadily been multiplying. These blogs have in them various business articles, and readers can regularly find those targeted at business finance. The good things about these posts are that these institutions rely on experts to produce them. Readers can somewhat be assured that the tips that they are giving are real, and are full of quality. If you are a start-up business and are already with a particular lender, why not go online and see if your lender has a blog going. Chances are you will see that their advice most applicable to you.
Our last advice to small business owners: we think it is better to take a look at all of these sources, and see which one you feel is most relevant to you. If you can relate to the posts of one blog over some others, then by all means, read up and take that blog's advice.
