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Staying awake at work during a long shift can be difficult. Odds are, you are reading this because you have at least dozed off one or two times when you were supposed to be awake. Shhh… I won’t tell your boss. Did you fall asleep for two seconds or was it one of those embarrassing [...]

Patrick Morin is a partner with The Cross Partnership, a global consultancy that is engaged by private equity groups, boards of directors, and CEOs to improve the performance of their invested companies. The Cross Partnership works with select start-ups, growth companies, and turnarounds to stabilize operations and ramp up revenue and employee performance. From my [...]

So you have a great idea for a new business venture.  You have a partner, the premise, the proposal, even a desired space to set up shop but there’s one area you’re coming up short…you don’t have the money to cover it.  If this is your first business you may be nervous about taking out [...]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Workaholics tend to live in extremes, with great job satisfaction and creativity on the one hand and high levels of frustration and exhaustion on the other hand.  Now, a new Florida State University study offers managers practical ways to help these employees stay healthy and effective on the job. Wayne Hochwarter, the [...]

  Listen to our interview with Stephen Sheinbaum Click here to play this episode Click here to listen to previous episodes Click here to subscribe on iTunes Click here for the RSS feed (non iTunes) One of the biggest challenges facing small business owners is financing growth and working capital. Unfortunately, far too many lenders [...]

Stephen Sheinbaum, CEO and President of Merchant Cash & Capital (MCC), of New York founded MCC in 2005 and has led the company to provide $500 million in loans of some 25,000 cash advances to approximately 12,500 customers so far. The company employees 100 people in New York, but provides advances to clients throughout all 50 contiguous U.S. [...]

Being a college student I tend to eat out more than I should. It is easier than ever to justify it when you have fast food restaurants with value menu’s. I have found Subway to be one of my favorite for lunch because it isn’t as bad for my body as the other fast food [...]

Times are changing for community banks, the places small business borrowers traditionally went for a small business loan. An article shared with me this morning by Lendio founder and CEO Brock Blake, might provide some insight. Andy Peters, writing for AmericanBanker.com, suggests that online lenders, who can often approve a small business loan in a [...]

Nothing is better when you have a problem with a product or service a company provides and they not only take care of your issue, they exceed your expectations. Customer service is very important to any business because it’s such a great way to create loyal customers. These customers aren’t typical customers either. They will [...]

Hugh Tyzack is the founder of GBP Loans, where he is also the Managing Director. His firm specializes in providing consumers and business with no fee Guarantor Loans. More information about the loans he offers is available on his website. While not working, Hugh is an avid music fan and pianist. Keep up with Hugh [...]