April 2016

3 Employee Retention Ideas for a Bootstrapped Budget

Employee Retention Ideas for a Bootstrapped Budget All good small business owners know the value of key employees and their importance to their business’ success. They’ve invested time to find qualified candidates, contributed resources to train them, and are acutely aware of the significant financial and opportunity losses that would be incurred if an employee […]

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Tips for Getting the Most from Your Small Business Marketing Budget

Getting the Most from Your Small Business Marketing Budget Small and medium-size businesses don’t have the luxury of million-dollar marketing budgets that large corporations do. We know you’ve seen plenty “marketing on a budget” articles around the internet, so we wanted to take a slightly more strategic approach, providing some perspectives on “intelligently investing in

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$50 Million Credit Facility with Midcap Financial

IOU Financial enters into $50 million credit facility with Midcap Financial Facility increases availability of capital to support growth, and lowers funding cost of capital Marks completion of important strategic objective for IOU management NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES WIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES MONTRÉAL, April 22, 2016 – IOU Financial

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Banks Aren’t Lending: Kevin O’Leary Interviews DaVinci’s Pizza Owner

Today’s small business owner can struggle for months with a bank to receive the smallest amount of financing. Kevin O’Leary understands small businesses and got involved with IOU Financial to ensure small business owners always have access to affordable capital! O’Leary interviewed Jason, owner of DaVinci’s Pizza, who waited for months only to be denied

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Expand your Business through Greater Product Offerings

After two years of operation, Voodoo Vapor found itself with two successful locations. The company’s owner had recently moved into a larger brick and mortar store and expanded her business with a free-standing mall location. In order to continue the successful growth and evolution of the company, Voodoo Vapor realized that adjusting the way inventory

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Maximizing Profits With Better Inventory Management

How Inventory Management Can Make or Break Your Small Business All small businesses are focused on driving sales in order to boost revenue, but businesses that sell goods rather than services have the unique challenge of managing their inventory in a way that maximizes their profits. Small business owners rely heavily on the profitable sale

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Could Your Partner Prevent You From Getting a Business Loan?

Taking on a business partner is both rewarding and risky. Your business maybe doing well, but if your partner suddenly has a personal financial setback, such as a bankruptcy or foreclosure, this could very well  prevent your partnership from getting a business loan, especially from a bank. However, there is hope. Private commercial lenders like

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