Business plan articles
Showing page 1 of 4 - There are 94 Business plan articles
-
- 2008-03-31 08:47:14 - Maid brigade green cleaning system certification
- Maid Brigade's Green Clean Certified system uses cleaning solutions certified by Green Seal, Inc. Its equipment and processes follow many Green Seal standards for cleaning services. In addition, each franchisee must receive certification from Maid Brigade after being trained to use the green cleaning system.
Maid Brigade uses cleaning solutions that are Green Seal Certified.
Green Se...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The lease and purchase option
- If you have an investment property, should you rent it or sell it? The answer to that question is that you should do both. If you have lots of time on your hands and are handy with tools, you can choose to rent out your property. However, if you have several properties for rent, maintaining them can consume lots of your time. You can choose to hire someone else to maintain your properties, but it ...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Terms to know before leasing a vehicle - leasing jargon simplified
- So, you've decided that you want to lease that next vehicle. Can't really blame you. With today's incentives, rebates, and favourable lease rates why wouldn't you. Not only do you get to drive a new car, but a new car that you wouldn't otherwise be able to afford if you were to purchase and finance it. Buyer beware though. With leasing comes new and sometimes rather confusing vocabulary. Don't get...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The leverage of the lease
- In today's rapidly changing business environment it makes sense to consider all the options before paying for your business equipment ? whether it's a photocopier, computer system, computer hardware or software, telephone system, security equipment, office furniture or anything else. Many business people will give great consideration to the actual purchase, getting quotes from different suppliers ...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Increase your business growth and cash flow through equipment leasing
- "If it can be manufactured, it can be leased." For the past decade or so, this statement has become more and more true to fact. From computer software to commercial aircraft, equipment leases are utilized day in and day out in a constantly changing and highly aggressive business environment worldwide. To gain or to keep the edge over their competitors, companies of every type and size are constant...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Explore an effective revolutionary approach to traditional business financing
- For business owners who need working capital now there is a revolutionary, tax-deductible cash flow solution that frees up capital and gives them the money they need to grow. This diversified cash flow solutions is known as "asset leasing."With an asset lease, business owners can obtain quick cash for any company need by simply selling their equipment and leasing it back. Business...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What to consider before leasing a car
- Some people choose to lease a car rather than buying one outright. Here are some useful tips on what to consider before leasing a car:The most important thing to remember is that you do not own the vehicle. You get to use it but must return it at the end of the lease unless you choose to buy it.Up-front costs may include the first month's payment, a refundable security deposit, taxes...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Basic things you should know about a lease purchase contract
- What exactly is a contract?By definition, a contract is an agreement between two or more parties to do, or to refrain from doing, a particular thing in exchange for something valuable. The parties can be individuals, businesses, organizations and government agencies.They key elements of a successful real estate contract:1. Offer and acceptanceThis implies original signa...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - True tenant tales, volume one
- Working with tenants can be an amazing experience. (Owners and contractors are equally astounding, but those are subjects for another day.) It seems I get my most memorable anecdotes over the phone. Here are a few of the ones I've culled from my blog and experience and put together for your reading amazement.First was a late-night phone call I took:*beeeep* *beeeep* *beeeep*...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Pricing your apartments
- How do you fix a price point for an apartment? Take a guess? Figure it based on your carrying costs? Check comps and do a market analysis? Charge whatever the market will bear? If you're looking to place quality tenants, less is sometimes more.We all want to make money with income property; the more the better! When you're looking for a new tenant, however, don't assume that you're going to...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Lease or buy? that is always the question with car financing
- Leasing is a perfectly viable and legitimate way to finance a new car. Although leasing offers attractive benefits, it is somewhat more complex than buying with a loan. This means there can be pitfalls if a decision to lease is made for the wrong reasons.Therefore, a comparison of leasing versus buying is always a useful exercise when considering automobile financing. One option will genera...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten ways to save a bundle on your next lease
- According to the Equipment Leasing Association ("ELA"), U.S. businesses lease every thing from laptop computers to commercial airplanes, racking up more than $ 200 billion in equipment leased each year. Although four out of five U.S. companies use leasing to acquire equipment, many don't know the ins and outs of leasing well enough to negotiate a good deal. By focusing on a few key aspec...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What happens when the anchor tenant moves and you are on a ten-year lease?
- Recently there was an article in the Houston Business Journal of the anchor store in many shopping centers through out Houston pulling out. Kmart, took out some stores, so did three other big box stores and a few consumer electronics places and larger furniture stores, now Albertson's has left. Who gets hurt? The franchise stores who pay a high price and lease to be in those centers along side a b...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Smart car leasing for beginners
- Car leasing is extremely popular because it provides an attractive method of driving an automobile that you might not otherwise afford. It allows you to make lower monthly payments than with traditional car purchase loans. About one out of every four vehicles driven by automotive consumers in the United States are leased.But leasing is not for everyone. You should take the time to learn abo...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Interim rent: equipment leasing?s trap door
- Many lessees enter into lease transactions that they believe are competitive based on faulty rate assumptions. Most lease rate calculations don't take interim rent into consideration. Interim rent is the trap door that allows lessors to receive increases in lease pricing. It is unpredictable and the amount can be arbitrary. By understanding how interim can impact your lease, you can close this tra...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Using equipment leasing as a competitive weapon
- Most great generals know how to design winning battle plans. They also know how to use their resources to gain advantages over the enemy. For these military leaders, getting enough tanks, aircraft, ships and armaments into the hands of the right personnel can spell military victory or defeat.In the business arena, gaining access to certain resources and getting them into able hands can also...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Landlord tips and tricks
- Every real estate investor dealing in rental homes has done his own clean-up and fix-up, at least in the early years. Landlords also become very skilled at managing tenants after being burned a few times.You learn the tricks of the trade and how to get the best results for the least cost. Maybe a few of these tips will be new to you.You can give kitchen cabinets new life with a liber...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Lease contracts - the meaning of joint and several
- When you see the phrase "joint and several" in a legal document or contract it means that that the parties on one side of the agreement are responsible individually and collectively for the terms of the agreement.Example: In the case of two tenants signing a lease agreement, "joint" means they are jointly responsible for the rent."Several" means that their joint relationship is sever...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Leases and tenants - the spooky tenant
- You, Mr. Landlord are pleased to find qualified tenants for your rental house. The man and woman sign a one-year lease on Tuesday.On Thursday the male tenant contacts you and says they have changed their minds because his girlfriend thinks she sees "dead people" in the bathroom.He expects you to cancel the lease!What do you do, hire an exorcist?No, you smile and softly...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Getting your venture lease approved
- Each year venture capitalists fund more than 2,500 start-up companies in the U.S. Many of these companies try to conserve their equity capital by approaching venture-leasing firms to secure equipment financing. By obtaining lease financing, these savvy firms are able to use their equity capital for high-impact activities like recruiting key personnel, product development, and expanding their marke...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - So you want to be a landlord?
- The residual income from owning rental properties may bring more money into your life than the fast flip in the long term. If nothing else, the stress is reduced because a well-chosen investment will pay for itself until you the market is ready for you to sell. In order to make this idea work, you must plan carefully. Choose your property, choose your management approach, and choose your tenants c...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - With a lease, the devil is in the details
- In the last article we looked at a few of the things you should consider before leasing that first office or storefront for your business. To recap, you should not only consider the old standard "location, location, location," but also consider things like sufficient parking, the number of employees who will be working onsite, and future growth projections. I stressed that it was important not to ...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten ways start-ups use venture leases and loans to generate millions
- The rise of venture leasing and lending has created an opportunity for sophisticated entrepreneurs to gain a competitive advantage. Savvy entrepreneurs are using venture leases and loans to generate millions of dollars for shareholders by leveraging existing venture capital. They have discovered ways to use this flexible financing as a tool to build enterprise value between equity rounds and to le...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to choose an equipment leasing company
- Leasing has become a preferred form of equipment financing, accounting for more than 30% of business equipment acquisitions. Each year, thousands of U.S. companies face the challenge of finding attractive financing to acquire business equipment. Many of these companies approach the lease sourcing process seeking the lowest lease rate. While securing a low rate is a worthwhile goal in choosing a le...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Equipment leasing blunders that can cost your firm a mint
- Rod McHenry, the financial vice president of a document imaging company, thought he had great cause for celebrating. He had signed an unbelievable $370,000 lease proposal covering computer servers, workstations, software and other networking equipment. McHenry believed he had snared an incredible lease rate, capping off weeks of negotiating an acceptable equipment price with the equipment vendor. ...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How venture leasing added millions to a startups equity value
- Craig Berman beamed noticeably after completing his board presentation. Berman, CEO of a startup that develops nanotechnology applications for the defense industry, had just closed a $ 20 million equity round. Berman finalized the round at an equity valuation that made the whole board blush. Only six months earlier, Berman's team faced a daunting technical delay that set the company back three mon...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Venture leasing: startup financing on the rise
- According to Pricewaterhouse Coopers, investment by institutional venture capitalists in startups grew from less than $3.0 billion at the beginning of the 1990's to over $106 billion in 2000. Although venture capital volume has retreated significantly since the economic "bubble" years of the late 1990's, the present volume of around $ 19 billion per year still represents a substantial ra...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dodging leasings grim reaper: navigating a payment default
- In her third Harry Potter novel, ?The Prisoner of Azkaban?, J.K. Rowling introduces a silent mysterious clan of spiny, cloaked creatures capable of siphoning off happiness and all good thoughts from anyone in their presence. Extended exposure to these scabby grim reapers, called Dementors, resulted in madness or death for even the most joyful individuals. In the world of equipment leasing, the clo...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Warning - this lease might explode any minute
- Mike Caringi, owner of a small New Jersey business that sells pumps, found himself facing a gut-wrenching dilemma last summer. Should he continue paying $ 1,500 each month for essential telecommunications services he no longer receives and for leased equipment he claims was never installed? Or, should he stop making payments and face a potential lawsuit from the firm that financed the equipment un...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Venture leasing - a smarter way to build enterprise value
- In 2003, venture capitalists and investors dispensed over $18 billion to promising young U.S. companies, according to VentureOne and Ernst & Young Quarterly Venture Capital Report. Less documented and reported is venture leasing's activity and volume. This form of equipment financing contributes greatly to the growth of U.S. start-ups. Yearly, specialty leasing companies pour hundreds of millions ...
Page 1 of 4 - [
1] [
2] [
3] [
4]