As a small business owner you know that you cant afford to not be ahead or at least on par with the competition right? Well if you’re a small business owner don’t have a small business websites yet, stick around.
So lets take an example, lets say you are a Plumber in the city of Long Beach, CA and someone has a slab leak, that someone is most likely gonna go onto his computer and type in Slab Leak Plumber near Long Beach, CA, right? Well if you don’t have a website then you will not come up and you are invisible to potential clients searching the internet. On the other hand your competition that do have small business websites will come up and you just lost yourself some new business!
Now we both know that you didn’t start up your business to let the competition trample you down now did you!?
You may think that creating a small business website is a complicated, expensive deal? If that is what you think then you are making a big mistake. Today, getting a website up and running is simple, quick and CHEAP!
If it isn’t obvious enough why you need a website for your small business then let me elaborate on a few other good reasons. Besides gaining new business from the internet, people searching for your company online would like to see a nice, professional looking website to make them feel better about purchasing your product or services. When you go to buy a new car would you rather the showroom be old, smelly and not well kept or a nice, new, modern styled and professional showroom? Your website is your image to customers on the internet and you want your small business to have a good image right?
Another great thing about that people don’t think about is that once you have it up and running you can list the website on your promotional materials such as business cards, flyers and even banners! Most people that see a banner will most likely just go on your website to see the list of products or services that you offer before they actually come in to ask about it. This way you are converting more potential clients into money… If you are driving down then road and see a banner for a plumber and a phone number, are you really going to call to see what he offers? No. But if there is a website that is easy to remember you will most likely go online and see what services that plumber offers.
In conclusion I think it is obvious as to why your company needs a small business website. But even if it isn’t, do your research, look up your competition online and see if it makes sense for you!
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Christina, from what you told us here, we cannot make a determination on what is best for your situation. You would have to give us information on the following items:
1) How much of a loan do you need to expand your business?
2) If you get that loan, how much of an increase in sales volume would you expect and what is the profit margin on those additional sales?
3) How large a loan do you presently have and at what interest rate?
4) What interest rate did the bank quote you on their loan and what are loan terms?
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I would say the same thing – I'm only familiar with Quickbooks. I guess it must be popular for a reason?
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This is a very simplistic answer, but until the business makes a profit, you do not have any write offs. That would be asking the taxpapers to finance your venture.
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A combination of bad credit and low loan amount makes you tough to finance by traditional methods. Your best bets are family and friends who are willing to invest in you and/or getting a part time job that you can make the money you need over 1-2 months. Retail is hiring with the holiday season upon us. Good luck
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There are two really manageable options that I can think of right off:
1. Like the guy before me said, family and friends. To make the financing more palpable to them, go look at the website for virgin money. They make up loan papers and even emails to potential lenders from your list of friends and family, and make everything upfront and legal. the money is electronically transferred from your account and deposited into theirs so that you only have to make your payment and there are no hurt feelings.
2. there are a couple of websites available where you ask for private loans from strangers. You put up your information and the amount you need to finance your business, and anywhere from one to thousands of people bid for parcels of your loan. one person can fund 1000 dollars while another person can fund 100. It's the same as above, the website takes a monthly payment from you're account, and distributes it.
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Wow, I can take a lot from this and put it towards bettering my own business.
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Why don't you put together your best guess at a cash flow plan for the first 6 months of the business. This will tell you how much cash you need. Are there ways you can boot strap it (that is, start the business with money you already have)?
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