Budgeting is a great way to start your New Year!  Dave put his teaching hat back on providing insights into the budgeting process that will make it easier for your business to step up in 2014.  Questions or comments email [email protected].EMPIRE OF WEALTH

Our mercantile system of doing business is the greatest economic force in the world.  The period of time immediately after the Civil War business and political corruption ran rampantly.  Why was this period of time such a blight on capitalism?  Dave provides the needed perspective.  Questions or comments email [email protected]. in the newsAlternative Lenders Peddle Pricey Commercial LoansWith Credit for Businesses Tight, Nonbank Lenders Offer Financing at a Price.  When Khien Nguyen needed $180,000 to open his 13th nail salon near Philadelphia in November, he didn't go to a bank.  Mr. Nguyen's credit score had dropped during the recession, so he figured a bank would put him through weeks of aggravation, then reject him.  Link to the full article visit Getting Down to Business® on Facebook.CONNECT KEYDid you know that up to 3% of your businesses expenses could be tied up in printing costs?  Michael Ferris, a Document Management Expert, gives us some great tips on how to find and eliminate excessive printing costs.  Questions or comments email [email protected].