Finance

Avoiding Common Financial Pitfalls

By avoiding these common pitfalls, you can start out where everyone else wanted to be.

Business Facts

Using Collateral with Confidence Understand the concept first.	Managing Lender Relationships Communicate…and win!	Getting a Second Round of Funding Go for round 2!
Establishing a Line of Credit Build up over time.	The Basics of Insolvency Don’t run out of cash.	Common Accounting Mistakes Avoid these the most.

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