Recurring or subscription billing gives you the confidence of a semi-guaranteed income. It makes managing your finances a little easier, lets you plan for the future, and gives you a cushion against financial shocks. When you understand how many new customers you’re taking on, and how many you’re losing (the “churn” rate), you can also use it to...

Much like competitor Square Capital, Clover Capital provides merchant cash advances to customers. Cash advances are typically easier to obtain than small business loans, but do have some potential drawbacks to consider. Let's take a look at what Clover offers and what it means for your business's cashflow. What is Clover Capital? Clover Capital...

Businesses can take payments through the terminal and post them automatically to QuickBooks. Verosa’s payment terminals allow customers to swipe cards via most USB card readers. The software is easy to use, and is designed for QuickBooks-using businesses seeking alternative processing avenues rather than have their credit card processing account...

Invoice financing is a popular method of obtaining short-term business capital to run your business. Fundbox offers both invoice financing and traditional business lines of credit. While these types of loans carry large fees, they can be a great short-term financing option for businesses with bad or no credit. If you’re looking for working capit...

We’ve previously discussed invoice financing, in which a company uses your business’s outstanding invoices as collateral to finance a loan. BlueVine takes this concept one step further by offering invoice factoring. The company partners with FundThrough to provide more capital and flexibility. In this BlueVine review, we'll look at what that ent...

Note: As of 2023, Behalf's website is not active, nor is its partner page with Amazon AWS, and it appears that the company may no longer be operating. We're leaving this article for historical purposes at this time. It’s similar to companies offering point-of-sale loans to finance purchases (see our Affirm review for more info on purchase loans)...

Affirm is one of the new wave of companies offering point of sale loans to finance purchases. Ticketing service Eventbrite, retailers Wayfair and Casper, and travel site Expedia offer point of sale financing. Essentially, when a consumer checks out on a website, they have the option of paying by taking out a loan from Affirm for the amount of their...

There are four major business credit scores, issued by FICO SBSS, Dun & Bradstreet, Equifax, and Experian. Each bureau uses a slightly different scoring approach, but all major business credit scores assess a company’s ability to make on-time payments. The Importance of Your Business Credit Score Ultimately, your business credit score measu...

Let’s take a closer look at invoice financing and what’s involved. How does invoice financing work? Essentially, you’ll partner with a lender who will front you the money for an outstanding invoice and collect a fee. Depending on your arrangement with your lender, you may receive all of the money for an outstanding invoice balance or a portion ...

Note: In 2017, Sage acquired Intacct, though it has so far kept the Intacct name. You may see the software referred to as either Intacct or Sage Intacct. Sage Intacct financial management software is specially designed for larger businesses. In this review we’ll explore what it can do, share what others are saying, and help you make an informed d...