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A Two-Step Approach to Heavy Equipment Financing
It Can be Easier Than You Think to Get the Heavy Equipment Your Business Needs The construction job calls for heavy equipment, maybe a backhoe, skid steer, dump truck or any other type. Perhaps you won a contract, you’re growing the business or you’re replacing or...
Why Your Business Should Switch to EMV
EMV Protects Your Company and Your Customers Over the past decade, a small microchip has been added to the right side of bank and credit cards. Instead of swiping this card, users insert the microchip into a reader to pay, or they may also be able to simply tap their...
Can You Ever Prepare Your Business Enough Against Cyberattacks?
Trends and What You Can Do Cyberattacks are a small or medium-sized business owner’s worst nightmare. They can slow or bring to a halt productivity, and they can incur other unexpected losses, such as equipment replacement, reputation damage control and even paying a...
What are Workers Waiting for?
Droves Quitting Their Jobs, Employers Scrambling to Hire Despite millions of jobs going unfilled as the economy rebounds, unemployment has remained stagnant, sitting at roughly 5.9% since the start of 2021. Over 4 million workers have quit their jobs for a variety of...
How to Retain Qualified Employees
Meeting Employees’ Professional and Personal Needs Going by what we hear from our clients, hear in the news and see on social media, workers are quitting their jobs, especially in the service industry. Hiring skilled and reliable new employees is more difficult than...
Why You Should Partner with GLFS for Vendor Financing
Partnering with GLFS for vendor financing can benefit your business in many ways. First, having an in-house vendor financing program can open up more buying opportunities for clients and expand your client base. With in-house financing by GLFS, more potential buyers...
8 Creative Ways to Attract and Hire Employees During a Labor Shortage
As the world opens back up again, many small and medium-sized businesses have encountered unexpected difficulty finding employees to fill their open positions. This labor shortage is hitting nearly all businesses, especially those in the hospitality, service/retail,...
What Types of Small Business Loans are Available?
In March, we wrote about 2021’s top trends in equipment financing. To make the long story short, this year brings much to boost business owners’ confidence now and continuing throughout the year. As the economy shows signs of rebounding, small business owners are...
SBA sets opening date for Restaurant Revitalization Fund. Here’s when you can apply.
Andy Medici Apr 27, 2021 The Small Business Administration is officially opening its much-anticipated Restaurant Revitalization Fund to applications on May 3, the agency said in a Tuesday announcement. The agency said it will allow businesses to register ahead of...
This the Time to Tackle Continuity Planning for Your Business
Here’s What COVID-19 has Taught Us If this past year has taught us anything, it’s the importance of continuity planning for businesses. COVID-19 caught everyone off-guard, including most business owners. They weren’t prepared for freight slowdowns, sick employees and...