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S Corp vs C Corp: What It Means for Your Business
Your business structure matters a lot. Let’s explore the possibilities. Selecting the right business structure, like S corp vs C …
Do Business Credit Cards Affect Personal Credit?
Mastering the balance: Business credit’s role in personal finance The way business credit is managed has a significant impact on …
B2C Business Growth Strategies: Leveraging the Power of an LLC
What is an LLC and how to start one? This article will outline the ways in which an LLC can …
Top 70+ Business Ideas for Women [Tips From Female Entrepreneurs]
Looking for ideas for your next business venture? Keep reading! Starting a business can be exciting yet intimidating at the …
7 Reasons Why You Need to Shop Local and Support Local Businesses
Want to support small businesses? Let’s show you how! When you shop local, you keep money in your community. The …
The Great Resignation
A look at the biggest job-quitting event in post-pandemic America Since early 2021, the resignation rate in the United States …
How to start an online business: inside tips from ecommerce entrepreneurs!
20 Steps to Start an Online Business Starting a business isn’t the easiest of tasks, but with the right intent, …
The Ultimate Small Business Tax Preparation Checklist
A guide to preparing for tax season as a small business Tax season can be stressful for anyone. The pressure …
10 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Santa Claus This Christmas
Small Business Lessons to Learn from Santa’s Workshop You could spend all day learning about how to prepare your company …
Anna Reeve Posts
Top 70+ Business Ideas for Women [Tips From Female Entrepreneurs]
Looking for ideas for your next business venture? Keep reading! Starting a business can be exciting yet intimidating at the …
7 Reasons Why You Need to Shop Local and Support Local Businesses
Want to support small businesses? Let’s show you how! When you shop local, you keep money in your community. The …
The Great Resignation
A look at the biggest job-quitting event in post-pandemic America Since early 2021, the resignation rate in the United States …
How to start an online business: inside tips from ecommerce entrepreneurs!
20 Steps to Start an Online Business Starting a business isn’t the easiest of tasks, but with the right intent, …
The Ultimate Small Business Tax Preparation Checklist
A guide to preparing for tax season as a small business Tax season can be stressful for anyone. The pressure …
10 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Santa Claus This Christmas
Small Business Lessons to Learn from Santa’s Workshop You could spend all day learning about how to prepare your company …
100 Small Business Ideas to Kickstart Your Journey
Looking to start a small business? Let’s explore a few small business ideas Entrepreneurship is one of the most challenging …
Do You Know the History of Old Mill Tasty Shop? Here’s How One of Wichita’s Favorite Local Businesses Got Started
The story of beloved restaurant, Old Mill Tasty Shop, provides a clear lesson on why it’s important to support local …
Think you know all the ways to stay in the local-business loop? Follow BuyLocalWichita: The Newest Way to Support Local Wichita Businesses
Buy Local Wichita was created to encourage Wichita residents to shop local for great deals. Learn about the new website …
Renee McBride Posts
B2C Business Growth Strategies: Leveraging the Power of an LLC
What is an LLC and how to start one? This article will outline the ways in which an LLC can …
These 5 tips can boost your success as a small business during the holidays
The holidays are fast approaching. It’s already December, which means it’s just a matter of weeks until Christmas. As a …
Small Business Saturday Might Be Different: Here’s What to Expect
How to maximize sales without compromising health and safety on Small Business Day This year, in a word: overwhelming. Holiday …
Working from Home Best Practices (and Worst Practices)
One of the most noticeable trends is working from home. Identify best practices to build a stronger and more unified …
August Small Business Trends Can Tell You How Your Sales Compared
So many businesses have been affected by COVID-19. Consumer spending has fluctuated each month. With all of the changes this …
CEO Habits that You Should Adopt, According to the Pros
Is there a CEO you admire? There is a good chance that they have a bizarre habit. Most CEOs have …
The Value of Shopping Local is Not Just About Money
When possible, I try to eat at local restaurants. These local restaurants tend to be smaller than the big brands …
7 Ways To Support Local Businesses Affected by COVID-19 To Do Today
Many people are being affected in cities that are under a shelter-at-home order. Business owners and employees are having a …
The 10 Steps It Takes to Start a Business
Starting a business isn’t easy, but with these 10 tricks, you’ll be up and running in no time …
Ariel Westphal Posts
How to Start a Fireworks Stand and Blast Off
Learn how to start a firework stand in ten steps. We have marketing tips and best practices for your new …
The Best eCommerce Courses, According to an Online Payment Processing Expert
Master eCommerce marketing strategy and take your online store to the next level. Here are 6 free eCommerce courses you …
Kansas, The Best Small Business Loans Can Be Fast, Too
At Acumen Connections we offer small business loans to help your company achieve its big dreams. We provide working capital …
Small Businesses Fight Coronavirus, Too
How Companies of All Sizes Are Joining the Fight Against Coronavirus As the pandemic continues, so does the relentless news …
Best Online Courses for Entrepreneurs
For budding entrepreneurs, it’s important to take advantage of all the help you can get. One of the easiest ways …
The Best Books About Business are Timeless—Start with These
No business owner is perfect, and we believe that there is always something new to learn or something to improve …
How the 2018 Government Shutdown Affects Small Businesses
Beginning on Saturday, December 22nd, 2018 at midnight, the United States government began its second shutdown of the year. The …
The National Fireworks Association’s 2018 Trade Show was a Hit in Wichita, KS
An In-Depth Look at the Fireworks Focused Expo Held in Wichita, KS In mid-September, the National Fireworks Association, or NFA, …
Controversy in Marketing: A Lesson by Nike
“Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.” On September 3rd, for the 30th anniversary of their “Just Do …
Acumen Connection Posts
S Corp vs C Corp: What It Means for Your Business
Your business structure matters a lot. Let’s explore the possibilities. Selecting the right business structure, like S corp vs C …
Do Business Credit Cards Affect Personal Credit?
Mastering the balance: Business credit’s role in personal finance The way business credit is managed has a significant impact on …
Is it time to make your side-hustle a full-time hustle? Answer these questions
Turning your side hustle into a full-time career is a big decision. I’ll break down the signs to help you …
The Steps that Made Primal a Small Business Success
Small businesses help each other. Primal joined payment processor Acumen Connections in January, after its owners formed a bond with …
Virtual Office Holiday Party Ideas: How to Successfully Pull Them Off
5 ways to host a socially distanced office holiday party Office holiday party canceled by COVID-19? Our guide with safe …
October Spending Trends and Changing Payment Preferences
Millennials and contactless payment: Permanent fixture, or soon to 86? …
September Spending Trends and the New Payment Preferences
Here we are in October. We have officially entered into the fourth quarter of what may go down as the …
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