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Fora Financial Extends, Upsizes $26 Million Investment-Grade Corporate Note Issuance

2 minute read

April 3, 2025

Fora Financial, a leading provider of flexible financing to small and medium-sized businesses, today announced the closing of $16 million in new unsecured corporate notes, rated investment grade by Egan-Jones Ratings Company. The Company also...

Small Business

Seven Easy Ways to Get into Trouble with the IRS

5 minute read

April 1, 2025

What's the most unfortunate part of making a mistake in filing your business taxes? Yes, an audit notice. In fact, being audited could make a week or two of jury duty seem attractive. (Even worse...

Small Business

Stay on Top of 2025's Tax Deductions

6 minute read

March 25, 2025

When's time for you to claim deductions on your federal tax return, remember this: If you under-report income or claim too many deductions, you may face serious financial—and possibly criminal—consequences. But if you cheat yourself...

Working Capital

What You Need to Know about Tax Liens and Small Business Loans in 2025

4 minute read

March 20, 2025

Mike opened his health-food restaurant 25 years ago. He planned to pay off his 30-year mortgage on the building early, and he did. However for the last few years, Mike's been unable to get out...

Small Business

Six Notable Business Associations for Entrepreneurial Women

4 minute read

March 18, 2025

Whether you're just starting to pitch your business idea to investors, or you've been up and running for years, sometimes you need a little boost. This could mean hearing about new ways to do the...

Thought Leadership

CEO Jared Feldman on Small Business Performance in 2025

6 minute read

March 12, 2025

Small business optimism has hit its highest point in six years, according to the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index Conditions for lending have reached their highest point in three years, according to the American Bankers...

Small Business

Nine Women Share their Takes on More Enlightened Entrepreneurship

5 minute read

March 11, 2025

The last decade or so has seen women make great strides in founding and growing their own businesses. And with that progress have come some of the same problems everyone faces when starting a business...

Small Business

Women-Owned Business Certification: Four Heavy-Hitters

4 minute read

March 6, 2025

If you're an entrepreneurial woman, have you noticed that many of your peers have joined organizations offering women-owned business certifications? These groups let mix and mingle in exciting new networks — and perhaps win some...

Small Business

Get a Handle on Your Business Tax Return

6 minute read

March 3, 2025

Did you start a new venture last year? Are you restructuring your current operation? In either case, it helps to understand the basic tax structures for all types of small businesses—and know tax-laws changes for...