Post by Veronica Eyenga, contributing Women On Business writer Before work can begin on a contract, contracting officers can request a DCAA Pre-award Survey of Prospective Contractor Accounting System. The goal is simple: the contracting officer needs to understand your account system and determine whether or not that system is adequate to fulfill the contract. Companies … [Read more...]
Don’t Get Ripped Off – Tips for Saving Money on Credit Card Processing
Guest post by Stella Fayman (learn more about Stella at the end of this post) When merchants begin accepting credit cards, usually they sign up for Paypal (if an online merchant). However, as business booms and revenue from credit cards grows, it may be more cost effective to switch to a credit card processor (merchant account provider). Be wary, processors are known to be … [Read more...]
FTC and Other Organizations Aim to Help Business Owners Get Loans
Guest post by Shannon Suetos (learn more about Shannon at the end of this post) Being able to budget your money is key for a new business owner—doing so can be the difference between being successful or not. Budgeting is even more important these days with the state of the economy. The U.S. Labor of Statistics has reported that the unemployment rate (as of December 2009 ) is … [Read more...]