In today's world, speed is everything. For the small business owner, that is doubly true. Small business owners often balance the operations, planning, supervising, financial decision making and a million other things in their day. To help small businesses make sure they understand their equipment financing, we created a quick list of 3 things yo...

It sounds too good to be true, but it's not.  Section 179 allows businesses to take full or accelerated depreciation of equipment you purchase or lease in any given tax year up to certain limits. What does that mean?  Well, in 2014 if you were to finance equipment costing $25,000, you may be able to write that full amount off from your feder...

Interest rates and where they are headed has been dominating the business world news lately. For many business owners the question of rising interest rates is important for many reasons. Higher rates mean  higher payments for the equipment and working capital loans that often keep our businesses running. Our customers also pay higher rates, maki...

Restaurant owners are facing pressure to increase wages as the economy picks up steam. According to a recent report from the department of labor, as reported in the Wall Street Journal, restaurant wages increased at an annualized pace of 3% in the second half of 2014 compared to a 1.5% pace in the same period of 2013. Overall private sector wage...