Meredith Wood

2 months ago | allbusiness.com | Meredith Wood

Running a business is expensive. Beyond the large costs you need to cover every month or every few weeks—your office space and employee payroll, for example—there are always small things that need to be taken care of daily. Therefore, as a business owner, you know how important your cash flow is to keep things running smoothly.

Jan 8, 2025 | allbusiness.com | Meredith Wood

The twenty-sixth mile. Perfect sprinkles on a birthday cupcake. A walk down the red carpet to collect an Oscar. The peak of Mount Everest. A perfect credit score. Of all the things the universal "we" aspire to, a perfect credit score ranks right up there. And as with other aspirations, people hire coaches and experts to help them get there. But like too much exercise or overdoing it on sweets, can you also be inadvertently hurting your credit score? The answer is yes.

Dec 31, 2024 | allbusiness.com | Meredith Wood

Bankruptcy. There’s probably no scarier word out there for a small business owner. When you think of bankruptcy, you may think of financial ruin—losing your business and maybe even the home, car, or whatever other guarantee you’ve put down to secure your financing. You might also think that you'll be unable to ever get a second shot at entrepreneurship, or even another chance at any kind of small business loan. Why File for Bankruptcy?

Dec 19, 2024 | allbusiness.com | Meredith Wood

Many people are in the habit of making personal resolutions to kick off the new year: start a diet, exercise more regularly, finally reorganize that walk-in closet. The same concept should hold true for business owners. If you haven't made a resolution for your business yet, it's not too late. Now is the perfect time to reevaluate how you're ending the year and what you can do to improve in the coming months. These resolutions for your business can and should go beyond your bottom line.

Nov 4, 2024 | startupnation.com | Meredith Wood |byMeredith Wood

With the 4th quarter well underway (how did that happen already?), entrepreneurs are turning their thoughts to the essential work that comes with the end of the year. November gives entrepreneurs a chance to celebrate their hustle. As President Joe Biden said in a proclamation marking National Entrepreneurship Month: “Our entrepreneurs are models of drive, resilience, and determination—the very virtues that built America.