Retail Funding: How Retailers Use Funding
When it comes to cash flow, retail can be one of the trickiest industries to be in, which is why retail funding is so common. It takes a lot of upfront cash to purchase inventory with no guarantee on when it will sell. E-commerce and major digital markets like Amazon, Ebay and Etsy have given […]
Ways To Celebrate International Women’s Day In The Office
International Women’s Day is recognized every year on March 8th, and this year in 2019, it falls on a Friday. Wondering if and how you should celebrate? While you don’t need to have a formal party, acknowledging the day and making the women of the office feel special can go a long way for those […]
Black Friday: Preparing for Holiday Rush
Consumers spent over $108 billion online during the 2017 holiday shopping season. Between Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, there’s plenty of time to get in on the spending frenzy sales. The hardest part of encountering all of these open wallets is the effect a sudden influx in sales can have on a […]
Side Hustle Jobs to Achieve Financial Freedom
How to Start a Side Hustle So you want to be your own boss. But you don’t want to go broke trying. You want to earn more, but you can’t find a higher paying full time job. Entrepreneurship comes in many shapes and sizes, what it really comes down to is what form of side […]
How to Prep Your Business for Hurricane Season
You can manage your business as smartly as you want, but you can’t control natural disasters. With tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, landslides, fires, and blizzards able to wreck everything you’ve built in a matter of minutes, no area of the country is truly safe from the natural elements. Hurricanes are some of the worst offenders for […]
Charity – 5 Reasons Your Business Should Support One
MILLENNIALS & CHARITY If millennials are one thing, it’s socially conscious consumers. Studies show that millennials are more likely to purchase from a company that gives back to its community, volunteers, and supports a charity. By aligning your brand with a cause, you can attract a niche audience and receive more business because of your donation. […]
Why Do Business Owners Use Restaurant Finance? – Guide to Financing a Restaurant
Let’s be real, your tip jar isn’t going to get your restaurant to its next milestone, no matter how many times you provide service with a smile. That’s why so many small, medium and large food service industry businesses are seeking additional financing to meet their working capital needs and take their eatery to the […]
Business News Daily – 6 Small Business Tech Trends
FundKite was recently featured in a Business News Daily article on “6 Small Business Tech Trends,” with quotes from Alex Shvarts, CTO of FundKite, on how influencer marketing will change in 2019. “As a small business owner, you may not be on the forefront of developing technology as enterprise-level businesses often are, but tech still […]
Seasonal Funding Tips 101
Running a business is referred to as a balancing act. A roller coaster. A game of pinball. Like raising a child. Those metaphors are all the more true when operating a seasonal business. Sometimes a seasonal business operates year round but has a peak, other times it closes for several months before reopening. This unsteady […]
Payments Source – Small Biz Lending Market
FundKite executives watched the small-business lending sector evolve – and determined that the trend of mobile point of sale providers offering loans and cash advances was limiting the market. PAYMENTS SOURCE The likes of Square and PayPal have been using their mobile point of sale devices as both a measure of creditworthiness and a means […]