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3D printing is a big industry. The market for 3D printing worldwide was $13.84 billion in 2021 and is expected to grow at 20% annually through 2030. If you’ve considered a 3D printing solution for your business, you probably want some specifics. ...
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Did you buy equipment for your business in 2023? Did you know you may be able to write the entire purchase off immediately? (There’s still time before the end of the year… but many assets are hard to get your hands on right now. Don’t snooze or you...
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Today we’re going to talk about a scam. Fraud… I mean it. Totally bogus shenanigans Well, on rare occasions… not 100% bogus… …but be really careful… Note: You may read this article or you may listen to it. You can find links to download the audio...
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Welcome to episode #6 of the Smarter Business Finance Podcast. To see all episodes, visit the main podcast page. You may find this podcast on your phone by going to iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher and searching for "Smarter Business Finance." ...
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So, you’re in the middle of leasing equipment for your business. And, looking at the paperwork, you notice an “extra” amount that you have to pay. What is this “interim rent” charge? Many of our customers wonder if it’s just a way to squeeze...
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Do you need to finance some equipment? I bet you're annoyed with all the jargon that you see. If you're on someone's website, or talking to a leasing professional... ... they assume you're a lawyer or accountant with all the geeky words they use.
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Are you looking online for brewery equipment financing? Do you want to get real information before picking up the phone? I mean, maybe it's just some joker who is fixing to lie to you, right? Man, oh, man... When you enter that search into Google,
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Have you always dreamed of starting your own restaurant, but know you'll never be able to come up with half a million dollars to do it? Concession trucks and trailers can get you in business for about a tenth of the cost of starting a restaurant. ...
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Food trucks are awesome. Maybe you are considering entering the food truck business for one simple reason: startup costs and operating expenses for a food truck are a fraction of the costs to open and run a restaurant... The problem: you probably...
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Are you thinking about starting a business, or have you recently started a new venture? You certainly aren't alone. In fact, 543,000 small businesses are started in the United States every month. That's the good news. Less good: half won't make it...
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There are hundreds of equipment leasing companies in the US. We detail a lot about problems with many of the companies out there, but many leasing companies are fair, honest and straightforward. We deal with many of the best equipment leasing...
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Do you need to purchase equipment for your medical practice? I bet you're not planning to pay cash, right? MRI machines, lasers, physical therapy equipment, -totally not cheap. Most of the time, you'll end up financing or leasing your equipment. ...
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If you need to finance or lease restaurant equipment, and you're looking around on the internet, you may have already noticed something: Most of the "information" about restaurant equipment leasing that you can find online is total garbage. I don't...
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If you're a spray foam contractor who needs new equipment, or are looking to get into the spray foam installation business, the biggest question you may have is how much is all this stuff going to cost? The good news: you don't have to write a big...
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Every year, Modern Machine Shop does studies on the machine shop industry. One of the most helpful things they do is their Top Shops report, which does a detailed breakdown of the differences between what the fastest growing and most profitable...
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There are numerous methods for small business owners to get their hands on cash, but one of the least known and least used methods is called an equipment sale leaseback transaction. Sale-leaseback works kind of like an equity loan on your house....
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There are some sketchy practices in equipment financing. Way sketchy... Any type of financing is complex... ...with lots of funky terms... ...but... ... bigger industries (like mortgage and insurance) are regulated. ...when someone breaks the...
