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Exposing the Myths of SBA Lending

The Small Business Administration (SBA) offers lending programs that are often misunderstood as cumbersome, last resort loan funding options.

Forecasting the Future

Analyze trends regularly and frequently to develop a vision for your company’s growth and advancement.

Marketing’s Biggest Secret Revealed

It doesn’t take magic to build a brand.

Monitor Profitability and Cash

You need to create your updated P&L to show at least a few dollars of profit at the end of the year.

Create a Weather-Enhanced Business

You may be getting more calls than usual — that’s normal for a busy season. It happens every year. But that doesn’t mean you have to run them all.

What to do if You’re Over-Insured

You’ve got options — from sticking with your current coverage to restructuring it into a new policy to eliminating it altogether.

20 Questions with Eddie McDonald

Eddie McDonald, owner of Zen Air Heating & Cooling in Suwanee, Ga., discusses moving away from the franchise model, the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on business and working with KickCharge Creative on his winning fleet design.

July 2020

July 2020

Bright & Bold

This year’s winners — Comfort Cavalry Heating & Air, Comfort Matters Heating and Cooling and Zen Air Heating & Cooling — showcase fleet designs that set themselves apart from the competition.

How to Overcome Self-Doubt

Get past the fear of failure that may be holding you and your business back.

How to Build an Effective, Self-Managing Service Business

Planning and strategic analysis go a long way toward entrepreneurial freedom.

3 Easy Marketing Activities to Help Profits Now

There are three simple marketing activities you should do to increase your revenues so you cover the losses from the past few months.

The Wealth-Building Potential of a Powerful Personal Brand

Self-made billionaires almost universally have well-established and powerful personal brands that they use opportunistically to generate even greater success.

Keep Your Team Engaged During the Busy Season

A busy company is generally a good thing for everyone, but it’s important to watch out for some side effects of prolonged pressure on employees to meet goals or demand.

20 Questions with Lanny Huffman

Lanny Huffman, president of Hickory Sheet Metal in Hickory, N.C. and newly installed chairman of ACCA, discusses the evolution of his company, giving people responsibility and the importance of industry associations.

Malco Compact Double Roller Tube Cutter

Lightweight, aluminum alloy Tube Cutter

June 2020

June 2020

May 2020

May 2020

Discover how to prepare your business for sale

Tried and true tips to help you prepare your business for sale — and leave you with no regrets.

How the Paycheck Protection Program was Supposed to Work

A referendum on how the initial phase of the Paycheck Protection Program aimed to distribute $349 billion in just two weeks.