You can write a killer email with the best pitch in the world, but if you don’t catch the interest of your reader then your pitch will be dead before they ever get a chance to read it. The first step to creating a good email is to write a good subject line.
Although consumers should be wary about their credit card usage, having a business credit card is almost always advantageous. There are a variety of reasons why you should make sure that you are using a credit card for your business rather than your personal card or cash:
Keep track of your purchases. If you make your purchases in cash, you will find that you are going to have a hard time remembering what your expenses were. It is crucial that you keep accurate records of all your business purchases and it is much easier to do that when you have electronic accounts that are easy to look up.
Separate your finances. It is important that you make sure that you keep your personal and business expenses separate from each other. Any business owner will tell you that there is nothing more painful than having to go through a credit card statement and try to identify your business expenses when you are filing your taxes or creating an income statement.
Build credit. Many people take out credit cards solely to build credit in their name. As a business, you can do the same thing. Your business won’t be able to build credit if you are using your personal card, so taking out a separate card can be a great idea.
Improves cash flow. When you have a business credit card, you can pay one lump sum at the end of the month. That makes it much more efficient to manage your finances and avoid paying as you go.
Get the benefit of rewards. Business credit cards offer rewards to their users just like consumer cards. Discounts and frequent flyer miles aren’t perks anymore. They are sound business savings.
Picture it: You’re toiling away at your corporate 9-5 every day. You push paper and hone in on skill sets to make a profit for other people but all the while you secretly have bigger dreams for yourself. But then, a lightning bolt hits! You come up with a business idea with so much potential that it doesn’t make sense not to pursue it. But wait, you’re terrified. Where do you even begin? Should you quit the job that’s providing you with a solid paycheck? How can you be sure that your idea will succeed?
An interview with Grasshopper Group CTO and co-founder, David Hauser about virtual phone systems, entrepreneurs, Chargify, Grasshopper and the Ambassador of Buzz.
Saturday I was at the University of Tampa for the Southeast Entrepreneur Conference, where college students came together to pitch business ideas and to listen to some great speakers — young ones who now only started businesses but were, to use Gary Vee’s phrase, Crushing It!
