A financial plan is a comprehensive document that charts a business's monetary objectives and the strategies to achieve them. It encapsulates everything from budgeting and forecasting to investments ...

Improve your chances of growth and success by covering these bases in your financial plan.

Small businesses represent 99.9% of U.S. companies and employ more than 61 million people—but despite their critical role in the economy, they often struggle to keep up with financial management tasks ...

The sooner you can start your small business financial planning for next year, the better. To get a jump on your to-do list for 2025, NEXT has compiled a list of tasks to help you and your business ...

If you run a small business, there’s already a lot on your plate. You’re in charge of managing employees, overseeing marketing campaigns and delivering services to your customers. But who keeps an eye ...

The new small business finance rule passed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) requires “Covered” financial institutions to collect and report data on applications for credit for small ...

The financial impact of a business owner being unable to work due to illness or injury goes well beyond loss of personal ...

We must build a small-business finance sector where business coaching is integrated and accessible, writes Sandy Fernandez, of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. The reasons for the ...

Small-business finance concerns include rising interest rates and economic uncertainties. Clients are wary of tariffs impacting long-term investments and loan applications vary accordingly. Some have ...

The best small-business lenders have flexible business requirements, competitive rates and multiple loan options Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior ...

A nationwide bank recently highlighted the results of a survey that found small business owners are having a tough year. On Sept. 16, KeyBank published its 2025 Small Business Survey that found 23% of ...