The Business Finance Store Discusses Opportunities for Recent Grads to Start Their Own Business - San Francisco Gate

The Business Finance Store discusses how young entrepreneurs can seize opportunities and start their own business after finishing school.

Santa Ana, CA (PRWEB) July 01, 2012

Congress voted to extend the low 3.4% interest rate on federally subsidized student loans on Friday, just before the July 1st deadline that would have doubled the rate, CNN Money reported. The rates will apply to students taking out loans for the next school year. This is good news for those obtaining higher education. However, after graduation the idea of looming debt is particularly problematic for the many recent graduates who have trouble finding employment. However, there is one opportunity that many recent graduates overlook: starting their own business. In the recent blog post “The Benefits of Starting a Business After College,” The Business Finance Store discusses how young entrepreneurs can seize opportunities and start their own business after finishing school.

Given the nature of the job market and dwindling career opportunities in the United States, the appeal of starting a business fresh out of college may have never been higher. College grads are finding few opportunities to begin a meaningful career, so for new college graduates this might be the time to take matters into their own hands. Read more about entrepreneurship for recent college graduates at The Business Finance Store Blog.

The Business Finance Store is a business financing and consulting firm that offers customized Business Financial Solutions. Seasoned professionals offer assistance in a variety of financial solutions to help small businesses succeed such as:Business Financial Solutions, Legal Solutions, and Accounting Solutions.

The staff at The Business Finance Store understands that starting and growing a business is an exciting time. They keep it exciting by taking care of some of the most difficult aspects, by providing legal advice, helping with vital responsibilities like accounting & bookkeeping, and by obtaining business finance. They can quickly and easily guide entrepreneurs through many different complicated processes and put them on the path to success.

For 10 years The Business Finance Store has been helping start ups and other small businesses legally structure their companies, find the right franchises, get the funding they need, and achieve the American Dream of owning their own successful business. Since expanding nationwide in 2007, they have helped thousands of companies and have funded over $60 Million in business credit lines, not including SBA loans. The Business Finance Store sees limitless potential in the current climate, and looks forward to many strong years of growth to come. Take some time to review their services, and give them a call.

For more information, or a free, no-obligation analysis of your business needs, visit The Business Finance Store website: http://www.businessfinancestore.com. A member of their professional staff will contact you to discuss your business' short and long-term goals. Whatever you need, The Business Finance Store is there.

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The Business Finance Store Discusses Opportunities for Recent Grads to Start Their Own Business

The Business Finance Store discusses how young entrepreneurs can seize opportunities and start their own business after finishing school.

Santa Ana, CA (PRWEB) July 01, 2012

Congress voted to extend the low 3.4% interest rate on federally subsidized student loans on Friday, just before the July 1st deadline that would have doubled the rate, CNN Money reported. The rates will apply to students taking out loans for the next school year. This is good news for those obtaining higher education. However, after graduation the idea of looming debt is particularly problematic for the many recent graduates who have trouble finding employment. However, there is one opportunity that many recent graduates overlook: starting their own business. In the recent blog post “The Benefits of Starting a Business After College,” The Business Finance Store discusses how young entrepreneurs can seize opportunities and start their own business after finishing school.

Given the nature of the job market and dwindling career opportunities in the United States, the appeal of starting a business fresh out of college may have never been higher. College grads are finding few opportunities to begin a meaningful career, so for new college graduates this might be the time to take matters into their own hands. Read more about entrepreneurship for recent college graduates at The Business Finance Store Blog.

The Business Finance Store is a business financing and consulting firm that offers customized Business Financial Solutions. Seasoned professionals offer assistance in a variety of financial solutions to help small businesses succeed such as:Business Financial Solutions, Legal Solutions, and Accounting Solutions.

The staff at The Business Finance Store understands that starting and growing a business is an exciting time. They keep it exciting by taking care of some of the most difficult aspects, by providing legal advice, helping with vital responsibilities like accounting & bookkeeping, and by obtaining business finance. They can quickly and easily guide entrepreneurs through many different complicated processes and put them on the path to success.

For 10 years The Business Finance Store has been helping start ups and other small businesses legally structure their companies, find the right franchises, get the funding they need, and achieve the American Dream of owning their own successful business. Since expanding nationwide in 2007, they have helped thousands of companies and have funded over $60 Million in business credit lines, not including SBA loans. The Business Finance Store sees limitless potential in the current climate, and looks forward to many strong years of growth to come. Take some time to review their services, and give them a call.

For more information, or a free, no-obligation analysis of your business needs, visit The Business Finance Store website: http://www.businessfinancestore.com. A member of their professional staff will contact you to discuss your business' short and long-term goals. Whatever you need, The Business Finance Store is there.

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The Business Finance Store
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Business optimism, hiring outlook rise in recent survey - Tulsa World

The findings from a recently released survey organized by Gov. Mary Fallin and the Oklahoma Department of Commerce compared favorably to a national average of just 28 percent of businesses planning to hire this year.

Additionally, 78 percent of business leaders polled in the survey indicated they are optimistic about the future for business in the state and are confident their business will grow, compared with 60 percent nationally.

Fallin said Wednesday that the report is the largest of its type ever conducted in the state and was undertaken to find more ways to create more employment opportunities and a better environment for Oklahoma businesses.

"We want to continue to help them add new jobs and build stronger, more successful companies to build Oklahoma's economy," she said.

The survey, conducted by Reliant, a Tulsa-based human resource company, allowed people to participate by filling out an online form. Dustin Pyett, communications manager at the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, said they're confident in the integrity of the data.

"Reliant has safeguards built into their proprietary software, and they have software in place to eliminate duplicate submissions," he said.

Reliant CEO Chris Wright said the company followed up with some submissions and specifically sent out invitations to participate via chambers of commerce and other organizations, though it's "impossible" to make sure that every single submission was from a business leader.

"If someone wanted to go to the trouble to pretend they were a company, there could be some of that information in there," he said.

However, Wright said he doubted there were many false reports, and the Department of Commerce noted in the report that the margin of error for report questions ranges from 0.9 to 1.6 percent, "which is a 95-percent confidence interval."

Fallin said the results of the survey were largely where government officials were hoping them to be.

Dave Lopez, Secretary of Commerce and Tourism, said the survey's goals were to help understand the needs of existing businesses, identify ways to help them and establish stronger communication between the business community and state leaders. Among businesses covered in the survey, 51 percent indicated they would expand or upgrade existing locations in the next three years, 28 percent will add locations and 60 percent will add new products or services.

Nearly two-thirds of business leaders said they believe the state provides a good climate for entrepreneurs.

The business leaders said they believe the state excels at the quality of higher education, access to business supplies, CareerTech system's work force preparation programs, affordable housing and attractive recreational opportunities.

However, they indicated the state needs to improve workers compensation costs, access to sufficient public funding sources and business incentives, assistance programs and tax structure.

"That surprised me a bit, since we were under the impression that we offered some of the best incentive programs in the nation," Fallin said. "It may be a matter of perception."

Leaders indicated their top challenges include customer loyalty and retention, increasing sales and growth, managing their reputation, the unpredictable economic climate and adapting to change.

The survey, conducted over December and January, gathered responses from 5,400 business leaders from all 77 counties. The respondents represent more than 250,000 jobs and more than 20 percent of Oklahoma's total work force.

Lopez said the Department of Commerce will continue to explore the survey's findings and will release additional information over the coming months on issues such as business climate strengths, opportunities for improvement, workforce, business expansion and infrastructure, government services and top challenges facing executives. He also hopes to conduct similar surveys every few years.

Original Print Headline: Survey finds optimism, hiring plans on upswing

Robert Evatt 918-581-8447
robert.evatt@tulsaworld.com

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Business optimism, hiring outlook rise in recent survey - Tulsa World

The findings from a recently released survey organized by Gov. Mary Fallin and the Oklahoma Department of Commerce compared favorably to a national average of just 28 percent of businesses planning to hire this year.

Additionally, 78 percent of business leaders polled in the survey indicated they are optimistic about the future for business in the state and are confident their business will grow, compared with 60 percent nationally.

Fallin said Wednesday that the report is the largest of its type ever conducted in the state and was undertaken to find more ways to create more employment opportunities and a better environment for Oklahoma businesses.

"We want to continue to help them add new jobs and build stronger, more successful companies to build Oklahoma's economy," she said.

The survey, conducted by Reliant, a Tulsa-based human resource company, allowed people to participate by filling out an online form. Dustin Pyett, communications manager at the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, said they're confident in the integrity of the data.

"Reliant has safeguards built into their proprietary software, and they have software in place to eliminate duplicate submissions," he said.

Reliant CEO Chris Wright said the company followed up with some submissions and specifically sent out invitations to participate via chambers of commerce and other organizations, though it's "impossible" to make sure that every single submission was from a business leader.

"If someone wanted to go to the trouble to pretend they were a company, there could be some of that information in there," he said.

However, Wright said he doubted there were many false reports, and the Department of Commerce noted in the report that the margin of error for report questions ranges from 0.9 to 1.6 percent, "which is a 95-percent confidence interval."

Fallin said the results of the survey were largely where government officials were hoping them to be.

Dave Lopez, Secretary of Commerce and Tourism, said the survey's goals were to help understand the needs of existing businesses, identify ways to help them and establish stronger communication between the business community and state leaders. Among businesses covered in the survey, 51 percent indicated they would expand or upgrade existing locations in the next three years, 28 percent will add locations and 60 percent will add new products or services.

Nearly two-thirds of business leaders said they believe the state provides a good climate for entrepreneurs.

The business leaders said they believe the state excels at the quality of higher education, access to business supplies, CareerTech system's work force preparation programs, affordable housing and attractive recreational opportunities.

However, they indicated the state needs to improve workers compensation costs, access to sufficient public funding sources and business incentives, assistance programs and tax structure.

"That surprised me a bit, since we were under the impression that we offered some of the best incentive programs in the nation," Fallin said. "It may be a matter of perception."

Leaders indicated their top challenges include customer loyalty and retention, increasing sales and growth, managing their reputation, the unpredictable economic climate and adapting to change.

The survey, conducted over December and January, gathered responses from 5,400 business leaders from all 77 counties. The respondents represent more than 250,000 jobs and more than 20 percent of Oklahoma's total work force.

Lopez said the Department of Commerce will continue to explore the survey's findings and will release additional information over the coming months on issues such as business climate strengths, opportunities for improvement, workforce, business expansion and infrastructure, government services and top challenges facing executives. He also hopes to conduct similar surveys every few years.

Original Print Headline: Survey finds optimism, hiring plans on upswing

Robert Evatt 918-581-8447
robert.evatt@tulsaworld.com

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