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Lack of capital is a leading reason many small businesses fail in their first year or soon after. Fortunately, the right business financing option can help your startup survive cash flow hiccups. A business line of credit is the ideal solution. What is a business line of credit, and why should you consider it as …
Forming an LLC is a smart move to shield your personal assets from business liabilities, but that protection only holds if you keep your finances separate. One of the first and most important steps? Opening a dedicated business bank account. The choices you make early on can have a lasting impact on your business, and …
Tennessee’s vibrant mix of urban centers like Nashville and Memphis, historic small towns, and scenic rural communities means residents need banking solutions as diverse as their lifestyles. Whether you’re a music industry professional, a college student in Knoxville, a retiree in the Smoky Mountains, or a small business owner in Chattanooga, your bank should offer …

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This is a three-part story of a small Historical Society that embarked upon a Capital Campaign at the urging of their current President and her husband, who donated $1M for a major project. The campaign was undertaken without a Planning Study; and, in their second year of fundraising only $156,000 has been raised… $100,000 of …
(This is an email I’d received, with my comments in bold.) We are a small Historical Society that backed into a Capital Campaign when our current President and her husband donated $1M for a new vault and study center. A design and build Contractor on our Board did the best he could, without plans and …
An email noted: “Staff members at my organization seem to believe we will lose our donors if we ask them to give more than once a year. I would appreciate hearing from others on this concern.” OK. I know I’ve said this before, but the worst, absolutely the worst, thing that has ever happened to …
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A recent email described changes to the structure/function of the different departments in an organization’s development office, noted that a development office should function on the basis of “what’s best for the donor,” and asked that I comment (approve/disapprove) of what was described. I responded…. I understand/accept that the structure/functioning of your organization’s development operation …
A participant in a listserve observed that ”the realm of ‘planning’ is (often) made infinitely more complicated because different words are used to mean the same thing and the same words are used to mean different things.” Indeed, there is great diversity in the use of terms like “visioning,” “mission” and “strategic planning.” So I …
On a listserve dealing with nonprofit-related legal matters, an attorney commented: “I can think of several of my law clients who have made very large gifts, and who would be horrified at the thought of having their names published on the Internet. They would feel that this was an invasion of their privacy, and that …