Cashlandia is a more beautiful place thanks to Loot Landscapers. It’s a local business that specializes in growing and planting coin saplings for new homeowners looking to monetize their lawns. But the owner, Benjamin, almost had to let go of his dream of business ownership when he couldn’t secure the funding he needed to bring…
In Cashlandia, money literally grows on trees, so Benjamin decided to start his own business: Loot Landscapers. Loot’s specializes in growing and planting coin saplings for new homeowners looking to monetize their lawns. Even though money grows on trees in Cashlandia, business funding requires money from a specific and very rare form of tree currency.…
Todd “The Tool Man” Traylor just lost his local TV show’s biggest sponsor: Hammertime Tools. This big-name tool brand is pivoting their business to focus on manufacturing heavy machinery, so they no longer need to advertise to the DIY and local handyman market. This move may be a good one for Hammertime Tools, but it’s…
Have you ever seen a brilliant domino masterpiece that seems to defy the basic laws of physics? This amazing triple spiral will blow your mind. Or at least provide you with an entertaining 2-minute work break while also helping you to grasp the cause and effect relationship of tariffs on the economy… Whether you are…
The Marketing MacGuffins have been a fully remote business since the pandemic. They intended to go back to the office once things got back to “normal,” but the appeal of a country-wide candidate pool won over the leadership team when staff turnover spiked a year later. This turned out to be a great move to…
–The Treadmill Whisperers are paying WAY too much on their taxes. Unfortunately, they don’t know that. A group of fitness enthusiasts who met in college decided to launch their service based business back in 2018. Since then, they have built a strong reputation as the best company for repairs and recalibrations of fitness machines and…
“When I was a kid, a dozen eggs was only 90 cents! Have you looked at the price of eggs lately? $4.39 for a dozen! What is the world coming to?” We’ve all heard people complain about how much better “the good ol’ days” were. Our retrospective rose colored glasses see things as better…and cheaper…than…
Elsa was sitting on a beach chair with her toes buried in Hawaii’s black sand when her phone rang. It was Anna, the manager of her snowplow business, Ice Busters: “Elsa, we’ve run into a problem. We just had a heavy snowstorm and two of our snowplows just went down. It looks like there is…
“Celebrate endings—for they precede new beginnings.” —Jonathan Huie Running a business can be like running a marathon. It takes hard work, preparation, and endurance. As we close out 2024, it’s the perfect time to reflect on what you’ve learned and how it can drive you forward towards better performance in 2025. What financial insights have…
Bev & Cheryl’s Ice Cream Shop is growing! Its wacky 32 flavors leave customers with sticky fingers and happy hearts. Who can resist Churro Chip Cinnamon Explosion, PB & Banana Split Supreme, and Strawberry Basil Bliss on a sugar cone? The bank, that’s who. Bev & Cheryl recently applied for a business loan to purchase…