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How My Experience as a Black Entrepreneur Shaped My Views on Building Financial Freedom

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Anytime I thought about the trip or the project came up as a topic of conversation in meetings, I found myself spiraling down a path of worst-case scenarios: What if the server had put something in my food? What if he wrote down my name from my credit card and used it to find out who I was? The impact of toxic work environments.

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Stacey Abrams’ New Co-Authored Book Details the Struggles Black Entrepreneurs Still Face and Why Business Partnership Differences Can Be Your Superpower

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And we got to see each other pursue a passion to reform part of the state’s foster-care system through the community service project our team spearheaded. For this reason, many Black business owners cannot access loans from traditional lending institutions and often turn to credit cards, their own savings or nonprofit community lenders.

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How to Create the “VIP Experience” for Your Clients with a Welcome Packet

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Enrollment Form/Project Booking Form: depending on your profession you may have an enrollment form if you’re signing up a client to one of your coaching programs, or a project booking form if you’re a VA. It sets out specifically what your terms and conditions are, i.e. payment policies, payment methods, confidentiality etc.

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5 Steps to Increasing Your Cash Flow

Office Organization Success

With a merchant account you can very easily accept all major credit cards without your clients and customers having to go via Paypal (this is a great option for a secondary payment processor). Have clear payment policies in place. And, most importantly, you can set your client payments up for automatic recurring billing.

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How to Set (And Stick To) Your Business Boundaries

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So it’s really important that you have in place clear policies and processes, and that you have effectively communicated those policies to your clients. Having come across just about every type of issue over the past 11 years, I have quickly created policies and processes that I adhere to when running my business.

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5 Challenges and Mistakes Faced by Every Solopreneur

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They are so desperate for clients that they’re willing to take on anyone who waves their credit card in front of them, even though they know in their hearts that this may not be the right client for them. I know that this is something a lot of business owners do, particularly in the early stages of starting their business.

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How to Get Organized Using Lists

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These are a few of the lists he keeps on his handheld device: Account and $ numbers - credit card #s, PIN #s, etc. ( Basic personal numbers (self and family members) – drivers license, social security, insurance policies, Whatever you may need for yourself and others when filling out forms. Address Book. Anniversary.