There is more to supply than meets the eye. It’s more than just securing the lowest price, according to an Ohio-based business development manager who chose to remain anonymous. “The best price is not always about the money. If you look at price as the only indicator of what you will buy, you will likely not get the best product for your needs,” he said.

So if cost isn’t the most important consideration when purchasing business necessities, then what is?
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Although the money lent to small business owners by the Economic and Community Development Institute (ECDI, Columbus, Ohio) is just as green as the bank’s, the non-profit organization is all about saying “yes” to entrepreneurs in need of funding, and banks, well, not so much. Read more...

Taking a vacation is imperative not only for a small business owner, but offers numerous benefits to the company too, says Lonnie Sciambi, also known as the “Entrepreneur’s Yoda.” Sciambi, who mans the one-man Small Business Force, LLC, serves as a business consultant and mentor to entrepreneurs and small business owners worldwide. He’s also been an entrepreneur for more than 30 years as well as CEO to several small companies he started, fixed and sold. Everything he writes about in his Entrepreneur’s Yoda blog posts and books is based on real-world experiences, he says. Read more...