Accounting & Finance
Here are some accounting/finance resources to check out:
- This page on Accounting provides some good accounting resources like “intro to accounting”, taxes, and more.
- Score Maine: “SCORE is a resource partner of the Small Business Administration (SBA)” with mentors to help small businesses. On this page, they provide some templates for things like cash flow, financial statements, tax info, and more!
- Accounting can easily help small businesses find different tips to keep a small business’ finance in order. The site goes into great detail about different aspects of accounting a small business needs to know about. It is definitely worth a visit!
- Finance: Here are some resources (also on Getting Started page)
- This is the SBA finance page. This page from NerdWallet explains more about SBA loans. This page discusses alternatives to traditional bank loans. Similarly this page explores different finance options and compares them.
- CCFC (Community Concepts Finance Corporation): ” is a non-profit community-focused mission lender.” “Our Business Advisors work one-on-one with individuals looking to start a new business, expand their current business or acquire an existing business to determine their specific needs. Every loan client gets access to Technical Assistance provided Free-of-Charge. We will help you develop and refine your business plan or existing operations with the end goal of making you traditionally bankable.” They also have a nice start-up checklist on this page.
- If you would like a small business accountant to manage your finance, ME-CPA is a great tool to find one in Maine. It is a great site if small business owners do not feel comfortable managing their own finances!
- Fundera: Here’s an article from Fundera detailing some potentially useful accounting tools and resources for small businesses! Click here for another page from Fundera with accounting tips!
- FitSmallBusiness has put together 25 unique accounting tips for small businesses, all from different accounting experts!
- Constant Contact has a blog detailing some great time-saving accounting advice, check it out!
- Business Know-How‘s article on small business accounting tips touches on some great prioritization advice!
- SBA (Small Business Administration) Lending Centers: This website shows the SBA offices in Maine and provides information on their lending programs.
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