Protect Your Business from Cyber-theft!

Crime is everywhere you go; in big cities, rural farming communities, and anywhere in between.  It is an unfortunate part of life, but nowhere is crime more rampant than on the internet.  Criminals are lazy and wish to work from home as well I suppose.  As a business owner, you have to work double duty, not only to protect your home, but your business as well, and if you are like most American’s you have internet access and at least one website to protect. Most merchants and small business owner spend quite a bit of money developing and launching their website, but what are you doing to protect it?   Hackers spend countless hours of the day and night looking for loopholes into websites with the intent of stealing banking information and identities.

Here are several ways you can protect your businesses hardware and software:

1. Encrypt your hard drives.  With over 800,000 laptops being lost or stolen at airports alone, protecting your hard drives is a priority.  Encrypting makes accessing the information stored on your laptop a lot more difficult, but not completely impossible, so don’t rely on it for complete protection.


2. Consider using cloud based software.  Utilizing the cloud can benefit you in many ways.  Important data can be accessed anywhere using the cloud, and it is protected by the vast resources of larger corporations like Microsoft.


3. To protect your website information, backup regularly.  Depending on traffic, you may wish to back up your system information daily, weekly or at a very minimum monthly, depending on how much information you are willing to lose and attempt to rebuild.


4. Lock your mobile devices.  Get in the habit of locking your mobile device anytime you are not using it.  So many devices are lost or stolen every day.  Most of which contain some pretty important personal and business related information.  A prime source of information for identity thieves!


5. Check your passwords, and your reset information.  We all think our passwords are incredible, but are they predictable?  What about your password reset information?  Is it a weak link in your security?  Try having employees hack your password, or figure out your reset information.  They know more about you than the average Joe, so if they can’t figure out your password or your reset information, you are probably good to go.


6. Consider investing in computer protection software.  Virus protection is a must, but firewalls, and such are important as well.  There are a large number of programs out there which specialize in protecting your website, and provide automatic back-up of your data.  Sometimes purchasing pre-packaged software programs is the fastest and easiest way for businesses to protect their cyber-systems.

No matter what it takes to protect your business, Strategic Nationwide Funding is

here to help.  With a merchant cash advance, you can purchase a new alarm system for your business, security software for your computers, and even new equipment should you have a catastrophic failure.  Our funds can actually be used for any need your business has.  If you are looking into alternative funding for your business, visit our website at http://snffunding.com or call our knowledgeable representatives at 1-866-972-8885



 

Spray Tanning's Golden Moment

Tanning is big business, and is still growing in multiple regions, such as the United Kingdom greatly due to Kate Middleton sporting a fake tan at the royal wedding.  She has inspired rocketing sales of self-tanning accessories all over the U.K, but the fad is not new to the U.S.  Especially in beach locations, such as Long Beach California, where perfectly tanned bodies are inspired by a multitude of celebrities who pay upward of $100 for a personalized spray on tan.  The steadily increasing demand for sunless tanning products is not just for the wealthy.  Shops are opening all over the US, as clients are looking for a UV free way of getting a beautiful bronze glow, and a typical sunless tan costs  $35-$55.00, making it affordable for most, and a huge potential profit for merchants offering sunless tanning products.

 

The golden moment of spray tanning is not without tarnish though.  Recent publications have claimed a multitude of negative effects from the products.  Some articles claim spray on tans contains small amounts of arsenic, and prevent you from absorbing vitamin D.  Although these claims are supposedly made by the competitor and inventor of the sunless tanning bed.  Such claims have caused spray on tanners to search for more organic and natural recipes to alleviate customer concern.  The benefits to merchants is the availability of a multitude of products to offer their customers desires.

 

Despite the claims, spray tanning is here to stay, and its steady growth is not expected to slow anytime soon.  Merchants offering sunless tans should take advantage of this boom, and consider expansion to boost profits.  If you are interested in growing your business, whether it be increasing your product line, offering organic tanners to your clients, or expanding to a new location, Strategic Nationwide funding can help.  We offer merchant cash advances as an easy alternative to tedious bank loans.  How easy is it to get a merchant cash advance?  Approximately 90% of our applicants are approved for up to $250,000.    If you are interested in learning more about a merchant cash advance, visit or website at http://snffunding.com or call and talk to our helpful representative at 1-866-972-8885



 

Small Business Loans Drop by $15 Billion in First Quarter of 2011

Despite urging from the US government, US banks are still cutting back on their funding of small businesses.  The Small Business Lending Fund (SBLF) was a federal program set up to encourage banks to increase lending to small business, but banks utilized less than half the funds available.  The was set up in September and provided capital to banks at a incredibly low interest rates, some as low as 1 percent.

 

This means trouble for small businesses who are hoping for funding through a traditional loan in the near future.  Lending is still tight with most banks, but smaller banks are more likely to loan than larger banks.  However if you are a business owner in need of additional working capital, there are still options available.  Many businesses unable to get a traditional loan, are seeking alternative funding options.

 

Strategic Nationwide Funding offers a form of alternative financing, called a Merchant Cash Advance.  It is based on your future credit card sales (not your credit), so a Merchant Cash Advance is easy to obtain.  Minimum requirements of at least $4,000 in monthly credit card sales and having been in business for at least a year.    If you are looking to increase your working capital, call Strategic Nationwide Funding today and learn how a Merchant Cash Advance can work for you.  1-866-972-8885 or visit our website at www.snffunding.com