Running your own business is challenging enough without making mistakes. While a misstep here or there is inevitable, there are some errors you’ll want to avoid at all costs – errors that can cost you your business. Worst of all? Most business owners don’t even realize they’re making these blunders!

Perhaps one of the scariest things about being your own boss is the lack of a safety net. You’ve got lots of freedom, but that all means you’ve got to secure your own retirement! That might sound daunting, but entrepreneurs have plenty of options at their fingertips.

Mastering your money management skills has always been important. With inflation eating into our spending power, it’s more important than ever! 

Despite what the name might suggest, a stress test doesn't have to come with anxiety. Rather, it can help you identify your strengths and weaknesses before they come with huge consequences.

While buy-and-hold investors would like to hold their properties for as long as possible, we also know that unforeseen circumstances – such as a personal and urgent need for capital, negative cash flow, or a change in portfolio direction and investment goals – can make offloading properties necessary.

If you want to start the new year strong, get your financial house in order. These are the key tasks every entrepreneur must complete before the year is up, both for your business and personal finances.

Do you know how you would handle unexpected cash?

Most of us won’t win the lottery or receive a fortuitous inheritance — but we all have our own little windfalls. How you manage your bonus, your tax return, dividends, and the wiggle room in your budget is more important than imagined riches.