Ideas & Insights
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Interest Rates and Spark Plugs?September 14, 2018
What’s the interest rate? It’s like buying a new lawn mower and asking who manufactured the spark plug. Don’t get us wrong,...Read More
ELFA: 6 Technology Steps to Take NowAugust 16, 2018
Cyber-criminals know that people can be easier to hack than computers. LEAF's Mike McKie shares insight on combatting sophisticate...Read More
How Great Teams Fail to Deliver Great OutcomesAugust 7, 2018
Great teams are important, but are they enough? LEAF's Sandy Graydus explains why cross-team communication is critical to business...Read More
Are Marketing and Sales on the Same Page?July 24, 2018
LEAF’s Michelle Speranza discusses aligning marketing and sales teams to drive revenue and position brands for long-term success...Read More
What Are Soft Costs and Why Do You Care?June 13, 2018
So you’ve won the new bid or have the new production contract place. Or maybe you made the decision to upgrade your IT infrastru...Read More
Can Cash for Equipment Slow Your Growth?June 13, 2018
Did you know that small businesses are four times more likely to describe their business as “growing” if they finance equipmen...Read More
What’s the Right Way to Fund Business Expansion?April 3, 2018
Business owners are optimistic these days and many we work with are flexing their entrepreneurial muscles. They’re no longer jus...Read More
Planning for Rising Interest RatesMarch 30, 2018
For the last several years, our beloved central bank has employed a near-zero interest rate policy – or ZIRP as the financial wo...Read More
A Hidden Reason Your Employees LeaveFebruary 22, 2018
In a recent independent survey of 3,214 businesses (with less than $50,000,000 in revenue) that make at least two equipment purcha...Read More
Five Big Benefits of the New Tax LawFebruary 1, 2018
1. A 20% deduction for all pass-through income (think S-corp and Sole prop businesses)
Pass-through income is business income tha...Read More
New or Used Equipment? Which Is Right for Your Business?January 25, 2018
Upon determining the need for additional commercial equipment, we see business owners often struggling to decide between purchasin...Read More
Interactive Infographic: 4 Equipment Financing Myths BustedOctober 3, 2017
There are a lot of myths that make many business owners wary of financing but many are exactly that…mythical!