Adopt These 12 Habits for a Better Work-Life Balance

Being an entrepreneur or successful leader in business takes a lot of work. There’s no way around it. Fortunately, many people are able to find a lot of fulfillment in their work -- whether that comes from the customers they serve or the colleagues they enjoy working with.

However, it’s still true that “all work and no play make Jack a dull boy.” You need work-life balance. Here are 12 habits you can use to create it:

The 7 Different Loans You Can Get as a Business Owner

When you're looking for debt financing for your business, there are many sources you can turn to, including banks, commercial lenders, and even your personal credit cards. And you don’t need to pinpoint the exact type of loan you need before you approach a lender; they will help you decide what type of financing is best for your needs. However, you should have some general idea of the different types of loans available so you'll understand what your lender is offering.

Here's a look at how lenders generally structure loans, with common variations.

5 Preventable Disasters That Have Ruined Countless Startups

Disasters happen, it’s the natural course of the world. An earthquake may strike unexpectedly, a car may collide with ours or a fire may destroy our homes. Most of these disasters are unexpected, unpredictable and random, and are therefore unpreventable. When they happen, it’s tragic, but at some point you have to accept the fact that they happened and move on.

There are some disasters in the business world with similar characteristics: they strike randomly, unexpectedly and can dismantle a business before you even know what’s going on. But most business disasters are the opposite -- they are predictable and completely preventable, yet they have still ruined countless startups with otherwise promising potential.
Allowing your business to succumb to one of these entirely preventable fates will lead to regret. Don’t let these preventable disasters happen to you: