Welcome to "Founder Finances," a new Insider series discussing founders' monthly budgets. In this story, a salon owner shares the budget that's helped her book $30,000 in sales since December. She ...

Elysse Bell is a finance and business writer for Investopedia. She writes about small business, personal finance, technology, and more. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced ...

Katherine Haan, MBA, is a Senior Staff Writer for Forbes Advisor and a former financial advisor turned international bestselling author and business coach. For more than a decade, she’s helped small ...

Having a business credit file can open the doors to many financing opportunities, which is why it’s important for new businesses to open theirs as soon as possible. You can open a business credit file ...

A jointly owned business can also have a jointly owned bank account. Most banks support these accounts, but not all. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising ...

Regardless of how small your small business is or how it is structured, you should consider opening a business bank account. Even if you don’t yet have many expenses, you hopefully will have income to ...

Age can be an advantage for older entrepreneurs looking to extend their careers or supplement their income in retirement.

Ben Gran is a freelance contributor for Forbes Advisor on banking. He also writes for The Ascent (a Motley Fool service), where he covers insurance, credit cards, personal finance and investing. Ben ...