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Look For Professionals Who Have The Right Credentials

Financial professionals should have education and experience in their field. As a minimum I recommend the following professionals attain a certain level of education and experience in specific subject areas. Accountants = Four or six year degrees (Bachelors/Masters) in Accounting + CPA.

Attorney = Four years degree + law degree + five years experience.
Bookkeepers = Five years experience, especially working under a CPA.
Financial Consultants (advisors and planners) = Four year degrees in Accounting or
Finance + MBA/MS Finance or CFP + five years experience.
Insurance Agent = Four or six year degrees (Bachelors/Masters) in Accounting, Economics, or Finance.
Stockbrokers = Four year degrees in Accounting or Finance + MBA/MS Finance or CFP + ten years experience.

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Woman Owned Business

Woman Owned I was recently asked to write about the best sources of financing for a woman owned manufacturer.

1) Below I’ve included an earlier post on the myths about grants for small businesses. Manufacturing is one of the few instances that I know of where there may be money available for grants. Try researching grants that are for teaching manufacturing processes and techniques.