Latestfamily-owned-business
April 30, 2013, No comments

A recent article from USA Today suggests that being family-owned helped some small businesses survive the recession better than their non-family-owned counterparts. While roughly 90 percent of U.S. businesses can …

digital-menu-board

What a Digital Menu Board Can Do For Your Restaurant

April 26, 2013, 1 Comment

Our good friends over at FranchWire recently wrote about the many benefits a digital menu board can have for quick service and fast casual franchises. ...

Subway-financing

A Direct Capital Review: Subway Franchisee Makes the Most of Equipment Financing

March 25, 2013, No comments

Mohammad “Jimmy” Jamil could very well be considered a Subway expert.  After all he’s the owner of 7 successful Subway locations in the souther ...

sequester-cuts

Sequester Cuts Mean $902 Million Less to Small Businesses

March 6, 2013, No comments

It seems all that anyone is talking about lately, especially those in Washington, are the sequester cuts. The latest in a series of political battles ...

  • 2013 Small Business Lending
    Why 2013 Will Be The Year Of Lending
    December 7, 2012, No comments

    If you’re like those of us at Direct Capital, December is a busy month. We’re spending the month helping our customers finish the year strong, but all of us also ...

  • financing-quiz
    A Financing Quiz That Could Make You a Ninja
    November 7, 2012, No comments

    When you’re talking about the financial future of your business, knowledge is power.  And, if you’ve been reading Point Blank regularly, chances are you’ve got quite a bit of financing knowledge to see ...