ENHANCE YOUR BUSINESS PLAN
ECOMMERCE CHECKLIST.
ECOMMERCE CHECKLIST THAT IMPACTS CREDIBILITY & BUSINESS CREDIT LONG TERM
- Registration with YELP.COM, CITYSEARCH.COM, ZAGAT.COM
- Registration with 411 information
- Secure SSL?
- Number of years domain owned
- Website updates
- Matches WHOIS?
- Search engine ranking
- Directory listings
- Media on website
- Back links
- Credit cards accepted
Social media presence
- Number of reviews
- Number of ratings
- Number of check-ins
- News coverage
- Online activity
- Number of likes
- Number of followers
- Policies posted on the website
- Principals listed on the website. Do those principals match the public record with the Secretary of State, business licenses, and other public data? Consistency is key.
- McAfee seal? Verisign seal? TrustE seal?
LONG TERM CREDIBILITY FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE BUILDING BUSINESS CREDIT
- Trade references
- Number of locations
- Revenue growth
- Press releases, Ads
- Good standing with the Secretary of State
- Business licenses
- State where the company was filed.
- UCC filings as creditor or debtor, lawsuits
- Liens filed
- Rent district
- Per capita income of the area of where the business is located.
- Recent acquisitions
- Copyrights
- DBAs
- Complaints or lack thereof; BBB
- Insurance
- References, testimonials
- Entity Bio
- Intellectual property
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION TRAINING MODULES
Training Modules
List of training modules here
Credit Reporting
Credit reporting for a small business.
Financing Options
Small business financing options
Loan Package
How to prepare a loan package
Minorities Program
8a program for minorities
Suggestions:
- Periodically check the Secretary of State to make sure the corporate officers are accurate, and weren't changed by an unknown party.
- When writing checks to pay credit cards, place the last four numbers on the check. Don't write the entire credit card number on the check.
- Photocopy the contents of what's in your wallet. Keep those copies with someone that you trust.
- Place your initials on your checks. Don't print your full name.
- On back of credit cards, sign "check photo id".
- Place work number on the check, not your home phone number.
- Contact the following groups to place a fraud alert on your name and SSN, and when your info is stolen:
Equifax: 1-800-525-6285
Experian (formerly TRW): 1-888-397-3742
Trans Union: 1-800-680-7289
Social Security Administration (fraud line): 1-800-269-0271
COURTESY: Blue Delta
