Get a healthy business credit score in 2010

For owners of new and young small businesses, there are a plethora of elements that need to be managed and overseen every day to ensure success. While focusing on income, expenditures, employees and marketing, thinking about your business’ credit can sometimes fall by the wayside.
To ignore your business credit score could be a fatal mistake. [...]

Keep working on your New Year’s resolution and get out of debt

Year in and year out, getting out of debt consistently ranks among New Year’s top 10 resolutions. If your household is like many American households struggling with the recession, or worse, unemployment, getting out of debt will be close to the top of your list again for 2010. Unfortunately, like other tough habits to break, [...]

Five ways to save time and money on your taxes

The typical taxpayer is expected to spend more than three business days and more than $200 completing his or her tax return.
“That’s too much time and too much money,” says Gary Lundberg, product management director for CompleteTax (www.CompleteTax.com), an online income tax preparation program. “The good news is, there are a few easy things [...]

Get your 3 credit score before a counselor

Dear Action Line: I need to improve my credit score to qualify for a home loan, and I’m told I should go through credit counseling for this. How do I find a legitimate credit counseling agency? — S.P., Tulsa.
Fair Isaac Corp., inventor and owner of the “FICO credit score” (used by 90 percent of [...]

Troubleshooting a Low Credit Report Score

How can I fix my credit report and repair my credit report score?