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Where will freight prices go in 2014?

In the office today we were discussing some of the problems that truckers are facing right now. From the new Hours of Service rules to weather-related slow downs, small carriers have been taking a beating in the pocket book in the past twelve months.

That conversation naturally led to what we are hearing and seeing in […]

By |March 17th, 2014|Blog|

Minnesota Unemployment Rate Continues to Fall

Helped by a growing construction industry, the unemployment rate in Minnesota hit a low last seen almost six years ago, in December 2007. In the past year the unemployment rate has fallen from 5.6% to 4.8% in Minnesota. That is much better than the national unemployment rate which is hovering around 7.3%.

The logging and mining […]

By |November 27th, 2013|Blog|

Join Us for the Burnsville Community Foundation’s Winter Lighting Event!

On Wednesday, November 27th at 6:00 pm we will be attending the Burnsville Community Foundation’s 15th Annual Winter Lighting Event. At Commonwealth Capital we are please to be able to support this event and the joy it brings to many throughout Burnsville. We also love that many people throughout Minneapolis and Saint Paul are able […]

By |November 21st, 2013|Blog|

Two More Ways Wise Cash Management Can Improve Profits.

This post is part of a series on a lack of working capital.

Part one discussed how a lack of capital limits your sales.
Part two covered how a lack of capital limits your hiring.
Part three introduced two ways wise cash management can save a business money..
Part four explored two ways good cash management can increase a […]

By |November 19th, 2013|Blog|

Our Bakery Client Is In The News!

One of our clients was recently featured in an article in the Star Tribune about local bakeries. The article neglected to mention that this bakery has been able to get their business funded by factoring their commercial receivables. We were there to fund their first commercial invoices when they had been turned down by banks, […]

By |November 15th, 2013|Blog|

Two Ways Wise Cash Management Can Improve Profits.

This post is part of a series on a lack of working capital.

Part one discussed how a lack of capital limits your sales.
Part two covered how a lack of capital limits your hiring.
Part three introduced wise cash management principles.

Two Ways Wise Cash Management Can Improve Profits.
I wrote the last post in this series about how […]

By |November 12th, 2013|Blog|

How a Lack of Capital Holds Your Business Back – Pt 3

This post is part of a series on a lack of working capital. You can find part one here and part two here.

How a Lack of Capital Reduces Your Bottom Line.

Today, businesses both large and small are looking to increase their profits. While in the past it may have been enough for a business to […]

By |November 5th, 2013|Blog|