Small Business Report Card
Courtesy of MasterCard

Is your business making the grade? This number-crunching study guide has the answer. It helps you calculate the key business ratios so that you can compare them with industry averages. Once you have calculated your ratios, you can go to the library or subscribe to the Hill Reference Library ($7.95 per month) to get access to industry averages.

Click here to go to the Small Business Report Card.

Mastercard also offers these short business online publications:

• Buying and Selling a Small Business
• The Plan: A Step-by-Step Business Plan Workbook
• Managing Cash: The Small Business Owner's Guide to Financial Control
• Your Place in the Marketplace: A Simple Guide to Your Small Business
• Understanding Commercial Lending: The Question and Answer Guide
• Understanding where You Stand: A Simple Guide to your Company's Financial Statements.

Click here to go to these resources.