This guide was reviewed by a Business News Daily editor to ensure it provides comprehensive and accurate information to aid your buying decision. If you’re opening a restaurant, acquiring your ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the franchising, restaurant and food services industry. Choosing the right retail space is pivotal for franchisors ...

Over the last two years, organizations have been scrambling to comply with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) new lease accounting standard ASC 842. Public companies needed to meet the ...

Some of the equipment vital to business operations is painfully expensive. For a startup business in particular, the idea of affording necessary equipment can feel like mission impossible. At the same ...

A lease is in essence an extended rental agreement under which the owner of the equipment allows the user to operate or otherwise make use of the equipment in exchange for periodic lease payments. In ...

Leasing also has its downside, however: You may pay a higher price over the long term. Another drawback is that leasing commits you to retaining a piece of equipment for a certain time period, which ...

When your business needs equipment but you don’t have the cash to buy it outright, you have two options: leasing or financing. Either option provides a means to get what you need–whether it be ...