John Boitnott

John Boitnott graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a Masters Degree in Education. He worked for 10 years as a Broadcast News writer for NBC News where he covered finance and business. He covered financial news for SAP for four years. Boitnott now working as a columnist for The Motley Fool where he covers personal financial and investing strategies.

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Business Failing – How to Protect Your Family From Bankruptcy

Updated on May 14th, 2021 Published By John Boitnott

How do you protect your family from bankruptcy when owning and operating a business so risky? When you’re young and single, however, the worse case scenario is that your business fails. When you’re young you learn from your mistakes. You crash at a friends place until you get back on your f...

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8 Expert Tips to Invoice Your Clients Online Without Sounding Desperate

Posted on October 12th, 2017 Published By John Boitnott

Are you taking advantage of the incredibly awesome benefits online invoicing? Once you start invoicing your clients online, you’ll question why you ever used paper-based invoices in the first place. But, are you getting the most out of online invoicing? If not, here are eight expert tips you shoul...

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Keep These Things in Mind if You Want to Get Paid Faster

Updated on April 21st, 2017 Published By John Boitnott

Getting paid is an important part of business, but not necessarily the most fun part. Invoicing is not a fun job when you have so many other things on your plate. Still, when you’re a small business owner, getting paid can sometimes be a big battle. Efficiency is key when sending and managing your...

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The Most Frustrating Types of Late-Paying Clients and How to Handle Them

Posted on November 22nd, 2016 Published By John Boitnott

Most of us have been there: you land that dream client. You’re excited beyond belief and they’re equally excited to work with you. They’ve agreed to pay you what you’re worth and you get it in writing. Clients don’t always turn out to be perfect though. For some unknown...