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Friends and Family Funding

Whether you’re just getting started as an entrepreneur or you need some outside investors to help your established business, friends and family are a time-honored source of funding. With bank loans harder than ever to obtain for small businesses, friends-and- family investments have become even more important for lots of entrepreneurs. If you want to [...]

Business Valuations

Entrepreneurs the world over have been abuzz with the news that Facebook is kicking off its long-awaited IPO, valuing the company somewhere in the $75 billion to $100 billion range. As part of the IPO process Facebook has at last been forced to divulge that its revenues amounted to $3.7 billion last year, so a [...]

How to Perfect Your Elevator Pitch

If you’re like most entrepreneurs you enjoy talking to others about your business, and can speak at great length about all of the wonderful things that your company does. It’s probably easy for you to spend hours talking about how your new product is going to revolutionize your industry the way that Apple revolutionized the [...]

Posted by Gregg Schoenberg on Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
Posted in Sales
Tags: Marketing, Sales

101: Outsourcing

As the owner of a small business you are used to doing things yourself. Many entrepreneurs start out with the attitude that they can do it all, and whether they are just launching a new company or have an established firm, they can be too slow too consider the possible benefits of outsourcing some non-core [...]

Posted by Gregg Schoenberg on Monday, March 19th, 2012
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Tags: 101

Are Trade Shows Worth the Expense?

Tips on Forecasting a Trade Show’s Value to Your Company: If your business is involved in an industry in which trade shows are an important means of connecting with customers, then you have probably taken part in these events in the past and/or are considering doing so in the future. Whether you are a trade [...]

Posted by Gregg Schoenberg on Tuesday, March 13th, 2012
Posted in Q&A, Sales
Tags: Question and Answer, Sales

101: Business Travel

As you are working on your business’s budget for the new year, you may be looking for expenditures that you can afford to cut back on in 2012—particularly if you are still feeling the strains of the sluggish economic environment. One item that may look tempting to your cost-cutting axe is your travel budget. After [...]

Posted by Gregg Schoenberg on Monday, March 12th, 2012
Posted in 101
Tags: 101, Business Tips

Is Your Company Prepared For An Emergency?

As the owner of a small business you are used to planning for the future when it comes to budgets, growth forecasts and the like. But have you taken the time to develop a plan in the event that a natural disaster or other emergency strikes? Threats to your business can come in many forms, [...]

Posted by Gregg Schoenberg on Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
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Tags: 101

Banking Clarification

We often have clients call in with questions on banking. Once you form your company, you’ll need a bank account to do business. Here we will address some of the most common banking questions. What do I need to open a bank account? Typically, when opening a bank account in the US, the bank will [...]

Posted by Devin Scott on Tuesday, March 6th, 2012
Posted in Q&A
Tags: Opening a Bank Account, Question and Answer

Is This The Right Time To Find A New Home For Your Business?

As a result of the recent economic crisis and real estate crash, prices for corporate real estate in many markets now looks more attractive than they have in several years. Add in historically low interest rates, and it is easy to see why many small-business owners may have an eye on the corporate real estate [...]

Posted by Gregg Schoenberg on Monday, March 5th, 2012
Posted in 101
Tags: 101, Real Estate

101: Investing In Your Company vs. Investing In The Stock Market

Once you have achieved a certain level of success as an entrepreneur you may find yourself weighing whether to put more money into your own business, or to invest in others businesses through the stock market. While we are not here to offer specific investment advice, we would suggest considering the following factors when faced [...]

Posted by Gregg Schoenberg on Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
Posted in 101, Finance and Economics
Tags: 101, Finance and Economics

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