As we all work hard to grow our businesses we are offered opportunities to grow and take a bit more risk that would have a great upside. Even though there may be great opportunities available, we might not have the available cash flow to make it happen.
morePosted by: Steven Fisher, August 9, 2010
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As an entrepreneur, you put your blood, sweat, tears and soul into your business hoping that it will become a successful, self-sustaining entity. While each person's perception or measure of success is different, the bottom line is that all businesses live and die by one word - cashflow. You have it? You survive to grow and [...]
morePosted by: Steven Fisher, July 15, 2010
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I just got back from a week in Kauai, HI. It was perfect. No work. No emails. No phone calls. Just me and my wife relaxing.
Here are my keys to making sure we entrepreneurs stay sane by taking a successful break from our work.
1. Book a trip.
Sounds obvious, right? But it’s the toughest step in [...]
Posted by: Mark Faggiano, May 11, 2010
Comments: 4
At one point or another we've all hired a service firm to perform a job for us. When we hire someone, there's a level of expectation that comes with it. We expect that we will pay a fee for that service and that the service will get done in a timely manner. I'm sure we [...]
morePosted by: Mark Faggiano, April 28, 2010
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Sometimes family, friends or even my Basics of Selling on eBay students will ask me if I will sell some high-ticket item for them on eBay – handbags, jewelry, gift cards, etc. They know that with more than 5000 feedback scores and a 100% positive feedback score, I get a lot of traffic to my [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, April 22, 2010
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While the small business community waits to enjoy the same credit card protections recently extended to individual consumers, some banks already have beat the law to the punch. In an effort to streamline operations, these companies are already following the new provisions outlined in the recently passed Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD).
Where’s the [...]
Posted by: Sarah Snyder, April 21, 2010
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I don’t know whether it is a blessing or a curse, but I am a trustee on the board of my condominium complex. I am one of five trustees who volunteer to manage the finances, upkeep and contractors involved in maintaining the seventy-six unit complex we all live in. On some days I feel like [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, April 20, 2010
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Today I had the singular experience of being told I had positively affected somebody’s life. A woman I had known when I was much younger - fresh out of the Peace Corps and long before the thought of running a small business even entered my mind – recently found my profile on FaceBook. After an [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, April 13, 2010
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Film can be such a strong and evocative medium. It inspires us to think, to feel, to imagine, to emote. But can it even help us grow our small businesses? At a recent small business conference one of the speakers recommended Sunshine Cleaning as a must-see movie for entrepreneurs. The star-studded cast – Amy Adams, [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, April 7, 2010
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One of the first things a new business thinks about is trademarks, although the business might not appreciate that it’s thinking about a trademark.
Trademarks originated shortly after people first started to engage in trade. They are how you identify the source of a good or service. A trademark might be your business’ name, the name [...]
Posted by: Steve O'Donnell, March 31, 2010
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