Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” I always answer that there isn’t any magic, and contrary to the popular myth, nobody is waiting in the wings to throw money at you, just because you have a new and exciting business idea.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2017

by Quint Studer, founder of Studer Community Institute and author of “ Results That Last: Hardwiring Behaviors That Will Take Your Company to the Top “ No doubt about it: Small businesses are leading the way to revitalize America. Small business success has been essential to Pensacola’s growth.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 1, 2018

Preparing financially for retirement can be complicated for anyone, but for small business owners the process often poses even more challenges. Teachers, police officers, firefighters and other government employees generally receive a pension. Small business owners have to do it on their own, and many aren’t preparing properly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” I always answer that there isn’t any magic, and contrary to the popular myth, nobody is waiting in the wings to throw money at you, just because you have a new and exciting business idea.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2012

Small business grants. This source often gets overlooked, but it should be a major focus these days due to government initiatives on alternative energy and technology. If you don't know any “high net worth” individuals, use your advisors to find them. Angel investors. Venture capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” I always answer that there isn’t any magic, and contrary to the popular myth, nobody is waiting in the wings to throw money at you, just because you have a new and exciting business idea.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Small businesses which are built on the Internet and dependent on it for their livelihoods are threatened by an amendment to the spending bill passed by the House last week. The amendment introduced by Oregon Representative Greg Walden, specifically prohibits the FCC from enforcing its Net Neutrality rules , passed late last year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

As a business and entrepreneur advisor, I have no trouble getting owners and managers to agree that change is happening faster and faster in the consumer and technology world, requiring them to keep their business more agile , just to keep up. It’s the only way to avoid losing.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JUNE 11, 2019

In the entrepreneur world we hear a lot of talk about entrepreneurs and businesses needing to be “global from day one” Investors and business commentators lament our lack of large global businesses and say the “three-B” (bach, ‘Beemer’ and boat) mentality of Kiwi business owners is holding us back.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2014

According to earlier studies from Forbes Insights , many entrepreneurs and small businesses not only feel the lessons learned during the past few years have helped them survive, but the recession also exposed flaws in their business strategies that they were able to fix. This should be core for you.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

2011 is going to be a great year for entrepreneurs – even better than 2010. The survey indicated that the VCs surveyed felt the best prospects were for entrepreneurs in emerging markets like China, Brazil, and India. Investors will be bullish on startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2017

Until the recession a few years ago, market research indicated that as many as 90 percent of the roughly 20 million American small business owners were motivated more by lifestyle than growth and money. Being called a lifestyle entrepreneur should be a point of pride, not an insult. According to William R. Cobb and M.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 7, 2015

Bringing you the latest news on small business and more—this week it’s startups at the White House, why it’s freezing cold in your office, and the “right to be forgotten.” Small business borrowing hit record highs in June, according to a report released Wednesday. The shifting internet. Falling giants.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2019

Until the recession a few years ago, market research indicated that as many as 90 percent of the roughly 20 million American small business owners were motivated more by lifestyle than growth and money. Being called a lifestyle entrepreneur should be a point of pride, not an insult. According to William R. Cobb and M.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2010

Small business grants. It’s not a quick solution, but the government and other funding agencies do not want ownership or interest payments from your company. If you don't know any “high net worth” individuals, use your advisors to find them. Tags: entrepreneurs startups funding sources business.

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Gust

JUNE 17, 2012

Small business grants. This source often gets overlooked, but it should be a major focus these days due to government initiatives on alternative energy and technology. If you don’t know any “high net worth” individuals, use your advisors to find them. Angel investors. Venture capital.

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Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Here's why: The Fixation on Housing Prices Has Been and Is Unhealthy: The word that comes to mind when reflecting upon the government subsidies (see mortgage interest deduction, first-time home buying credits, etc.) Than the health of our startups and small businesses? and media attention given to housing prices is distorted.

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Up and Running

APRIL 2, 2015

One of the first things overly-optimistic entrepreneurs discover as they look for funding is that banks don’t fund business plans. So your business has to have hard assets it can pledge to back up a business loan. Business plan. See Also Small Business Owners, Start Tracking Your Financial Metrics.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 22, 2012

The idea is to stay current on what the folks in Washington are doing for small businesses and startups and to briefly analyze some of those priorities and efforts. In either case, rules and regulations can have a real economic impact on small businesses. The Small Business Size Standard Flexibility Act along with H.R.

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

As many readers know, I’ve been working on a project highlighting entrepreneurs around the county. It’s been amazing to meet so many interesting grassroots entrepreneurs and hear so many compelling stories. The loss of small businesses may be one answer. The loss of small businesses may be one answer.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Any entrepreneur or small business owner will tell you that running a business is a lot of work, which is why most of them bristle at the idea that they start a nonprofit. It can do wonders for your business, too. Why it’s beneficial to start a nonprofit as a business owner. Build a board.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 15, 2018

The first-ever Austin Cannabis Entrepreneur (ACE) Conference comes to the Hyatt Regency on April 19–20, bringing two days of content focused on startup opportunities in this fast-growing market. Register now for the Austin Cannabis Entrepreneur (ACE) Conference on April 19–20 at the Hyatt Regency for just $75.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Unlike many RBI investors, a full 50% of our investment activity is in non-tech businesses. Like other RBI firms, Decathlon does not require warrants, governance involvement, or the types of financial covenants that are often associated with other venture debt type solutions. to 3.0x.”. “As

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

We are not growing entrepreneurs. No, not everyone can be an entrepreneur, but if we don’t have a goodly number of them, we’re not doing well as a country. Younger people are not starting businesses like they used to. The percentage of new entrepreneurs who are women has also dropped significantly since 1997.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” I always answer that there isn’t any magic, and contrary to the popular myth, nobody is waiting in the wings to throw money at you, just because you have a new and exciting business idea.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 22, 2011

585: Small Business Size Standard Flexibility Act of 2011 (Introduced 2/9/2011). This change to the Small Business Act allows the SBA to change or specify the definition of what constitutes a small business, based on the size of that business. AND be sure to leave a comment here to let us know, too!).

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I had the opportunity to speak with Melinda Emerson, the “SmallBizLady” and America’s #1 small business expert, who took the opportunity to share with us her proven, step-by-step method to transition from employee to entrepreneur. When you are an entrepreneur you kill for your dinner every day.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 9, 2012

"An entrepreneur is a person who has possession of a new enterprise, venture or idea, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome. First, the “obvious” entrepreneurs: Individuals STARTING New Companies. study new business starts account for more than 2/3 of all net new job creation.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JUNE 17, 2010

Whenever I talk to groups of entrepreneurs these days I have noticed that their anger and frustration is growing. Many are actually favor government help when needed, but see the direction we are headed as being beyond creating a social safety net to one that is now creating socialism on a broad scale. can do our thing.

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Growthink Blog

MAY 16, 2011

At my company Growthink, our mission is " to help entrepreneurs succeed worldwide.” When I share this with folks, they often come back to me with "Who are these entrepreneurs that you help succeed?" So who is and who isn't an entrepreneur? First, the "obvious" entrepreneurs: Individuals STARTING New Companies. In the U.S.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

MAY 10, 2011

In addition to some not so good hard economic data coming out lately, there is a growing pessimism among entrepreneurs and those who pay attention to entrepreneurs in our economy. As I wrote last week, the latest NFIB survey of small business owners does not paint a rosy picture of their mood.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Castrina, author of “ 8 Unbreakable Rules For Business Start-Up Success “ If you’re a stay-at-home mom, there are many good reasons why you might want to start your own small business: Maybe you want to kick in extra money to the family income. Government bureaucracies can be painfully slow!

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Growthink Blog

MARCH 19, 2012

Funding is the lifeblood of any small business. The result is that far too many entrepreneurs can't start or grow their ventures—and can't provide jobs and new products and services to spur our economy. So, entrepreneurs and small-business owners could target a much wider range of investors—say, for the sake of argument, the 51.7

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

I realized that working for large companies who were fighting each other, or fighting the government, was never going to scratch that itch. But, you can be sure that as an entrepreneur, each day will be loaded with new possibilities to challenge yourself, be innovative, and learn something new. Why did you start your business?

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VC Adventure

APRIL 16, 2020

To save the US economy, policymakers need to understand small business 101. economy and the ways in which entrepreneurship and the small business landscape have changed over the past few decades. million businesses that are sole proprietorships, 98% of U.S. businesses employ fewer than 20 people.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

JUNE 18, 2011

5: Entrepreneurs are the foundation of the economy Entrepreneurship is still one of America's great strengths, right? Rates of new-business creation have been contracting since the 1980s. We need to start with the first line -- " Rates of new-business creation have been contracting since the 1980s". Just the opposite.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2018

As an entrepreneur, you will face several challenges while seeking the funds, in part because you’ll have to convince others that your idea is a solid investment. Creating a scalable business model. However, your business should be able to show consistent achievements. Demonstrate that your company has positive cash flow .

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