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Entrepreneurs Turned Angel Investors: A Look At Some Of The Best

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An angel investor who also has experience in the start-up world has a much greater understanding of how businesses work, what fears and concerns the start-up owner or owners have and much more. 3 Great Examples of Entrepreneurs Turned Investors. Angel Investors Understand the Difficulties Startups Face.

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4 Accounting Tips For Startups And Small Businesses

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Most businesses use spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel to track their revenue and expenses when they first start operating, but this system requires a lot of manual data entry, so it can be time-consuming and easy to make mistakes. Don’t underestimate the importance of your chart of accounts; invest time in setting it up properly.

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Are You A Necessity Entrepreneur? Ask These 7 Questions

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Though the trend in the startup world seems to be relocating to Silicon Valley (a choice that some angel investors and ven­ture capitalists now call mandatory) and knocking on the doors of venture capital, this path doesn’t make sense for all businesses, and it’s not acces­sible to many entrepreneurs because of their life circumstances.

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[INTERVIEW] Michael Majeed, Finance Executive, SR&ED Tax Consultant

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Many companies seek angel investors, venture capital and even family and friends’ money when they’re planning to start a company. In the last several years, we’ve seen a number of new online services and software that are designed to help business owners track their income and payables.

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Do Quit Your Day Job: How To Leave A Traditional Job For Entrepreneurship

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Having a good job afforded me the luxury of giving the customer a heavily discounted rate in exchange for the rights to the software. If you’re not a strong software developer, for example, hire someone or bring on a co-founder who is. Be ready to commit time to gathering funding from friends, family, banks, and angel investors.

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The Startup’s Guide To HR

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You’ll need the appropriate HR software to manage employees ; such software should combine the storage of employee data, managing payrolls, recruitment processes, benefits, and attendance records. But, before you start hiring, think about how you’re actually going to manage the people you’re investing in.

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How To Save Money In Business: 10 Tips For Young Entrepreneurs

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You can find free software on the internet that does almost the same thing as your subscription-based software. The internet has a ton of open-source software and other free services you can use for your business. Did the software you subscribed to proved to be useful or did it not add much value?