Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. That’s why angel and equity investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. Approaching a banker without a business plan, and asking for money, is a sure way to be rejected and leave a bad first impression.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

Are you an entrepreneur or small business owner with questions about funding your small business? Maybe you are wondering which metrics to track, or whether or not you should take out a loan for your business. I’m the CEO of Executive Speaking Success and I’m a long-time entrepreneur.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Often entrepreneurs and business owners create their New Year’s Resolutions around their business. It could be more revenue, hiring clients or launching a new product or service, but every new year is an exciting time because it’s ripe with opportunity. 11- Double our revenue. 1- Delegate and expand.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 8, 2020

While handling your own bookkeeping for your new small business may initially seem like a cost-saver, the reality is that it can end up costing you more — more money, more time and more headaches. Time Away from Business Tasks. This can be quite a steep cost when you are first launching your business. The Takeaway.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The Startup Magazine continues our Founder Interview series with entrepreneur Richard Lavina, Co-Founder and CEO of accounting services platform, Taxfyle. Taxfyle is an innovative consumer, small business and enterprise SaaS accounting-tech company. Richard Lavina, CPA, Co-Founder and CEO of Taxfyle. Magazine’ Inc.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 3, 2015

Kacee Johnson, founder of Blue Ocean Principles, is a regular speaker and commentator at Technology, Business, Accounting, and Legal conferences nationwide; Focusing on business development, marketing, sales and Cloud technologies. Nextiva – VOIP phone providers for small businesses. www.blueoceanprinciples.com.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2013

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. That’s why Angel investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. Approaching a banker without a business plan, and asking for money, is a sure way to be rejected and leave a bad first impression. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2018

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. That’s why angel and equity investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. Approaching a banker without a business plan, and asking for money, is a sure way to be rejected and leave a bad first impression.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 11, 2017

Small business owners and entrepreneurs often find themselves dealing with two separate yet related issues: One is the trouble of doing their own books (including navigating the complex tax system) when that’s really not a core competency and takes them away from things they actually got into business to do.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

MAY 23, 2011

that is, who small businesses need as supporting advisers. The first leg discussed was a business-minded attorney. stool is an accountant, which for businesses should always be a. Certified Public Accountant whose practice focuses on small businesses. accounting much easier for small-business owners.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 12, 2019

For a business to be healthy, it must be profitable. In other words, your business must bring in more income than you spend on expenses. Remember, profit is not the same thing as revenue, nor does high revenue equal profitability. Make Your Business Competitive. Challenge yourself to: Increase sales by 5 percent.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2016

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. That’s why Angel investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. Approaching a banker without a business plan, and asking for money, is a sure way to be rejected and leave a bad first impression.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2012

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. That’s why Angel investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. Approaching a banker without a business plan, and asking for money, is a sure way to be rejected and leave a bad first impression.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 8, 2020

The decisions you make can make or break the future of a business hence due diligence is necessary before making bold decisions. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners how they make bold decisions and here are the responses. #1- Taking risks and making bold decisions are a significant part of business.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

In addition, the average business isn’t taking full advantage of a number of additional write-offs such as depreciation, work-related mileage, or travel, tickets, and lodging at that big once a year conference. Bad Business Credit. Not Having Balanced Books.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2010

The failure rate is just too high, and startups typically don’t have the assets or revenue stream to back up the loan. That’s why angel investors are so sought after by entrepreneurs. Approaching a banker without a business plan, and asking for money, is a sure way to be rejected and leave a bad first impression. Marty Zwilling.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 6, 2015

Most small businesses and startups follow some version of this rational approach to operating and marketing a business. The result of this simple is your CPA, or Cost per Acquisition and this is the key to understanding whether your marketing tactics are working for you or not. Developing strategy is second. And fourth?

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Mike Michalowicz

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

These Go-Getters have been instrumental catalysts in educating fellow small business owners in the innovative Get Different marketing system. Michael Buzinski, President & CMO of Buzzworthy Website Marketing , is a lifelong entrepreneur, digital marketing thought leader, best-selling author, and US Air Force Veteran.

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Mike Michalowicz

OCTOBER 19, 2015

and now schoolofbookkeeping.com is one of the leaders in the small business accounting world in online training resources offering courses on a wide range of software products. CPA’s. Previously, from 1999 to 2001, Seth was a Senior Revenue Accountant for the Veterinary Centers Of America. Nerd Enterprises, Inc.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 20, 2014

However, DIY is a terrible idea when the task is complicated and failure can bring down your entire business. This is why taxes are the ultimate DIY snare for business owners. Entrepreneurs and small business owners feel that filing tax returns (sales; payroll; franchise, etc.) should be a DIY process.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 26, 2011

This is where the subjects of revenue enhancement and customer lifetime value arise. As Ross discussed, many online businesses choose to focus only on driving traffic, and lose focus on the need to successfully convert new visitors into those paying customers. New-to-the-world: strategic marketing for startups and small business.

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Small Business Force

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

In early stage companies (and even some later stage or mature ones), there is no one area where most entrepreneurs and small business owners are lacking in just basic fundamentals, than in dealing with their company's finances and financial management. Follow the "gospel of cash flow" and it starts with revenue generation.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 21, 2011

Sunil contacted me asking if he could apply to become a columnist on Entrepreneurs-Journey. I asked him what are the highlights of his “career&# as an entrepreneur so I could be confident in his credibility and he had stories to tell that we could all learn from. The business however is doing very well today.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 13, 2014

written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing podcast with Mike Michalowicz It always amazes me when I see how little focus business owners have on this concept known as profit. photo credit: Dave Dugdale via photopin cc.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

DECEMBER 7, 2011

The right has raised concerns that many among the wealthy who would be paying higher taxes are actually the very entrepreneurs who everyone wants to get busier creating jobs and economic growth. They are suggesting the we have a tax increase on the wealthy to "pay" for renewal of the temporary tax cut, but exempt small business owners.

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The Next Web

JUNE 15, 2015

As a company that started locally in Canada — and currently making a push to expand into the US market and other countries — we have taken on a number of strategies that will help many entrepreneurs work around the challenges that continue to face small business expansion overseas.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Make time to work on your business, not just in your business. This includes reading lots of business books, watching TED talks, and being an entrepreneur and business owner. You need a name for your business and it needs an identity. You need a federal EIN to identify your business to the IRS.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 13, 2013

Total revenue – Yes total revenue is generally a vanity metric. Great you’ve got revenue. Get more revenue? I’d say 80% of small business and startup content marketers don’t track what pieces of content are driving leads and 20% of them would be willing to pay for a solution to this problem.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

We recently had Tim Berry, Palo Alto Software founder and business planning expert, present our Bplans audience with his latest advice on lean business planning. You do in small business, in startups, you survive on focus, and my shortcut to strategy that I like is think about identify, market and business offering.

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