Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

It seems that most of you entrepreneurs I meet in my role as business advisor are convinced that starting a new business requires equity investors, exponential growth, and a plan to go public via IPO. If your passion is customers, you definitely will be happier as a lifestyle entrepreneur. Use flexibility to match your lifestyle.

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VC Adventure

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

But to be clear, those resources should have been supplemental to the support the government was providing to grassroots entrepreneurs. They walked away from negotiations that would have extended a lifeline to grass roots entrepreneurs on the front lines of one of the worst economic catastrophes in U.S. Last week, the U.S. government.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 22, 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. This law will increase the SBA budget for awards to business via the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs over the next 5 years. photo: Erin Kinney.

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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? I’m the CEO of Executive Speaking Success and I’m a long-time entrepreneur. Now I train people in communications and leadership. I’ve been an entrepreneur for almost as long as I can remember.

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