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What I Wish I’d Known Before I Started My Business

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Kelly Costello started Puppy Cake, a business that sells “people food for dogs,” in 2007. This restricted cash flow prevented me from being able to invest money back into the business to hire additional employees, buy equipment, and make marketing choices.”. Sheila May started her own CPA business.

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How to Become Your Own Boss in 2015 (Webinar Recap)

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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. This is Sabrina Parsons, the CEO of Palo Alto Software.

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Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You

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As noted in Beware The Consultant , such pay-for-hire charlatans barter their time for your money – the more time they trade with you, the more of your money they take. Your company name will also impact your employees’ email addresses. Copyright © 2007-9 by J. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. infoChachkie. LinkedIn.

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Beware The Consultant

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Unlike employee training costs, which can typically be spread over years of service, the relative return from training a consultant is modest and pricey. At the early stages of your company’s life, you cannot rely on disinterested, hired guns to define your company’s key tasks. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A. Pyramid Power.

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50+ Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

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We were bootstrapping the company’s funding, so we could not afford to hire a firm to help us come up with a company name. In 2007 our agency started to service the Medicare market. This might sound stupid, but I simply named my company a combination of my name and my job description: “Micah Fraim, CPA”.

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