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Arif Bhalwani, CEO of Third Eye Capital, on the ‘Golden Age’ of the Private Credit Market

The Startup Magazine

We engage intimately with businesses and their assets, understanding their operations, aspirations, and the hurdles they face. But bankruptcies and restructurings are spiking, and private credit firms have to possess not only financial acumen but also skills in restructuring, workout, and business turnaround. ARIF BHALWANI: Sure.

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Business Prenup: What To Do Before You Start A Company With A Partner

YoungUpstarts

Here are a few tips to ensure that you and your partners start out on the right foot. What type of behavior do you want to incentivize or discourage in your contract drafting process (for shareholder or operating agreement, employment agreement, employee manual and vendor and service agreements)? Bankruptcy? Congratulations!

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The Great Retail Reinvention: How the Internet Is Reshaping the Way We Buy Clothing

View from Seed

In 2017 alone, we’ve seen widespread store closures or bankruptcies from apparel retailers, including: True Religion. Examples include pop-up retail experiences like what Bulletin is doing, or efforts by large brands to partner with startups like 19 th Amendment to experiment with different direct-to-consumer models. Michael Kors.

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Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

Both Sides of the Table

I recently sat down with Matt Coffin , the founder of LowerMyBills, which sold for $400 million but was very nearly a bankruptcy only a few years early, and talked “startups.&#. I figured if Matt was on the verge of bankruptcy and one mentor changed his trajectory, what if we had a formalized, community-wide program?

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When Do You Really Need Insurance for Your Business?

Up and Running

If your business has a physical storefront or operates out of offices, particularly if they contain valuable equipment, commercial property insurance is one of the first types of insurance you should consider as it protects the property that your business utilizes. Commercial property insurance. General liability insurance.

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23 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I owned a mortgage company when the mortgage industry crashed and lost almost everything pushing me to the brink of personal bankruptcy. The most expensive cost right off the bat is the time commitment when compared to the minimum capital and operational cost. Photo credit: Ty Crandall. Thanks to Jessica Randhawa, The Forked Spoon ! #7-

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24 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Pivot They’re Making in Their Business in 2021

Hearpreneur

When it comes to changes I will be making in my business in the next year, I see us moving away from a traditional office space environment strategy we were operating under prior to the pandemic. 9- Focusing on lean operations. Photo Credit: Brandon Monaghan. Thanks to Lindsey Wander, WorldWise Tutoring LLC ! #9- 13- Focus on wellness.