Articles for Entrepreneurs
- One Place Where Small Business Can Always Beat Big Business
- A couple of weeks ago, I decided to switch providers for my home phone/internet/cable from Time Warner Cable to AT&T. AT&T was scheduled to be here Monday morning but didn't...
- 2008 Inc. 5000 Demonstrates Diversity, Stretches Boundaries
- The Inc. 5000 is an annual listing of the fastest-growing (note: not necessarily the largest, just the fastest-growing) private companies in America. If you think companies can't grow in this...
- How Much Is Your Blog or Website Worth?
- I was reading through my daily newsfeeds and came across a blog post by Calvin Cox at StyleApple entitled How Much Is Your Website or Blog Really Worth? Calvin discovered...
- Friends and Family Funding
- While venture-backed companies may grab more of the headlines, the fact of the matter is that the vast majority of startups get their funding from family, friends and work colleagues....
- Platypus Bottom
- Last week, a friend of mine sent me a link to an article on Slate by Chadwick Matlin about "platypus bottom", the newest animal metaphor on Wall Street. As the...
- Financing Your Startup Business with Trade Credit
- Many entrepreneurs don't start thinking about establishing trade credit until they hit a cash flow crunch, but you may actually be able to use it to meet part of your...
- Competing with the Big Boys
- Conventional wisdom says that it's difficult, if not impossible, for small businesses to compete directly with big retailers. When Wal-Mart comes to town, mom-and-pop shops go out of business. When...
- Think Multi-tasking Makes You More Productive? Think Again!
- It's an easy trap to fall into. You're working on something, just cruising along, and the phone rings. Five minutes later, you're figuring out where you left off to start...
- Thinking Outside the Funding Box
- The three basic ways to fund an entrepreneurial venture are 1) your own savings, 2) finding investors and 3) borrowing the money. When first starting, entrepreneurs usually look for investors...
- IRS Mileage Deduction Growing Along with Gas Prices
- While it may not have any impact on your growing out-of-pocket expenses for gas, the IRS has a bit of good news: as of July 1, the allowable mileage rate...
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