When asked what they would like to do with their lives, many people respond today with “I want to be an entrepreneur.” And why not? The global economic environment has become the nurturing hand helping…
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On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, the national spotlight turns on an often overlooked engine of our country’s economic growth: small businesses. Small businesses, or those with less than 500 employees, now comprise 99% of all…
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As an Entrepreneur, building a successful business hinges just as much on your core business idea as it does on your ability to raise enough capital. Obtaining a business loan is challenging but finding a…
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Preparing for the future is as much about identifying market trends and understanding your customer base as it is about knowing where you’ve been. Healthy growth requires experience and a fundamental understanding of the nuances…
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We are living in the golden age of entrepreneurship! From a college dropout with a brilliant business idea to an excellent home baker starting an online bakery, entrepreneurs in the new millennium are changing the…
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If you are like most small business owners, you find it difficult to plan because your future has more unknowns than your non-business-owning counterparts. You might not know how much your business is worth, when…
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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. -Robert Frost Starting your own business can be like having a baby —…
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“I’ll figure it out when I’m ready to retire…” That is the response we hear from small business owners when we ask how much their business is worth. The wealth of nearly two-thirds (70%) of…
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From an average investor’s perspective, the marketplace might seem like it’s naturally segmented into specific categories. There are online brokers for the investors that want to have complete control over their investments, 401(k) investors that…
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For as quantitative as investing tends to be – with stock prices, dividend rates, interest yields, and countless other metrics – there’s an ever-important qualitative side that will always be dependent on the individual investor’s…
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