Posts by Edwin Bevens
Business Mentoring Series: Learn Your Business First, with Jonathan Pascual
Jonathan Pascual didn’t always know that he wanted to open a coffee shop. But from the very beginning, he was taught the central value of doing his best no matter what he did. So when he and a friend talked about their shared interest in opening a coffee shop while traveling in South America, Jonathan…
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Business Mentoring Series: Listening to Diverse Opinions with Doug Haugh
On last week’s Business Mentoring session, Fran and Doug talked about the never-ending challenge of keeping you and your business relevant, by knowing when to compromise and when to stand fast to your core principles. This week, they talk about how open communication and a diversity of opinion will improve your leadership and decision-making skills.…
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Business Mentoring Series — In Pursuit of Relevance with Doug Haugh
Last week on the Business Mentoring Show, Fran and Doug discussed the importance of your ‘why’ in your business. This week, they look at the constant battle to stay relevant. The Never-Ending Pursuit of Relevance Relevance is a never-ending pursuit. No matter how much you grow, it’s always hard to grow more. You have to…
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S Corporation: Pros and Cons
Deciding on a business entity type is one of the most important decisions for a business. It affects everything from tax status to ownership, to aspects of day-to-day operation to even how people perceive your business from the outside. And yet, it is a decision that many small business owners don’t make—or, rather, don’t realize…
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Business Mentoring Series — The Importance of ‘Why’ with Doug Haugh
On last week’s episode of the Business Mentoring Show, Doug talked about business problem solving, explaining how his background in engineering helps him approach and address problems for his customers, employees and organization as a whole. This week, Doug and Fran discuss the importance of finding a “why” in your work. Full episode airs this…
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LLC: Pros and Cons
The state of Wyoming enacted the first Limited Liability Corporation in 1977, but, due to uncertainty of treatment from the IRS, it wasn’t until the late 1980’s that this entity type really gained widespread acceptance. But what is an LLC? An LLC (Limited Liability Company) is something of a hybrid, combining features of a corporation…
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4 Quick Tips to Great Ad Writing
Effective advertising is critical to bringing in new customers, as well as for bringing back old ones. But how can you ensure that your advertising is written effectively? One of the determining factors in the success of advertising copy is the quality of the writing. Bad writing will drive away the audience, even if they…
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Business Mentoring Series — Solving Problems with Doug Haugh
Doug Haugh is the President of Mansfield Oil Company, and the driving force behind Mansfield’s sales and marketing activities. He has 20 years of experience in the energy and technology industries, and has received multiple awards and honors for his work as an entrepreneur. Doug graduated Magna Cum Laude from Clemson University with a degree…
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General Partnership: Pros and Cons
Like the sole proprietorship, the general partnership is a default business entity. In this case, a general partnership is automatically formed any time two or more people form a business together. There is no paperwork required to form a partnership; all it takes is two people (or three, or four, or…) agreeing among themselves to…
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Business Mentoring Series Extra: Building a “Webutation” with Ted Jenkin
Ted Jenkin, co-CEO of oXYgen Financial and founder of the social media training site DitchTheNameTag.com, was our mentoring guest for the month of March. He had so much good stuff to say, that we couldn’t fit it all into one episode. This week, we bring him back in a Business Mentoring Show Extra. What was…
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