Startup
Warning Signs of a Bad Lender
You receive a phone call, open an email, hear from a friend-of-a-friend about some company that is providing business loans at fantastic rates. You can’t help but wonder, is this the source of working capital you’ve been searching for, or the start of a very painful learning experience? What should you do when you come…
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Business Mentoring Series — What Makes an Entrepreneur with Jim Flannery
On last week’s show, Fran and Jim talked about what startup investors look for. This week, they look at the inner makings of an entrepreneur. What is an entrepreneur? You hear this question a lot, but is there an answer? First and foremost, an entrepreneur is a risk-taker. But there is no one profile of…
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Business Mentoring Series — Supporting the Startup Entrepreneur with Jim Flannery
February’s guest on the Business Mentoring Show is Jim Flannery, Project Director of the Four Athens incubator in Athens, Georgia. Four Athens helps to support the startup entrepreneur community in Athens. He provides information, guidance, and assistance on business strategy, business plans, financial planning, and identifying sources of funding for new entrepreneurs. Four Athens is…
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Best of the Business Mentoring Series — Mastering Social Media with Jen Osbon
Not a member yet? Get a 60-day free trial here. To wrap up January’s look back at the best Business Mentoring Shows of 2014, we re-visit September’s series with Jennifer Osbon, founder and CEO of the digital marketing firm Megaplayer,a digital and social media marketing agency founded in 2007. While working with global brands such…
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Best of the Business Mentoring Series — From Concept to Customer with Jesse Maddox
Throughout January, we’ll bring you the best of 2014’s Business Mentoring Series. This week, we’ll revisit July’s session with Jesse Maddox, co-founder and CEO of TripLingo, an award-winning app to help travelers with communication and cultural fluency in countries all over the world. TripLingo was named the Business Travel Innovation of the Year in 2013…
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11 Commonly Overlooked Tax Deductions
This article was voted one of the best of 2014 by our readers, so be sure to mind your manners. As a small business, you need to take advantage of every tax deduction that applies and make sure that you don’t leave money on the table. Below are 11 commonly overlooked tax deductions and ways…
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8 Free Tools for the Bootstrapping Small Business
This post was voted one of the best of 2014 by our readers. I mean, who doesn’t like free stuff? Man, free tools are great. Free tools that help your business are awesome. While there are many free business tools screaming for you to play with them, I’m going to focus on 8 of my…
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7 Awesome Facts About American Small Business
This article was voted one of the best of 2014 by our readers. Someone’s playing their cards right… Chinese philosopher Laozi once said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” As true as this is in life, it is also true in business. All of today’s major companies started as small…
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Business Loans and Other Funding Options
You’ve realized that your business needs more capital to sustain operations and fuel future growth. Where do you start? If the bank turns you down, what are your options? This summary is a guide to the different types of loans and funding programs available to businesses. You should research those that seem like they might…
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[Video] Knowing What You Don’t Know
How often have all the different partners and suppliers who support you in your business all been in the same place talking about how they all fit together? As Nourish CEO and founder Lara Hodgson found out, it’s an unusual thing—but one that worked very well for her business. Before signing any deals to begin…
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