What do you love to do? Can you turn that hobby in to a business? For many Americans, what they love to do and what they do for a living are two very different endeavors. “After all, that’s why they call it work” is one of those common American clichés that drive the point home […]
A great corporate culture has a profound effect upon ultimate success. When launching your new corporation, you can hire professionals for most of the details. This frees your time to focus on creating the environment you want for employees.
One of Washington’s top 10 most used phrases since the economic down turn has been “small business growth”. Politicians routinely cite statistics such as 65% of all newly created jobs come from small business. They also talk about the fact that an economy will not recover until small business activity recovers to the levels it […]
If you’re looking for venture capital of angel investor funding, you have some work to do before making some calls and the first job is to find a factual valuation for your startup. We’re used to going to the mall or other store and seeing a price tag and assuming that the valuation for the […]
So you have a great idea? You think your idea is so good that it will be the next IPod, automobile, or revolutionary drug so all you have to do is call a few venture capitalists or angel investors and let them know where to send the check. Unfortunately it isn’t that easy. You and […]
As a small business owner, you may be tempted to build your business by yourself but if history is a guide, it won’t work. You need a team of people to help you as you grow but many entrepreneurs aren’t used to working with other people. Your small business needs consultants.
Egypt has made front page news for the past week as social unrest has taken its toll on the country. In response to chronic rioting, the Egyptian government has shut down internet service to the county. This has prevented the country’s citizens from communicating with the outside world. Human rights organizations have condemned this action […]
During the financial crisis of the past few years, Goldman Sachs and the other large Wall Street banks have been vilified as a major contributor to the down economy and like many of the large banks, they haven’t been able to lose their reputation as the black sheep of the American economy.