It is difficult to find angel investors, but a careful exploration of possible locations for prospective angel investors can help. Angel investors are ... Read more
Locating the ideal angel investor is an important step in funding a start-up business. Angel-investor networks are considered to be the best place to ... Read more
I had the honor of speaking this week at a women's business association luncheon on the topic of entrepreneurship. When I mentioned to my wife the day ... Read more
Many people will assure you that there are specific, scientific ways to value a business and most people believe that this dark art is only known to t ... Read more
One of the key faults of many entrepreneurs is that they create a job rather than a business.
It all seems to make sense in the beginning. You’ve sta ... Read more
How can eight lessons we learned as kids lead to grown-up success? Our list continues...
Harry Truman once said he “found the best way to give advice ... Read more
the second in a series taken from How to Evaluate and Profit from a Business Opportunity
Going into business for yourself is a big decision, one that ... Read more
Buying a Franchise is a huge step, just like buying any business.
The best part about a franchise, though, is that you should expect a great track re ... Read more
I wonder if anyone will ever invent a cure for the reason that I am going bald? Over the past six months I have been involved in three separate assign ... Read more
Many budding entrepreneurs are under the impression that buying a franchise is a guarantee for success. They feel that the franchise fee that is paid ... Read more
From finding the right business or franchise to buy, to finally accepting the keys to the front door - buying a business can be an extremely frustrati ... Read more
A few months ago, I received an assignment from an individual who had just acquired his third business. His first business was a retail store that was ... Read more
I am a firm believer in “arbitration clauses” in contracts and agreements. They allow for the means of settling a dispute that is much quicker and muc ... Read more
You have a concept for a business, you have written a detailed business plan, and you have submitted it to literally hundreds of banks, financiers and ... Read more
Partnerships, like marriages do not always last. When a partnership is being dissolved the biggest area of contention is usually the valuation of the ... Read more
In order to assist you in choosing a business that suits your character traits and your current lifestyle I have created a very simple questionnaire. ... Read more
So you want to buy a small business!
The first question I always ask is: Why?
There are as many excellent reasons to buy a business as there are exc ... Read more
Nowadays, prototypes are made of practically all new machines, and prototypes are more commonly referred to as test machines. They are invented with t ... Read more
A large number of people who start their own business do not realize how much work and time will be involved. They fail to carry out any primary resea ... Read more
Passion
Entrepreneurship is about being truly and fully passionate about a product or service. It doesn't matter what your passion is, whether it's c ... Read more
