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Tom Heath of the Washington Post had a different column this week.He sat in on a VC meeting and dscrbies how the pitch was. This will be useful when one of my ideas is ready for prime time :)
"Entrepreneurs can't build anything without money. And to get it, one of their first stops is often to a venture-capital firm. I wanted to know more about "VCs," so last month I sat in on a pitch meeting a Read More

From Inc.com this link is a major resource for any small business owner trying to figure out how to save some money on their taxes. There are lots of links here to articles on everything from depreciating hardware to home offices, avoiding and dealing with audits and even what form your business should take to maximize deductions and minimize your headaches when worrying about them. I'm hoping ev Read More

Dirty ovens need help, folks. You heard right. An Oven-Cleaning franchise IS the help! Cmon. Folks that live in the UK will actually pay a "technician" to come over and clean their fish and chip encrusted ovens? No offense to my... Read More

Constant Contact, a leading provider of email marketing tools, just announced it's first ever awards recognizing outstanding email campaigns by franchisors and franchisees. The Franchise Excellence in Email Awards will recognize outstanding achievements in email marketing in three categories as... Read More

A reader asks: “My question is how do we value a company with no sales? I understand it’s an arbitrary valuation but is there anything we can possibly base it on? Is there a “default” valuation for companies in a seed round?” We’ll answer this question with some questions (and answers) of our own. Read More

In such an environment it is important to be aware of what lenders are looking at when they receive a loan request. The following are ten signs that will alert small business lenders to the idea that their may be a serious problem with the business and possibly cause them to reject a loan request. If any of these situations apply to your business, be prepared to have an explanation available. Read More

Think big, established companies make less risky clients than small businesses? Not when it comes to getting paid on time, according to recent data from credit bureau Experian. Companies with more than 1,000 employees are dramatically more likely to be... Read More

When business is strong, we sometimes forget about being frugal, but we all remember the "bad days" of the appraisal recession in the mid-1990s. You don't want to be scrambling to "do something" if you are in a cash crunch. If you are doing okay, why not cut some costs and put more money in your pocket? Read More

In light of the funding crisis in America, many existing business owners are struggling to obtain funding and those who are finding it difficult to find a job have an interest in starting a business but can’t get the funding or are afraid of some of the obstacles in starting a business. So what is an entrepreneur to do? Read More