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Are you having trouble putting together the down-payment to buy your first business?

Having a down payment in the bank works wonders in terms of boosting your confidence level when dealing with sellers, lenders, and everyone else. It turns you into a real buyer in everyone’s eyes. Brokers use yo Read More

Should You Focus on the Rules or on How to Win?

Whenever Warren Buffett approached a new field of endeavor he’d ask someone who was a master in it to teach him how to win at it not just how to play. Buffett credits his success to this question. If you’re unclear how the distinction works, think Read More

Whenever Warren Buffett approached a new field of endeavor he’d ask someone who was a master in it to teach him how to win at it not just how to play. Buffett credits his success to this question. If you’re unclear how the distinction works, think of this example. Your high school civics teacher k Read More

How does the growth strategy used by Marcus in The Profit differ from that of The Tycoon Playbook?

This question comes up on a regular basis since I write about Marcus a lot. How does Marcus's growth strategy compare and contrast with that of The Tycoon Playbook? Well, I like to use him and his Read More

The rules are there are no rules. - Aristotle Onassis

In the first season of Fargo there's a memorable scene where Billy Bob Thornton's character reveals to Martin Freeman's perpetually downtrodden one a big secret of life. "Your problem is you spent your whole life thinking there are rules. The Read More

The rich are different than you and me. - F Scott Fitzgerald

There's a brilliant scene in the first season of HBO's Silicon Valley where the shy oddball Peter Gregory demonstrates how billionaires can quickly tie the dots together to make millions. In the scene Peter is being chased by two despe Read More

Marcus Lemonis of the hit television series is looking for a new business partner. The lucky future tycoon will first have to undergo and win an Apprentice like television series.

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Calling All Tycoon Playbook Grads!

You now have a shot at becoming Marcus Lemonis's wingman.

Marcus Lemonis announces new CNBC show 'The Partner

Marcus Lemonis is looking for someone he can train and groom as his new business partner. Could that be you? Read More

This post is aimed at the entrepreneur on a tight budget who is going to have to go it alone, at least initially, without any outsiders bankrolling his or her venture. (That's about 95% of us.)

Research conducted into the Inc 500 startups over the years and has identified a theme running throug Read More

Lessons in Raising Outside Capital

I just want to add a few points here about raising capital from angel investors and venture capitalists having had a fair amount of experience in the area. Practically every first time entrepreneur who is turned down takes it personally when it's rarely the cas Read More