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When raising capital for your next business venture, think about the shorter term early exit strategy as a possible approach. Ben Yoskovitz explains this strategy involving a lower initial capital investment and an exit by the founder in 3 to 5 as opposed to 7 to 10 years owning a considerably bigger piece of the company. Ben says early exits are more popular with angels and founders than with VCs, who prefer to invest larger amounts over a longer period. Still, Ben adds, the early exit venture offers the opportunity for a founding entrepreneur to get out early with what he calls "life changing money" and the chance for an angel investor to see a rapid and excellent return Read More

It struck me how similar customer relationships are to a marriage. Initially, there's the wedding - that exciting part when you land the contract and everyone is full of energy, anticipation and eagerness to please Read More

We're seeing from sources that the massive financial reform package passed recently by the U.S. Senate will not negatively impact investment in the small business and entrepreneurship community. Time will tell. Tighter regulation might certainly tend to further tighten bank lending but perhaps this isn't the best source of business financing anyway ... Read More

Looking for a Degree in Business? Forget Harvard! Forget Wharton. Forget huge student loan repayments! Biz Sugar is free, it's where great business minds congregate, it's a community...and IT ROCKS Read More

With the popularity of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social networking sites, how can you leverage the features you get and connections you can make through them? Knowing how to properly leverage these networks for professional interactions means you have to strike a thoughtful balance between personal and professional while always keeping an eye toward your brand and the image you want to project. From the Creative Freelancer Conference Blog Read More

It may say more about the state of affairs in our society and our economy than anything else, but the truth is that you need to borrow money. Lending and credit have become such integral parts of the way our society does things with money that your entire financial reputation is not based on how you manage your money; it’s based on how you manage your cred Read More

This leads you into the trap just working n projects and needing new customers to have a healthy business. It can also mean that you get swamped with work for a time and then nothing, so you need to attract more customers. If you change the way you think about your services and how you offer them you could be surprised at the additional solutions you can actually offer your customers.

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"You are getting sleepy...your eyes are getting heavy." Nope, it's not "parlor-game" hypnosis where you are made to bark like a dog. This is the real deal, and as I've found it recently, it is an EXCELLENT way to bring focus, concentration and increased productivity to work.. Read More

With a little bit of variation and some easy-to-implement changes a business blog post can be transformed into a unique, creative and more MARKETABLE reading experience Read More

Salespeople are often accused of and guilty of discounting their prices too early and too deeply. This can be a big mistake. But salespeople often discount a lot of things that are far more detrimental to their sales results Read More