Aug
28
2012
There is no shortage of books and other resources out there for entrepreneurs. These how-to’s do a fantastic job of describing business plans, giving advice on how to raise capital and providing guidance to launch your marketing campaigns. There are, …
Read more of Starting a New Business? Here's What They Haven't Told You (Part 1)
Aug
2
2012
It’s time to grow and bring in those valuable first employees who are going to enable your success as a small business. Maybe you need someone with marketing experience to help drive business, or maybe you need a salesperson, or …
Read more of Year of the Startup- Step 6: Hiring your first employees
Jul
19
2012
Time to talk about everyone’s favorite topic… Insurance. Within the ownership of a small business, it is often overlooked (or easily dismissed as “unaffordable”); however, it is an important consideration that must be addressed. Our recommendation is to shop around …
Jun
18
2012
If you recently won the lottery, are independently wealthy, or got all 5 sharks to bid against each other for investing in your business- you can skip this read. However, for those of you who have a brilliant idea but …
Apr
16
2012
Now that you have followed step 2 and written your business plan it is time to choose the right type of entity for your startup. This is very important and something you should likely discuss with an attorney. There are 4 …
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Feb
27
2012
Some say that in today’s entrepreneurial climate the old-fashioned idea of putting pen to paper and creating a business plan is yesterday’s news. Their argument is that the marketplace is too dynamic and you need to move quickly, spending your …
Read more of Year of the Startup -Step 2: Business Plans are Dead…But Not Really.
Feb
6
2012
You’ve had an epiphany and scribbled like mad on your journal/newspaper/napkin/hand the next big business idea that is going to turn the world on its ear. We need to take that diamond idea and polish it to show off all …
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Jan
17
2012
A brilliant writer over at the Dallas Morning News recently wrote that 2012 could be the “year of the entrepreneur” in North Texas. Sound familiar? Sheryl Jean must be reading our minds (you need to be a DMN subscriber to …
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Jan
5
2012
Happy New Year everyone and better yet, Happy Startup Year everyone! What is a Startup Year you ask? Well, as most of you know the Mayan calendar closes out this year, but what may be news to you is that …
