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Business Target Market: When Babies Start Wearing Gucci (Again)

These past few years have been tough due to the economic recession. Fortunately, the economy is slowly recovering from this with a rising trend in Read MoreRelated Posts:How to Use Trends Effectively...

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Entrepreneurs: The Art of Business Creativity

The art of business creativity is a common denominator among those of us with an entrepreneurial spirit and a new business opportunity in mind.  It Read MoreRelated Posts:It’s Not All About You:...

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How to Understand Preferred Stock in a Growing Business

Before attempting to understand the valuation of preferred stock you must first have an understanding the term and what makes preferred different from other types Read MoreRelated Posts:Determining the...

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Determining the Valuation of Stock Options in Your Business

There are 2 primary purposes for stock options. Part of an employee benefits package To pay for goods and services to help companies retain cash Read MoreRelated Posts:How to Understand Preferred Stock...

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The Complexity of Equity Warrants Valuation

If you have recently been offered a warrant as a perk from a company you work for, it may be a good idea to use Read MoreRelated Posts:How to Understand Preferred Stock in a Growing BusinessDetermining...

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Co-Ownership Planning: When You Shouldn’t Co-Title Your Assets

One form of protective co-ownership is tenancy-by-the-entirety (TBE). Twenty-five states, at least to some extent, protect assets owned by spouses as TBE against the creditors Read MoreRelated...

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Profit Is Not a Four Letter Word

The better you understand the truth of my title, the less vulnerable you will be. And the more you learn about the noble nature of Read MoreRelated Posts:5 Layers of Symbiotic ProfitsThe Importance of...

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5 Reasons Why You Should Hire an Accountant For Your Company

If you’re a small business owner, you know that there is a lot of financial paperwork required, in the form of payroll, general accounting, and Read MoreRelated Posts:[Podcast] How to Proactively...

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The Importance of Entrepreneurial Capitalism in Today’s Society

Capitalism is not a contrivance: it is a manifestation of nature.  No person, committee or nation invented it.  They didn’t have to—it just happens naturally Read MoreRelated Posts:Profit Is Not a Four...

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Inappropriate Indicators Can Mislead You

About 30 years ago, I worked on Capitol Hill, handling health and environment legislation for (now) Senator Barbara Mikulski. During that time, I did what Read MoreRelated Posts:How to Measure...

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What is Your Outlook for Trends in 2014?

I always point out that we do not have a crystal ball for the future, only facts already in evidence today. I am not a Read MoreThe post What is Your Outlook for Trends in 2014? appeared first on...

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The Era of the Informed Customer: Have You Changed How You Sell?

The Wall Street Journal reported that UPS struggled with last minute Christmas demand from Amazon, Kohl’s, Wal-Mart and other online sellers. It should be no Read MoreThe post The Era of the Informed...

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The Democrats’ Plan to Fix Medicare: The Affordable Care Act

The 2 party’s approaches are quite different and their positions are polarized.  Politicians realize that Medicare will not be able to continue on its current Read MoreThe post The Democrats’ Plan to...

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Big Banks Go Small with Small Business Loans

Need a loan for your small business? You’re in luck: small business loans from big banks are on the rise. Small business loan approval rates Read MoreThe post Big Banks Go Small with Small Business...

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Are All of Your Eggs in One Basket?

If felt like déjà vu all over again.  Last month I was sitting with a group of aerospace executives who were trying to figure out how they would manage their massive backlog. It reminded me of a time...

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Confidence continues to slip, yet focus on hiring remains healthy

Confidence in the U.S. economy, as expressed by CEOs and owners of small businesses, continued to decline since the start of 2015, falling to its lowest level in nearly two years.  According to the...

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7 questions with economist Dr. James Smith

After his popular Fridays with Vistage webinar, economist Dr. James Smith agreed to answer seven questions from our member audience on everything from China triggering a world recession to the economic...

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Small businesses report declining confidence, slow growth

CEOs of small businesses are losing confidence in the U.S. economy and prospects of their own firms, according to the latest results from the WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Survey. The May 2016 survey...

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Survey: Small revival in CEO confidence

The WSJ/Small Business CEO Confidence index revealed a slight bump up in confidence since last month. The overall numbers for July’s survey indicate modest optimism levels for predicted growth and...

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Survey: CEO confidence remains guarded

The WSJ/Small Business CEO Confidence index revealed that a growing number of CEOs note a worsening economy and anticipate a persistent economic slowdown. The overall numbers for August’s survey...

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