My latest article is up over at the Online Merchant Network. “How to Get Your First (or Next) Business Loan” offers basic advice for getting a business loan if you’ve never had one before, or even if you have:
“Cut the revenues in half and multiply the expenses by…
Anyone reading this likely knows what blogging is about. And how you can’t go a day without hearing about Facebook or the hottest YouTube video, like Marie Osmond fainting on Dancing With The Washed-Up Stars — OK I added the washed-up part but don’t tell me you hadn’t…
For any small business starting out, cash flow can be a major issue. It seems like we’re always stuck somewhere between the past-due bills and outstanding invoices. One of the best ways that a small business can ease the flow of funds from customer accounts to their own is by providing the…
The iPod is ubiquitous. It is so popular that it has sold over 100 million units and spawned a whole new industry around the iPod, with entrepreneurs coming up with a myriad of products and services created especially for the Apple portable music player. Sales of such iPod-inspired ideas are…
Out of the frying pan, into the fire? According to The Week magazine:
Internet phone company Vonage settled a patent dispute with Verizon, agreeing to pay $80 million or $117.5 million, depending on an appellate court ruling. Vonage’s shares jumped 72 percent on the news, to $2.62, in…
If your business is considering a social responsibility campaign by supporting some cause, you might just be putting a big target on your back.
Christine Hurt at Conglomerate points to an organization called Think Before you Pink. That organization warns of “pink washers.” Those, it…
By Mark Miller
Silicon Valley has seen the future of social networking — and its face looks a little wrinkled.
Venture capitalists are betting that Baby Boomers will take to online communities as their kids have adopted Facebook, MySpace, YouTube and other Web 2.0 sites. The money flow…
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced it is streamlining loan packages to require less paperwork. Today most loan packages received by the SBA from lenders are incomplete and require rework, and the SBA’s reforms intend to improve this. The SBA commits to responding with a decision…
Morey Stettnor of Investor’s Business Daily wrote a nice piece about how to track trends affecting your industry or business. He was kind enough to interview me for the story, so I humbly point it out to you.
I use RSS feeds and blogs and news aggregation services to monitor references to…
By Graham Lutz
I didn’t go to college … well, I did for a bit but then I fired all my teachers and got married and started some businesses.
During that time frame, I got more bad looks, condescending talks, and college vs. high school stats than I could ever imagine. Most of them from…
Executive Director of NASE
CEO of Office Drop
Aflac
