7 Lessons Traditional Finance Can Learn from Crypto Trading
The rapid rise of cryptocurrency trading has caught the attention of many within the financial sector. As this new frontier continues to evolve, it brings with it a wave of…
Go or No-Go? Part 1
To succeed, founders must make critical decisions about launching and growing their companies. It can be devastating if they fail after heading too far down the wrong road. Introduction At…
How Marginalized Business Owners Can Benefit From Certification
Ownership Certification Programs Small business owners from underrepresented groups face unique obstacles when it comes to establishing and growing their organizations — from securing capital, to closing sales, to gaining…
SEO Costs: SEO Pricing Explanation & Breakdown
Every business that has a digital presence needs SEO. Without working on SEO, the odds of Google noticing you in the vast web of competitors are virtually zero. Unfortunately, some…
The Race Against Competitors
Off to the Races, Part 5 In my prior installments on Running Out of Cash, Burnout, and Market Dynamics, I discussed how you could control the pace by making sound…
The Race Against Running Out of Cash
Off to the Races, Part 4 Based on a study of over 1,000 seed-funded startups, running out of cash was the third leading factor resulting in company failure: Founder conflict…
Market Dynamics
Off to the Races, Part 3 Without a market, you won't have a business No amount of passion or technical knowledge can get around that simple fact. Of the 90%…
Burnout
Off to the Races, Part 2 The initial installment of "Off to the Races" introduced the simultaneous races against Burnout, running out of money, market dynamics, and your competitors. This…
Off to the Races
Earlier this year, I wrote a series - The Journey Parts 1-7 - focused on steps successful founders take to evolve from the idea stage to defining their business models, the…
Business Loans for Small Company Borrowers
We prepare hundreds of business plans each year for clients that intend to submit their plans to a commercial bank with the hope of securing a loan for a new…