Category Archives: small business

Lessons from Entrepreneurs Who Beat the Odds

The statistics surrounding the survival rate for small businesses have long been subject to fervid debate. Depending on who you’re talking to, the predicted life span for a startup can elicit grim to cautiously optimistic responses. One commonly cited figure … Continue reading

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Entrepreneurs Turn To 401(k)s To Fund Start-Up Businesses

Don Poffenroth paged through a magazine on a flight several years ago when an article grabbed his attention: Entrepreneurs could use 401(k) savings to start a business without getting hit by taxes and early-withdrawal penalties. He and a partner had … Continue reading

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11 Surefire Ways To Make Your Start-Up Fail

I stumbled on this post by written by Jacek Grebski of F3FundIt and wanted to share it with our clients. Great stuff! Here are just a few ways to completely and utterly dig your startup into the ground, as such … Continue reading

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Obama Ramping Up To Help Small Business In 2010

There are approximately 25.8 million businesses in the United States and over 99 percent of all employers are small businesses, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. Barack Obama and Joe Biden will help small businesses by cutting health care … Continue reading

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