[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] I recently had the chance to sit down with Dan Wernikoff, SVP and GM of Small Business Finance Group at Intuit. Dan shared three ways that Intuit is reaching out and providing new opportunities to small businesses and entrepreneurs. Here are a few of the key points that Dan talks about: This is box title“Small...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] For small businesses and entrepreneurs it takes time to develop your business to a point where you have enough of a cushion to have a marketing budget. Until your business reaches that point, marketing is often put on the back burner to be dealt with later. So what do you do when...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Figuring out how much money you will need for retirement isn’t an easy task, especially for entrepreneurs, and it’s something you should always work out with a financial advisor. My wife is currently expecting with our first and this got me thinking how much I'll need. I had no idea what...
The media loves to talk about millennials. For those of us currently in our 20s and early 30s, that means they’re talking about us. Sometimes it’s in a good way. Other times, not so much. But, with every new generation that enters the workforce, this is what happens. We’ve just happened to enter at...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Remember back in the 1980s and 1990s when the floor of the New York Stock Exchange was flooded with ambitious traders representing individuals and firms? When 11 Wall Street New York, NY was the epitome of capitalism, but now all the individuals who once inhabited this famous location are now replaced...
3 Scientifically Sounds Ways to Shave Your Office Electric Bill The United States Department of Energy says that the average person in the United States spent $3052 on electricity in 2012. Chances are you’re paying something in the ballpark of this sum every single year. Operating a small business or home office efficiently requires proven...
4 Crowdfunding Mistakes to Avoid Crowdfunding isn’t a new concept but, yeah, lately it’s been getting more popular day by day. There are many famous platforms that host crowdfunding campaigns such as Kickstarter, Indiegogo, RocketHub, Onevest. Needless to say, these platforms are now widely popular places for “Crowdfunders” to look for potential investors who can take their project...
Planes, Trains & Automobiles: 3 Apps to Help Track Your Business Travel Expenses Nearly $500 billion is spent on business travel annually in the United States according to the most recent figures gathered by the Global Business Travel Association. The same study found that more than 452 million business trips were taken in 2012 alone and that number was...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Nora Ganim Barnes, Ph.D, Director, Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth, and team recently conducted a longitudinal study of its annual in-depth study on the usage of social media by the fastest-growing corporations in the U.S. in the Inc. 500 list. Among the findings, they discovered that...
Breaking the Barrier: 4 Ways to Raise Capital for Your Business Like every entrepreneur you have a great idea or service that you know will make you wealthy, however you have come to realize that it takes more than you thought. More time, more research, and more capital. The time and research is manageable, however raising capital...
