Sep 25, 2015 | Articles
How will your business grow? – Thoughts on estimates and assumptions. Last Saturday I sat on a panel “Get funded!!” at the Hera Venture Summit. Cathy Pucher of SDSU’s Zahn Center brought up a great point that when an entrepreneur creates financial projections...
Jul 13, 2015 | Articles
Funding the Minimum Wage Increase There’s a good chance that in January 2017 the minimum wage in California will increase to $13/ hour. That’s about a 5 % increase each year since 2008. As a small or medium sized business are you prepared to cover the cost of the...
Jul 7, 2015 | Articles
The news from Greece is disturbing. While I highly doubt it’ll affect the U.S. I feel for those small businesses in Greece struggling to keep their doors open because they don’t have access to cash to pay their employees, or buy inventory or maybe even pay...
Jun 29, 2015 | Articles
Our Independence Day is coming up on July 4th. And it makes me wonder, what does it mean to be independent? And what does it mean to be financially independent? What’s troublesome and yet delightful is that financial independence is an ideal state. It’s...
Jun 22, 2015 | Articles
One of the key reasons that investors will invest in your company is that you demonstrate good character. In the beginning stages it’s the most valuable asset that a small business or start-up has. Here are six examples of how to demonstrate good character in a...
Sep 24, 2014 | Articles
I got a mention in this blog that asked small business finance experts what’s the #1 tip for cash flow problems. Mine was if you’ve got a real business be PREPARED to ask for assistance from friends and family. Most of the tips are sound advice but some...
