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Due Diligence is Necessary When Hiring Consultants

“Being big egzpurt, I am.” Just because someone bruits themselves this way doesn’t mean you should simply take them at their word. It saddens me that I have to be mistrusting of people, but as one of my favorite aphorisms says, “Just because you’re not paranoid, doesn’t mean they’re not after you.” We start our [...]

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Getting Investment, Key Factor: Initial Valuation

If you are going to get outside investment to start your business, you need to know your initial valuation. Valuation is essentially price. Say you want to bring in $150,000 from an angel investor. The immediate question from the investor will be something like: “at what valuation?” Sometimes that’s called “pre-money valuation,” because the instant [...]

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Start a Home Based Business

Want to shorten your commute from an hour to a minute? Many of the most successful small businesses started out in a home office. Whether your job involves a computer or a lawnmower, a home based business can be an inexpensive path to entrepreneurship. How do you start? We’ve grouped the following resources together as [...]

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Tips for New Businesses

One of the most amazing things is that regardless of the economic climate someone is always starting a new business. The entrepreneurial spirit and drive is unquenchable. Still, even in the best of times it takes more than spirit and vision to get your new business started and keep it alive and thriving. Sometimes the [...]

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