My Business and Financial Freedom Journey
Want to see how unfriendly the current environment is for small businesses? For a microcosm you have to look no further than this article mentioned in the Business Insider, which originally was in the left coast newspaper The Oregonian. A 7-year old wanted to create a lemonade stand at a local art fair. It’s very [...]
Gathering funds for starting a business is really tough, when you are a fresh entrepreneur looking out for opportunities to turn your dreams into reality! Nothing is more disappointing than seeing your dreams crumble due to lack of money! That is why the Angel Investors form a great source of aid as well as encouragement [...]
When owning a business one of the important parts is ensuring you have cash flow. No cash flow equals a dead business. Collections are a critical aspect of your cash flow. You have to make sure customer invoices are paid in a timely fashion. The question with a late paying customer, when should you cut [...]
Long blog post title, but you get the point. Ever since I was a little child I can remember wanting to own a business. In my exit interview from Clemson University they asked me about my long-term career goals. In an almost knee-jerk reaction, I said to own my own business in the computer industry. [...]
The year 2009 is slowing winding down and we are now approaching 2010. A few weeks ago, I was watching HDNet and they had on the movie “2010 – The Year We Make Contact“, and was thinking how “2010″ will NOT be like 2010. We don’t have super intelligent HAL computers, we don’t have a [...]
Let’s talk about risk management. I pretty much know I’m loosing a customer I’ve had for over ten years. It’s not official, as the client hasn’t contacted me. I’m obviously not happy about it, but the relationship has been like a bad girlfriend for the entire term. Have you ever have a client that wasn’t [...]
