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Customers Prefer to Buy from Companies with Christian Values

Amid the brouhaha about whether this leader or that company is against gay marriage, it's rather about whether or not leaders will embrace God's truth. There is becoming a clear line in the sand. And there is good news: there is a significant market preference for •••

  • August 3, 2012

Adam Learns to Sell

Last fall my son Adam, a then ten year-old Cub Scout, was handed a form to sell popcorn to raise money for his Cub Scout pack. The incentive was a modest commission and an Apple iTouch for the boy who sold the most in the pack of 35-odd boys. The leader announced that the goal for each boy •••

  • July 18, 2012

Institutional Equity Financing

Equity Financing is usually invested based upon the future prospects of a company and the anticipation of a future exit event that will provide acceptable returns to the investment fund. At the Growth Stage, Equity Financing is typically in the form of growth-stage Venture Capital invested by •••

  • July 11, 2012

Stages of Growth and Capitalization

One of the most pressing concerns for entrepreneurs of early-stage and middle market companies is the question of the capital formation process and how to adequately finance their companies to support their growth plans. The types of financing available to entrepreneurs vary widely and are •••

  • July 10, 2012

Three Google Tools to Check Before Starting a Business

A very good article of how to quickly target your market and message:I don’t take time for a SWOT analysis and fifty page marketing plans. I don’t hire marketing MBA’s who learned about advertising and tested focus groups in college. Why do that when there are tools that can tell you •••

  • June 23, 2012

Download the CHEF Presentations

CHEF (Missouri) Attendees: please access the CHEF presentations PDF here at no charge for a limited time only...It was my pleasure to meet you all the get a chance to speak at your conference.If you enjoyed the presentations, visit the Venture Academy Online to subscribe to many more •••

  • June 19, 2012

Uncertain Times for Sure...

Very well written and sobering..."We have entered a prolonged period of unprecedented turbulence and uncertainty. It isn’t simply fallout from the great recession— which is only the most recent symptom of a broader, more fundamental shift in the environment. The forces that have been sweeping •••

  • April 4, 2012

Timeless Investment Wisdom

From the latest Adam Smith Advisors wealth management newsletter.  Great advice...These timeless bits of investment wisdom are as true today as they were 100 or 1,000 years ago, and we think they will still be true 100 years from now. We believe that people who follow these simple common •••

  • February 29, 2012

The Best Angel Investor

The best angel investor is one who…....knows the process well and has made enough angel investments to know what they are getting into…knows you well and is willing to write a check to invest in you and your business…knows your industry well and can create tremendous value with their •••

  • February 28, 2012

Put Yourself in Your Customers' Shoes

Great advice...If your company is looking to innovate, don’t waste time analyzing market research reports and delving into customer data. What customers say they will do is not necessarily what they end up doing. Instead, put yourself in your customers’ shoes. Observe them using products and •••

  • February 27, 2012

New Podcast on the Christian Entrepreneur Show

Listen to our interview on Morehouse College professor Amos Johnson's podcast on the Christian Entrepreneur Show talking about business planning and getting started with a new business. •••

  • February 24, 2012

Upcoming Event: Doing Business in The New Normal

Please join us in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for this upcoming event co-sponsored by Crown Financial Ministries and Hope International.The presentations will be done in a TED Talks format.Doing Business in the New NormalMarch 29 - 30, 2012 The Ware Center42 N. Prince St. Lancaster, PA •••

  • February 21, 2012

Cloud Computing -- Opportunity or Liability?

From the Boston Consulting Group's latest "Perspectives"...The Conventional View: Cloud computing offers companies sizable potential advantages, chief among them being lower costs and greater flexibility. But the risks of “the cloud,” including the potential compromise of sensitive business •••

  • February 14, 2012

M-Commerce: Mobile Commerce at a Tipping Point

From the Boston Consulting Group's latest "Perspectives"...The Conventional View: Mobile commerce will be the “next big thing” to transform retailing, but it’s a slow evolution—something that’s been talked about for years and still has a long way to go before it leads to a massive shift •••

  • February 14, 2012

Social Media: The Stereotype Shattered

From the Boston Consulting Group's latest "Perspectives"...The Conventional View: Social media have moved into the mainstream, but many in the business world still typecast the typical user as young, Western, and more than likely completely self-absorbed.My View: It’s a new year and a good •••

  • February 14, 2012

Announcing the New Startup Financial Model Website

We are pleased to announced a new companion site: Startup Financial ModelOur best-selling download now gets it own website where we've added all new explanation videos and blogs. The Startup Financial Model is a detailed, multi-sheet, completely integrated, easy-to-configure •••

  • February 12, 2012

Mobile: The Latest Technology Disruption

Mobile internet computing is going to disrupt desktop internet computing in the same way that......desktop internet computing disrupted personal computing in the same way that......personal computing disrupted mini computing in the same way that......mini computing disrupted mainframe •••

  • February 4, 2012

The Best Idea to Pursue...

The best idea to pursue is to take a problem you know exists, experienced by a large customer set you know how to reach, solved it in a way you know how to solve, delivered by means you know how to deliver, with resources you know you can control, and in a timeframe you know you can meet.  •••

  • December 29, 2011

Will an LLC Help Lower Your Business Taxes?

Excellent article on LLCs and the various tax elections:The key reason to form an LLC (limited liability company) is to shield the personal assets of the owners from that of the business. This means that if your company has bad debts or is sued, banks and other lenders cannot seize your personal •••

  • November 29, 2011

The Importance of Google for Your Business

70% of web searches start at Google89% of all clicks come from Google's first search page84% of people use the web to look for local businesses"Seventy percent of Web searches start at Google, and 89 percent of all clicks come from page one. Eighty-four percent of people use the Web to look for •••

  • November 29, 2011

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