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Inside the Angel Investor Mindset

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Angel investors have become more cautious in light of the recent economic uncertainty, trying to reduce their risk exposure by including more angels in each deal, according to the Angel Market Analysis for the first and second quarters of 2008 released by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.
According to the [...]

7 Must-Ask Questions When Seeking New Career Training

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On Tuesday, Katie Yeakle, executive director of American Writers & Artists, Inc., shared her small-business wisdom with us. Today, she provides valuable advice on seeking legitimate training for a new career.

Katie Yeakle,
American Writers & Artists, Inc.
Executive Director


 

What are some things to be aware of when looking for the appropriate training to start a new business or [...]

I Appeared on ABC News Now - Promoting Home-Based Business

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I appeared on ABC News Now, ABC’s online initiative, in an interview with Tory Johnson. She was great and it was yet another opportunity to offer advice for smart home-based business practices as well as to encourage people to enter the 2008 StartupNation Home-Based 100.
Click on the screenshot directly below to view the video.

How did [...]

What is YOUR money mentality?

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The number one reason for business, and personal, failure is the “lack of knowledge” about MONEY!
As a successful business owner, running a multi-million dollar retail product placement company, I know first hand how being bad with money can be, and how being cash starved is always fatal.
I hate to admit that I did have money [...]

Prep for CNBC’s The Big Idea

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I’ve been appearing here and there on The Big Idea with Donny recently. Thought you might get a kick out of how the show comes together and the role of so-called experts (yours truly included) who are invited on the show.
Below are the emailed questions I received from the producers in advance of my most [...]

Managing Your Business Credit and Cash Flow in a Down Market

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As if we didn’t know it, the New York Times wrote today,
“Banks struggling to recover from multibillion-dollar losses on real estate are curtailing loans to American businesses, depriving even healthy companies of money for expansion and hiring.”
Yep, tough times. We all are well aware of the fact that everyone’s getting more conservative including customers, vendors [...]