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What Makes a Successful Entrepreneur According to Steve Case
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What Makes a Successful Entrepreneur According to Steve Case

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Video by Entrepreneur Magazine Success leaves clues and Steve Case says there are common characteristics among the winners in the startup world. The AOL co-founder says looking at a business owner’s track record or how they’ve dealt with different challenges can indicate how they’ll succeed in the future. Failure is helpful, he says. So is the ability to listen and take in what is happening in every aspect of your business. “You have to make sure your people are focused on the right direction. You have to be paying attention to what the market’s telling you, what customers are telling you, and what competitors are telling you,” Case says, “and having that listening gene is important.” What’s more, strong instincts and a clear vision are also crucial, as well as execution. “One of my favorite entrepreneurship quotes is from Thomas Edison, ‘Vision without execution is hallucination,'” Case says. Case is chairman and CEO of venture-capital firm Revolution LLC and a member of President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competiveness. He also serves on the board of UP Global, an umbrella organization for the Startup America Partnership, a nonprofit that Case created to jumpstart entrepreneurship across the country, and Seattle-based nonprofit Startup...

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Starting your business on a shoestring budget – Tips for a smooth beginning
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Starting your business on a shoestring budget – Tips for a smooth beginning

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Article by, Allen There are many employees who hate working under their boss and feel that owning their own business will certainly muster their courage and confidence. You can take control over your finances, set goals, reach them and also enjoy the satisfaction of accomplishing what you aim at doing. The current economy has been tough, especially for the small business owners and starting a business of your own, when there are people who have lost their jobs and have been forced to look for new jobs, is something that can’t be dreamt of. As you need a lump sum amount to start off with a new business venture of your own, you often hesitate. Who will offer you funding for your business? How will you manage to start your business without taking out numerous business loans? Are there any tips that you can follow in order to get started? Read on the remaining concerns of the article, if you want to educate your knowledge on the same. Save religiously before starting your new business: Too often it is seen that people move forward to starting a business without enough savings and they take out loans from family, friends, from the bank or from the SBA. All they expect is that they will start repaying the loans with the amount that they accumulate as their profits. Little do they realize that it takes months and years to make enough profit with which you will be able to repay the business loan lenders. As soon as the lender discovers that the business isn’t generating a huge revenue, they will deny to renew it for another year. Therefore it is certainly better to save enough money before starting off with your new business. Start your business on a shoestring budget: Yes, you might have dreamt of taking big business decisions but when it comes to reality, you should think small. Don’t rent a house when you have options of working somewhere else. Studies reveal that all those people who start their business on a very small budget are the ones who flourish later on. They’re the ones who create their goods and services with sweat than cash. Don’t take luxurious business...

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Mike Rowe From Dirty Jobs: Don’t Follow Your Passion, Live it…
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Mike Rowe From Dirty Jobs: Don’t Follow Your Passion, Live it…

By on Oct 22, 2013 in Running Your Business, Videos | 0 comments


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BY BRYAN ELLIOTT| October 4, 2013 Being an entrepreneur can be liberating. You set your own hours. You call the shots. You take a passion and create something from it. For actor Mike Rowe, the seed for being an entrepreneur was planted early in his life by his grandfather who was a handy and hardworking man. Best known for creating and hosting the TV show Dirty Jobs on the Discovery Channel, Rowe has blazed his own path in business — no matter the risk or uncertainty of it. And that’s the way he likes it. Behind the Brand host Bryan Elliott speaks with Rowe about what it takes to set out on your own, and how he is trying to ignite the job market by shining a spotlight on passionate...

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Business Apps | Ten You Should Not Live Without
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Business Apps | Ten You Should Not Live Without

By on Sep 27, 2013 in Running Your Business, Sales and Marketing | 0 comments


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One of our goals at Find the Capital is help you become the most productive you can be. A lot of us are using Smart Phones these days so in this article we thought we would highlight the Top 10 Business Apps You Should Not Live Without. There are some really cool ones… Make sure to read on! Article by, Inc. Magazine Though there’s an app for almost everything, the app marketplace is so crowded you might not know which are the best fit for you. Here are 10 apps that will make running a business much, much easier. 1. Evernote – https://evernote.com/ One of the most popular apps on the market, Evernote has evolved way past just classic note-taking. Evernote’s extended family includes Penultimate, a hand-writing app for taking notes on tablet; Web Clipper, which allows you to clip web pages coupon-style; Peek, a notecard-like study aid; and Skitch, an image mark-up tool. Cost: Free, $5 per month for premium features. Platforms: Android, iOS. 2. Tempo AI – https://tempo.ai/ Think of it like a personal assistant for your smartphone. Tempo AI goes above and beyond the typical paper calendar. It links calendar events to relevant emails and attachments for pending appointments, queues up directions to your next meeting location, and pulls up email and phone info for last-minute coordination with your contacts. Cost: Free. Platforms: iOS. 3. Xero – http://www.xero.com/ Xero is more than just a Quikbooks lookalike; its an accountant for the cloud. The money-managing web app allows you to link with banks, customers and online payment systems like PayPal–as well as monitor payroll and budgeting software as you grow. Cost: $19 to $39 per month. Platforms: Android, iOS, OS X, Windows. 4. Feedly – http://www.feedly.com/ Don’t worry about Google Reader’s impending retirement. Feedly, a news-aggregator app, compiles the latest articles from your favorite blogs and web publications–plus any podcasts and YouTube channels you subscribe to. (Ahem. Don’t forget to add Inc.) Cost: Free. Platforms: Android, iOS or on your web browser. 5. Sleep Cycle – http://www.sleepcycle.com/ You know those days when a snooze button just isn’t enough? Sleep Cycle helps with that. This alarm clock app uses motion sensors to analyze your sleep patterns, and wakes you up during the lightest phases of sleep. You just pick a half-hour window in which you want to wake up and the app takes...

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The Top Five Business Decisions Ever!
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The Top Five Business Decisions Ever!

By on Sep 27, 2013 in From Find the Capital, Running Your Business | 0 comments


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Article by, Brent Virkus of Find the Capital and TRiTON Capital Advisory Last week we wrote about the Top Ten Worst Business Decisions Ever. The response from our followers was incredible. This week I thought I would highlight the Top 5 Best Business Decisions Ever. According to Forbes Magazine they are as follows: Business leaders make thousands of decisions each year, and sometimes, a single decision can have a powerful far reaching impact. In the book,The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time, Verne Harnish explores those “black swan” decisions that brought great success at companies like Zappos, Intel, Tata, Toyota and many others. Below is Harnish’s personal list of the greatest business decisions of all time. #5 Greatest Decision—General Electric. Jack Welch’s decision to fully fund a first-in-class training center at Crotonville, led to the development of hundreds of great leaders who practiced the “GE Way”. #4 Greatest Decision—Samsung. Their decision to launch a sabbatical program that sends top talent all around the world continues to be the secret behind Samsung’s success as a global brand. #3 Greatest Decision—Wal-Mart. Sam Walton’s decision to hold Saturday morning, all-employee meetings led to a culture of rapid information and decision making, which in turn created one of the biggest companies in the world. #2 Greatest Decision—Apple. The board’s decision to bring back Steve Jobs, after firing him a decade earlier, led to amazing product innovation and to the creation of one of the most valuable companies in the world. #1 Greatest Decision—Ford. Henry Ford’s decision to double the wages of his workers enabled him to attract the talent he needed, and helped insure a class of worker who could afford the very products they were building. Let us know what do you think are the greatest business decisions in history…   “How to Finish Your Business Plan in 1 Day or Less!“ Watch this FREE Presentation to Discover A Simply Business Plan “Short-Cut”….    ...

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What Type of SBA Loan is Right for Me?
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What Type of SBA Loan is Right for Me?

By on Sep 27, 2013 in From Find the Capital, Project Financing, Running Your Business | 0 comments


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Article by, Brent Virkus of Find the Capital and TRiTON Capital Advisory Now that the economy seems to be getting better, we are getting a lot of questions from our clients about SBA financing for their small business and real estate investments. In this article, we thought we would give you a quick rundown on exactly what an SBA loan is and how it works. Whether you’re looking to expand your business, purchase or refurbish equipment, take on new real estate or refinance an existing mortgage or agreement, a small business administration (SBA) loan can achieve modified financing in order to help your company grow. An SBA loan has been the answer to many cash-flow issues that otherwise successful businesses have had.  This business loan is guaranteed in part by the U.S. Small Business Administration and can offer certain small business-specific benefits which are not available with other types of loans.  These loans can be used for a wide range of purposes and are often utilized in order to support owner-occupied commercial property, maintain or purchase new equipment, as working capital, for furniture or fixtures, with leasehold improvements, for debt refinancing and for start-up capital. Types of SBA Loans: SBA 7(a) Who is Eligible: SBA provides loans to businesses — not individuals — so the requirements of eligibility are based on aspects of the business, not the owners. As such, the key factors of eligibility are based on what the business does to receive its income, the character of its ownership and where the business operates. SBA generally does not specify what businesses are eligible. Rather, the agency outlines what businesses are not eligible.  However, there are some universally applicable requirements. To be eligible for assistance, businesses must: Operate for profit Be small, as defined by SBA Be engaged in, or propose to do business in, the United States or its possessions Have reasonable invested equity Use alternative financial resources, including personal assets, before seeking financial assistance Be able to demonstrate a need for the loan proceeds Use the funds for a sound business purpose Not be delinquent on any existing debt obligations to the U.S. government Ineligible Businesses A business must be engaged in an activity SBA determines as...

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