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Requesting Rent Concessions in Response to Coronavirus
Business owners may need to seek rent concessions during the COVID-19 crisis. What’s the best way to request rent help or rent abatement from your landlord? Read More
How to Get COVID-19 Related SBA Disaster Loans
Do you have a small business impacted by COVID-19? Read these tips on how to apply for SBA disaster loans during the coronavirus crisis. Read More
Protect Your Business from Coronavirus with a Disaster Assistance Loan
The SBA announced a new disaster assistance loan program that can provide relief to small businesses affected by COVID-19, or the Coronavirus. Read More
6 Important Business Plan Mistakes to Avoid
A long or hyperbolic business plan can turn off investors quickly. Eliminate red flags with these six important business plan tips. Read More
The LLC Operating Agreement Demystified
An LLC operating agreement is a set of rules and provisions that outlines company structure, management, compensation and other internal issues. Read More
Taking Stock in Main Street: The Importance of Small Business
Small businesses make up 99.9% of all businesses and employ millions of Americans. Learn more about the importance of small business investing. Read More
‘Know Thy Numbers’ Installment #2 – Accounting Principles in a Nutshell
GAAP rules are accounting principles and concepts that shape how we present financial information. These are the 12 “Commandments” of GAAP accounting. Read More
Consensus Decision Making: How Much Compromise is Too Much?
In the decision making process, trying too hard to achieve consensus leads to suboptimal results. Consensus decision making should include the best of everyone’s input. Read More
5 Mistakes Avoided by All Successful Entrepreneurs
Successful entrepreneurs know the importance of delegation, a good idea and lessons to be learned from failure. Avoid these five mistakes made by startups. Read More
Without Good Governance, Family Businesses Go Nuclear
3 Case Studies on the Importance of Good Governance To put it bluntly, proper governance does not come naturally for most private and family businesses. It requires leadership to understand that good governance protects the business, and is worth the sometimes substantial time and effort required to achieve it. Families will never be perfect. Which […] Read More