Front of the House: Taj Mahal Syndrome
First time restaurant entrepreneurs are often mistakenly under the impression that making the front of the house look like the Taj Mahal will somehow bring more customers and result in higher revenue....
View ArticleSmall Business SEO: Passing Go
This is not an article about the end of SEO as we know it (or how you wish you didn’t need to pay other people to figure out for you.) Yes, Google has made changes. Yes, those changes have, in fact,...
View ArticleLeader By Proxy. The New Small Business Owner
I don’t consider myself a business owner. I married a man that has an established company. The road from the beginning, nine years ago, to now has been a difficult one, but so much has been learned...
View ArticleFirst Ever Small Business Community Chat: Join in!
The Small Business Community on Google Plus recently broke 1,000 members and to make the most of it, we’re kicking off the first ever Small Business Chat. The chat events will be held weekly, and each...
View ArticleSmall Business Community Hangout Recap
The first Google Plus Small Business Community Hangout was a success. The topics for discussion were broad and it was a very insightful fun experience. The Community which has now surpassed 1,100...
View ArticleBusiness: The Pursuit of Excellence
My father is a retired fighter pilot of the United States Air Force. He now works for Boeing and while he is no longer a pilot, he still works with the same character and strength he always has. His...
View ArticleSmall Business: How Not to Do It
There are countless “How To” and “Top Ten” (or some other number) articles on the subject of starting up, sustaining, and growing a small business. We thought it might be fun to take a different tack...
View ArticleA New Restaurant Opening: Large or Small?
It was finally time to open the doors after 87 days of renovations, menu planning, equipment and furniture buying, painting, inspections, licensing and vendor sourcing. What’s next? How about a grand...
View ArticleSoul Mates: Merchant Cash Advance and Silicon Valley VCs
Almost 1 year ago to the day, I wrote a piece titled How the Facebook IPO Affects the Merchant Cash Advance Industry. In a most fitting way to commemorate this anniversary, it was reported early this...
View ArticleRestaurant Problems: Time Temperate Abuse
In the past two weeks of operation at my new restaurant, I have had to throw out 10 pounds of pulled duck, 30 pounds of chicken breasts and 8 pounds of chicken livers. Why? Not because my freezer or...
View ArticleFederal Minimum Wage and Common Sense
I have never understood how our congressional elected officials could arrive at the conclusion that what is good for one state is good for all states in this American Republic that we call the United...
View ArticleThe Entrepreneur
They paint their faces, they unsheathe their swords. They look fearless even if they are in fact full of fear. Some wear a full body of armor and others have no armor at all. We’ve all seen them, but...
View ArticleDoes Culture Make a Difference?
I came across this video that describes the work culture of Kabbage, an Atlanta-based business lender. It’s strikingly different from the way many of the MCA and business lending companies in New York...
View ArticleVenture Capital Firm 500 Startups Launches $25M Fintech Fund
The accelerator’s other fintech investments include credit management platform, CreditKarma, online bank, Simple, payments startup Flywire and financial comparison site iMoney.
View ArticleBanks Admit They’re Scared of Startups
A recent report from PwC surveying 544 CEOs who believed that 23 percent of their business was “at risk” by fintech innovation.
View ArticleJP Morgan Opens Doors for Startups. Literally.
The bank plans to start an “in-residence” program for startups on the block who show potential to ‘disrupt’ and solve problems in areas of automation, blockchain and analytics.
View ArticleAfter CEO Exit, California State Probes Zenefits
The company, valued at $4.5 billion, let health insurance reps fake the mandatory 52-hour training course that is legally required to sell insurance
View ArticleVenture Capital Firm 500 Startups Launches $25M Fintech Fund
The accelerator’s other fintech investments include credit management platform, CreditKarma, online bank, Simple, payments startup Flywire and financial comparison site iMoney.
View ArticleSquare Buys Analytics Startup for Its Merchant Cash Advance Team
Framed Data uses machine learning to predict user behavior and purchasing decisions.
View ArticleBanks Admit They’re Scared of Startups
A recent report from PwC surveying 544 CEOs who believed that 23 percent of their business was “at risk” by fintech innovation.
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