I wrote an article for American Express OPEN on how to compare your business to you competition. Benchmarking, as it’s called, is also a good way to research a start-up business idea. You can read the whole article here: Financial Benchmarking: How Do You Compare To Your Competitors? The free and low cost sources of [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2010
12 Steps To A Loan Renewal
We’ve been invited to pontificate about small business finance for American Express OPEN: Here’s a peek at today’s article entitled: 12 Steps to a Loan Renewal in 2010. “Temporary setback” in entrepreneur-speak rings of “loan default” in lender speak. Lenders hate bad news, even when they’re expecting it. They hate it even more when federal [...]
Slightly Paid Writing Job
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Grants for Alaska Artists
Since we’re always quick to tell people that grants to for-profit companies are rare as humble politicians, we’re delighted to have found one…a grant that is. One catch, you have to live in Alaska. From now through March 1, 2010, the Rasmuson Foundation is inviting Alaska artists to apply for grants that support the experimentation, [...]



