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Sell Up & Sail?

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It must be Easter soon, or some other major holiday, because I’m thinking (or more dreaming in my case) about travelling and quite possible not coming back. You know what I mean, the sort of ‘ I’m going now and I maybe a while…’ holiday.

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Merchant Cash Advances: Alternative Funding Goes Mainstream

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With an increasing number of banks either ending their small business lending or placing more and stronger restrictions on access to small business loans, it should come as no surprise that business owners are turning to other sources to find the working capital needed to grow their companies.

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Job vs. Your Own Business

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People of my parent’s generation still had “jobs for life”, at least to me it seemed like most people had jobs for life. It was often equated to having a stable and secure life for yourself and your family. Even if that was the reality then, jobs for life do not exist anymore today!

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7 Questions To Ask When Considering Equity Finance For Your Business

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Do you have a registered limited company? For equity finance to work, you need to have a limited company (occasionally limited partnerships are acceptable), which then allows for the allocation of company shares to your external investors.

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Waiting for complaints to respond to is normal. Going looking for them is better

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I was talking with a bunch of business owners the other day and was explaining a phenomena called The Complaint Iceberg. I’ve written about it a bit more here.