Confused by Alternative Finance? 10 Types of Alternative Lending Explained

  The alternative financing industry has been growing by leaps and bounds, and it has been a boon for countless small business owners in need of funding. But all this growth has turned the industry into an unregulated hodgepodge of lenders, platforms, and products. The truth is the term “alternative finance” is really catch-all phrase [...]

Five questions a financial planner should ask you – Life Inc.

  Preparing for your first sit-down with a financial planner can be more than a little intimidating. After all, a good planner covers a lot of terrain, from analyzing your investment portfolio, estate plan and health care costs, to helping you figure out how to fund college or retirement accounts, to making sure you’ve got [...]

‘Next Big Thing’: The Top 50 Start-Ups

Venture capitalists are still investing in flashy Internet start-ups, but the “Next Big Thing” is more likely to be a maker of humdrum Internet plumbing for businesses. The Wall Street Journal’s third annual ranking of the top 50 venture-capital-backed companies shows a crop of contenders that overall are focused less on online consumers than in [...]

Magic Formula For Turning Ideas Into Reality

Nagging thoughts can stop even the greatest ideas from becoming a reality. These 5 steps will build your dream into a dream company.   During a recent session with a new client I learned that he had launched and sold seven businesses. He’s 31 years old. Conversely, another client, grasping for ways to save her [...]

How To Raise A $1M Seed Round

You have a great idea but not funds… welcome in the real world! A very interesting post about this matter, if you search some investors, you should read it. [note mg]   When I talk to my friends who are not currently at startups, or the Silicon Valley, the perception is that VCs and individual [...]

PayPal Payments Lets Small Business Take Your Money Any Way They Want

Via Scoop.it – Internet Billboards Internet News PayPal Payments offers the ability to take in-person payments as well as accept payments online and using mobile devices. Via mashable.com

The Accountable Executive, Part 1 – Overview | Insurance Thought Leadership

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards This is the first article in a six-part series based on the material from the book, The Accountable Executive, expected to be released in the Spring of 2012. In this series, Hal Johnson and Ed Street of LeadershipOne, address what they observe as major contributors to low accountability cultures – which [...]

TODAY’S LEADERSHIP MANTRA: Fear.

Why be afraid of success? In principle this seems unlikely and yet being successful can have many implications for our lives. The positive side as: The pride of having successful recognition of his peers Improved financial position. An interesting promotion in society and so on. You may say “how can we be afraid of a [...]

LinkedIn for Sales People in 30 Minutes a Week

Business professionals must understand that LinkedIn has become the defacto reference site that other business people use to check them and their company out before engaging with them in any meaningful way. Without a LinkedIn profile you take the risk of being over-looked in favour of those who have profiles and are actively engaging with [...]

How Much are You Over-Paying for Your Auto Insurance?

Via Scoop.it – internetbillboards In good times, it’s natural that we pay less attention to our individual expenses. But today, regardless of our current situation, we all need to save as much money as possible. And, when it comes to saving money, the experts agree one of the best places to start is with your [...]

Is the euro crumbling? Brilliant BBC video explains all

Via Scoop.it – Countdown to Financial Armageddon The eurozone is in crisis, but what went wrong? Show original

‘Dr Doom’ Nouriel Roubini calls on Greece to declare bankruptcy and leave the euro

Via Scoop.it – Countdown to Financial Armageddon Greece has been urged to leave the euro and default on its debts by the so-called ‘Dr Doom’ economist who predicted the credit crunch and financial crisis. Show original