3 Strategies to Make Your Budget Count

A budget shouldn’t be something you draft at the beginning of the year, stash away in a drawer, and then compare with your year-end numbers to see how you did.  That may sound ludicrous, and that’s because it is.  Unfortunately, the way many business owners use their...

The “Right” Investor Depends on Timing

Too many entrepreneurs approach fundraising thinking that all money is the same.  “An ‘investor’ is someone with money, and therefore all people with money can be an investor in my business.”  Well, not exactly, and here’s why. The right investor entirely depends on...

Five Common Finance Mistakes Made by Startups

Entrepreneurs are gutsy. They understand the customer, and they are always trying to provide the right value to the customer.  But sometimes entrepreneurs make mistakes.  Especially when it comes to the finances of the business, which are not always at the forefront...