by Jerry Vance | Feb 19, 2016 | General Business
3 Politically Economic Reasons to Hire a Financial Analyst A recession can put anyone out of business. All business owners know that the broader economy in which they operate could betray them at any time. Understanding the direction and impact of potential economic... by Jerry Vance | Feb 19, 2016 | General Business
4 Ways to Differentiate Your Product or Service In 2004, the largest social media sites were MySpace (with 86 million users) and Friendster (with less then 10 million users). It seemed that the social media niche had been filled. MySpace was growing rapidly. So... by Jerry Vance | Feb 6, 2016 | General Business
3 Economic Lessons from World Events Finance is useful in large part because of its ability to convert qualitative principles into quantitative dollar amounts. In a cost/benefit analysis a financial analyst converts both cost and benefit into a discounted cash flow... by Jerry Vance | Feb 6, 2016 | General Business, Uncategorized
Credit & Loan Options for Small Businesses Successful small businesses need credit to grow. Struggling small businesses need credit to survive. Here are five sources of funding that don’t require selling equity, pulling cash out of pocket, or begging from friends... by Jerry Vance | Jan 18, 2016 | General Business, Uncategorized
In Disney’s 1997 cartoon adaptation of the Greek legend of Hercules, the evil Hades says to his kindhearted-but-enslaved underling, “Meg, Meg, Meg, my sweet deluded little minion. Aren’t we forgetting one teensy-weensy, but ever so crucial little, tiny detail?”... by Jerry Vance | Jan 18, 2016 | General Business, Uncategorized
The term value is frequently misused. Dollar-store advertisers use it to mean that even though something is complete garbage, at least it’s cheap garbage. Portfolio managers use the term “value” to mean an underpriced-but-valuable asset. That’s better, but also...