I am facilitating two Simple Steps to Business Success courses at Women’s Initiative. The first class starts on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. It will meet on Mondays and Fridays for 11 weeks from 9:00 am until Noon. The second class starts on Wednesday, August 22nd. For more information, visit the Women’s Initiative Website. You must attend a My Business Action Plan meeting prior to enrolling in the class. These classes fill up quick.. so if you or someone you know needs top-notch entrepreneurial training.. this is it!
What Employers Need to Know About Claiming the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit
This article is courtesy of the Alameda County SBDC: Many small employers that pay at least half of the premiums for employee health insurance coverage may be eligible for the small business health care tax credit. This credit can enable small businesses and small tax-exempt organizations to offer health insurance coverage for the first…
What Entrepreneurs and Start-Ups Need to Know About Insurance
I wanted to share information about this upcoming workshop: Insurance products provide coverage for a variety of exposures faced by businesses today. However, insurance is a probability and numbers game. Join John Tallarida in this essential seminar for business owners and the attorneys who represent them, as Mr. Tallarida brings his years of experience in…
Cautious Optimism
This week I had an opportunity to attend the East Bay/San Francisco Economic Forecast Conference. The Bay Area Council Economic Institute teamed with the UCLA Anderson Forecast to pull back the curtains and gaze into the future. They presented forecasts for the Nation, State, and Bay Area. The presenters were cautiously optimistic that the economy would…
Enroll Now! Business and Entrepreneurship Courses
I am facilitating three courses during the first six months of 2012: Small Business Management (Online) at the College of Alameda. This class will be conducted online and will begin during the week of January 23rd and end during the week of May 21. For more information, contact me and to Enroll, click here. Small Business…
Business Financing
Developing a solid understanding of how business purchases are funded is essential for both business buyers and sellers. I encourage all business buyers and sellers to familiarize themselves with the most common forms of financing used for Main Street and Middle Market business transactions. Bank Financing Bank financing for Main Street businesses is typically in…
Why Branding and Documented Systems Add Value to a Business When it’s Time to Sell by Rose Stabler
A business valuation is not about what a company is worth in the current owner’s hands, it’s about the company’s transferable value. It’s about the probability that the business will sustain its profitability and continue to grow with a new owner at the helm. Therefore, the factors that contribute to the company’s stability and consistency…
Entrepreneurial Insights: Garage Door Installation and Repair Companies
Each week, Sunbelt hosts an internet radio program in order to provide information about buying, selling, and managing privately-held businesses. The show, Entrepreneurial Insights, is broadcast every Friday at 2 p.m. Eastern, and is hosted by Pino Bacinello (Sunbelt office owner in Vancouver) and Matt Ottaway (Sunbelt’s President). Each episode features the insight of guests who…
Ethics and Leadership
An effective and ethical leader has the following traits / characteristics: Dignity and respectfulness: He respects others. An ethical leader should not use his followers as a medium to achieve his personal goals. He should respect their feelings, decision and values. Respecting the followers implies listening effectively to them, being compassionate to them, as well as…
College of Alameda: Student Mock Venture Capital Presentations
Please check out these videos from my students: Royalty Events BStreet Louisian Gumbo
