How to Conduct a Profitability Check (Before Growth Kicks Back In)

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Growth is exciting. New customers, higher demand, bigger opportunities — all of that feels energizing. But here’s the truth most business owners don’t realize: Growth can actually make your problems bigger if your profitability isn’t…

Business Growth: How to Plan for (and Make the Most of) This Critical Stage 

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While it's true that every business is different from the next - and every entrepreneur will go on his or her own unique journey - there are still a few constants that we know to be true. The start-up phase, for example, is when you write…
Tax Reform Enables Deferral of Taxable Gains Into Investments in Opportunity Zones

Tax Reform Enables Deferral of Taxable Gains Into Investments in Opportunity Zones

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Those who have a large taxable gain from the sale of a stock, asset, or business and who would like to defer that gain with the possibility of excluding some of it from taxation should investigate a new investment called a qualified opportunity…
10 Mistakes Most Small Business Owners Miss When Starting Out

10 Mistakes Most Small Business Owners Miss When Starting Out

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The process of starting a small business can be an arduous one; there are numerous steps that need to be taken — and often in a precise order — to legally establish a business. As a result, the process can be overwhelming. Unfortunately,…
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9 Best Ways to Start a Business Budget to Spur and Guide Growth

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Building a business is a process that requires careful attention to many individual points, all with the goal of increasing customers, improving products, and building profit. There are many elements that contribute to the ability of a company…
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Failing May Be Fundamental to Success, According to Columbia Business School

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Article Found on Knowridge Science Report Few companies or organizations are looking to fail when they plot a new strategy.  However, turning a blind eye to the possibility that a strategy may fail can have disastrous consequences. According…

How Much is Your Monthly Brain Food Budget?

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Article By Andrew Griffiths | Found on Inc.com In business most of us are pretty good at allocating money for the bills, things that have to be paid, perhaps buying new equipment, new resources to use around the office, staff training and…

1 Bitcoin Is Now Worth More Than An Ounce Of Gold

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Article by Laura Shin | Found on Forbes Fueled by speculation that a bitcoin ETF could be approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission in the next week or so, the price of bitcoin has risen steadily, finally surpassing the cost of…

How To Be a Billion-Dollar Small Business

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Article by Derek Shoettle | Found on INC.COM It's natural to assume major players, from Salesforce to Facebook, will always have the advantage over the little guys. But even those two giants started small and had to battle larger companies…

The Biggest Secret to Success: Spend at Least 10 Hours a Week Just Thinking

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By Quora | Found on INC.COM   You've heard of people like Elon Musk and Jeff Immelt (General Electric CEO). Reading about them leads us to assume that business greatness requires little sleep and even less time with loved ones. Immelt,…