Business Owner Articles

Possible scenario(s) of the future of various industries

Change is inevitable I imagine some of this will not turn out quite as planned, but it's interesting to think about, just the same. In 1998, Kodak had 170,000 employees and sold 85% of all photo paper worldwide. Within just a few years, their business model...

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Top 10 Investors’ Investment Criteria

Investor's investment criteria in rough order of importance for all investors Source - Harvard Business School Division of Research Enthusiasm of entrepreneur Trustworthiness of the Entrepreneur Sales potential of the product Expertise of the Entrepreneur Investors...

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Why Choosing Franchise Ownership over Starting from Scratch

So if I scared you in the last blog about the 85% failure rate you are now being realistic about your chances. I also promised a way to get into business that is less risky, ready. I?m writing this to both newbies and serial entrepreneurs, consider a proven concept...

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Keep it Confidential: When Selling your Business

Confidentiality when selling your business The best way to relate to a situation is imagining you are there. If I were in a job, everything is going well, and then, rumor has it the company is on sale. The first thing it would come to my mind would be, what?s going to...

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Why EBITDA is Not Cash Flow

Why Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation, and Amortization (EBITDA) is Not Cash Flow Published  by Axial  November 2013 by Cody Boyte   There is often a misconception that EBITDA is synonymous with cash flow. While most seasoned deal professionals are...

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