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Waiting… to Sell Your Business

Scott Messinger — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:05:03 +0000

I just had a birthday. Yeah I know – so What… But celebrating a birthday when you are “Middle Age” by most definitions and or “old” by my teenage daughters definition a little introspection is done.… Click here to continue »

How to Double Your Customer Base Overnight – Buy a Competitor

Scott Messinger — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:00:07 +0000

As a business owner for 20 years I was involved in an industry that was expanding and rapidly growing. The size of the “pie” my competitors and I were competing over was getting larger as the industry grew and we all sought to get our share of this bigger “pie”.… Click here to continue »

Tips Get Your Business through Recession

Noobpreneur Team — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 08:44:01 +0000

Rough time does not seem to wear out anytime soon as the debit crisis is once again threatening to engulf the world economy and thereby making the investors leery about the possibility of seeing the economy rebounding in near future.… Click here to continue »

Most Valuable Skill of Todays Small Business Owner – Treading Water

Scott Messinger — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:09:43 +0000

Running a business, Owing a Business, Buying a business, or starting a business requires a whole toolbox of skills, efforts, attributes, timing and possibly some good fortune.… Click here to continue »

Do You really Believe Your Business will Recover and Thrive?

Noobpreneur — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:39:29 +0000

As an entrepreneur with a struggling business, so many times you feel powerless. Your business has been hit hard by the recession; the industry your business is in is also shifting, so you need to respond to changes accordingly – or else…

We try to be strong and optimistic.… Click here to continue »

5 Ways to Keep Your business Afloat During the Recession

Noobpreneur Team — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:25:14 +0000

Business is tough right now, real tough. With the plummeting of the markets and the recent credit downgrade, the common public is in a panic which is causing them to pinch their pennies even tighter.… Click here to continue »

Lies, Damn Lies and Government Statistics

Mitch Biggs — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:57:22 +0000

Too often, we think the data is straightforward math and simply draws on the underlying data sources. The reality is that it is anything but. The following example will hopefully illustrate the point.… Click here to continue »

Good News the Government Says the Recession is Over….What?

Scott Messinger — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:03:20 +0000

The economy will recover. Someday. Many measures have been taken to help boost the economic recovery, but evidence of a struggling economy continues to surround those in the business community, job seekers, and families trying to make ends meets.… Click here to continue »

Don’t Blame the Recession for Your Small Business Failure

Noobpreneur — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:39:39 +0000

Repeat after me: Recession is rarely being the culprit of your small business failure. You often are.

I did blame the economic downturn as the culprit of my business failure that almost gets me into personal bankruptcy.… Click here to continue »

New Research Findings: Recessions Fave Small Business Startups

Noobpreneur — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:43:55 +0000

Good news for small business startups – Recessions don’t hurt your business.

Joshua Kennon, About.com Guide to Beginner’s Investing, reported in his blog post that according to a research paper from the Ewin Marion Kauffman Foundation, The Economic Future Just Happened, some findings about small business are found encouraging:

Recessions and bear markets don’t appear to have significant impact on new businesses survivability.… Click here to continue »