Funding and Building your Business

Twenty-eight percent of the small-business owners in a recent survey have planned for knowledge transfer from these experienced older workers to other workers.

The companies planned to release a joint offering called Salesforce for Google Apps today, combining online customer relationship management software with productivity applications.

”Our competition will probably be looking to contract. By us expanding, we think we’ll be in a great position,”

Starting a new venture during difficult economic times raises the stakes. To prosper, companies need the infusion of new and additional voices at the table to tackle issues in a way they haven’t been addressed before. Tough times ultimately better the industry because they force companies to change.

One of the best moderators in tech, she has a way of needling folks and asking the questions they don’t want to answer.

Without good interviewing skills, however, you could extend an offer to someone who’s ultimately not the right fit for your company.

They’re violent, they’re ruthless, they have caused misery to many, but you can’t fault their business sense: mafia bosses know how to make a profit.

"The Internet provides a perfect stage for fraud because bad actors in the loan industry can easily portray a professional image that provides unsuspecting small business owners with a false sense of trust."

What do you expect to see from an entrepreneur whom you don’t know or have a casual introduction to before scheduling time to listen to a pitch?

Start-up Speed Dating will give you the opportunity to practice and refine your pitch in front of a select group of Investors, other experienced CEO’s and Entrepreneurs. All who apply will be invited to a special tips and tricks "pitch" workshop on May 1.