Tag Archives: Finance

When To Take The Plunge

Posted on August 1, 2011 by asechmentor@gmail.com

We got an interesting question from a young potential entrepreneur last week on when to consider starting your own business. This is a subject that’s not often written on, (most of the commentary just focuces on how successful they were), … Continue reading →

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Financial Finagling

Posted on July 11, 2011 by asechmentor@gmail.com

I got a debt collection call from representatives of HSBC this morning, and it set me off, since HSBC was one of three banks to cut/cancel my corporate credit lines after the first inklings of financial panic hit the banking … Continue reading →

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Early Stage Innovation Money

Posted on April 29, 2011 by asechmentor@gmail.com

We find that the Obama administration has apparently released to the SBA $200 million per year in equity funding to early state startups. www.sba.gov is the SBA’s site. This is most welcome, but there’s a big catch: the government funds … Continue reading →

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How to Get the Dough, Part II

Posted on March 19, 2011 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Courtesy of the National Federation of Independent Business magazine, here is some more insight on how you can get the dough: 1. Apply for a loan! Approval rates among all banks were actually up in 2010 for 2009, but actual … Continue reading →

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Who’s Lending?

Posted on March 2, 2011 by asechmentor@gmail.com

After my post on how to get financing, I thought I’d expand a bit on who’s lending these days. 1. First, you have to have a good purpose for the money, as I stated earlier. A one page summary, with … Continue reading →

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The ASE Way Forward for You

Posted on February 25, 2011 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Last weekend, we had a call from a prospective student who was a little unclear about what we thought about how she should proceed on taking our courses to get her business up and running. So, here are some steps … Continue reading →

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Finance: How to Get the Dough When the Bank Says No

Posted on February 9, 2011 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Normally, we comment on articles that have occurred in the national or international press on the topic above that we’ve blogged about, but there just isn’t much discussion of lending problems to smaller businesses of less than 50 employees. NFIB … Continue reading →

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