Category Archives: Entrepreneurship

Back to School for an MBA

Posted on June 9, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Well, Fortune is finally getting with the program. They had an article on MBA programs and the changes to the programs in the last few years: leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship, law and other key areas. It got us thinking: If we … Continue reading →

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Should Companies Monitor Their Employees Social Media?

Posted on June 6, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

The Wall Street Journal wrote a big article about this topic in their print edition on May 12, and honestly, we should have put it out there sooner, because it’s a big topic for employers, not only in the hiring of … Continue reading →

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Cut the False Advertising Prosper.com

Posted on May 29, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

We are always looking for financial institutions that are actively lending to small business, as we define it, which is under about $5MM in revenues per year, because so few are. Even though these businesses account for over 50% of … Continue reading →

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Teaching Entrepreneurship Gets An Incomplete

Posted on May 13, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Bless the Wall Street Journal. They should read their email files once in a while. They keep writing that entrepreneurship education isn’t what it should be, ignoring the articles that we’ve written to them about our School. Now we’ll just … Continue reading →

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The Missing Driver of Sales Excellence

Posted on April 23, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

OK, sportsfans, what is it? I have to confess I missed it when I read the headline. The missing driver is ‘ listening to the market’. This is interesting, because when we do sales consulting, the missing driver is often accountability. … Continue reading →

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Why Marketing Is So Hard

Posted on March 31, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

This was a post that appeared in the Inbound Hub area of Hubspot, and it had some useful metrics to appraise your marketing program: But, the article didn’t do anything to suggest what you could do about these distressing stats, … Continue reading →

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Eulogy for Larry

Posted on February 18, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

One of my favorite and longest tenured clients died last week, fairly unexpectedly. He’d been in the hospital about two months, and home for one. I got a Spidey-sense that he wasn’t feeling well in December, although to outward appearances … Continue reading →

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You Have a Great Idea, Now What Do You Do?

Posted on January 29, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

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On Crowdfunding, Watch Out for State Regs

Posted on January 24, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

In talking to one of our clients this morning about crowdfunding, it occurred to me that when doing a listing for debt or, especially, equity, that you be sort of in compliance with state regulations. This topic has also been … Continue reading →

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Rating the Crowdfunding Platforms

Posted on January 23, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Entrepreneur in its print version had a useful article about a crowdfunding rating agency, if you will, called CrowdsUnite. We took a look at their site, and while not exactly a ratings agency, they did list 12 crowdfunding sites on … Continue reading →

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