Category Archives: Entrepreneurship

Alternative Funding

Posted on January 14, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

There’s an article in the online Wall St. Journal that was replicated today in one of the online newspapers that I get , but most of the article was cut off. American School of Entrepreneurship has a course in Alternative … Continue reading →

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Three Tips for Pain Free Performance Reviews

Posted on January 3, 2014 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Before the holidays, just in time for performance review time in the US, eblin group published a guide to doing these things right.  Since you’re all doing them now (we hope), here are some tips. 1. Be Specific. What did … Continue reading →

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Our Doc Fix

Posted on December 16, 2013 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Some things for doctors to think about Continue reading →

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When Boredom Gets The Best of You

Posted on December 11, 2013 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Boredom as a CEO hits us all. Continue reading →

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How Much Debt Should You Take On?

Posted on November 26, 2013 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Solid questions you should ask yourself before talking to a banker about a loan Continue reading →

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Obamacare has started—Are You Ready, Employers?

Posted on October 12, 2013 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Our buddy Shauna Wekerlein, world’s funniest tax CPA, has published what we think is the most comprehensive set of guidelines for employers that we’ve seen. It’s long, so we’ll give you the link below, and offer a couple of pieces … Continue reading →

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Innovation

Posted on August 28, 2013 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Recently, INC Magazine and Wired.com have done blog posts on innovation, and both run the risk of losing the trees in the forest. It seems to us that if you don’t innovate, you die as a company, because you’ve got … Continue reading →

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Pivoting From Obamacare

Posted on August 2, 2013 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Well, just as we’re trashing all things Obamacare (other than delaying the employer mandate to do it), comes word via the Wall St. Journal (Adam Janofsky, Sarah Needleman’s writing partner on Small Business) that a few hardy businessmen are hiring … Continue reading →

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How to Find Free or Low Cost Training for New Business Owners

Posted on August 1, 2013 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Sarah Needleman, writing in the Wall Street Journal online site, wsj.com, has done a good post on finding low cost or free assistance if you’re just starting your business. We as the American School didn’t get mentioned in the article, … Continue reading →

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Just Because You’ve Done It, Doesn’t Mean You Can Do It

Posted on July 27, 2013 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Norm Brodsky, who writes a regular column for INC, is someone we read regularly and normally agree with, but not with his column about the multi-time pizza store owner who decided to go upmarket. There are a variety of things … Continue reading →

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