Angel, Advocate and Thought Leader, Joe is a serial entrepreneur whose business mission is to foster and cultivate entrepreneurship in the US and abroad. More →
Talking “Jobs” with Rusty Humphries
2Just a few days ago, I was on The Rusty Humphries show. Many of you wanted to listen to the recording so here it is in two format.
The main topic of our discussion is the recent speech made by the President on the new plan to create jobs in America. Small business was the [...]
Health Care Reform – 3 Truths and 5 Parts To a Solution
2This is a rough outline of the thoughts I have been working on. I’d appreciate and welcome any CONSTRUCTIVE input to improve on this.
There are 3 simple truths that relate to this health care debate that are un-deniable.
Truth 1: Health care is NOT a right owed to us by government (neither is hair care, car [...]
The White House Jobs Summit – What should have really happened
1Granted, people like myself and small business advocate Jim Blasingame didn’t get our invitations to attend the Jobs Summit in DC this week. You can find my recent appearance on Jim’s radio show here.
But Jim and I shouldn’t be too offended. After all, neither did the US Chamber of Commerce, National Restaurant Association or half [...]
Now THIS is free enterprise at it’s best
0What do entrepreneurs and small business owners do when banks forget what they are in business to do?
We get creative and survive.
This should be a lesson to policy makers in DC. Bailouts and government funded programs were not necessary for this entrepreneur. He just needed the freedom to be creative and make free enterprise [...]
Does unemployment encourage entrepreneurship?
0Here’s the audio track from a recent radio show I did with host Wayne Powers on WBT (Charlotte) on the topic of growing unemployment and what that means for entrepreneurship.
We also end up talking about small business in general and what government should/should not do (purely opinion) to make this a better business and growth [...]
Securing bridge financing – a linkedin question
0To get the most out of this post, listen to the audio version by scrolling to the bottom. The text is simply an outline of the audio.
Q: I need to secure some bridge funding to cover expenses between now and closing on some Angel funding in a few months. Any suggestions?
A: When it comes to [...]
Before You Buy That Business Plan Template
2Writing a business plan can be a daunting task. Unless you earned an MBA and learned how to build a business plan from the ground up, you may be tempted to take a shortcut.
Buying business plan software or a business plan template is seldom the right choice.
Don’t get me wrong, if you are just [...]
Reinventing Your Chamber In Real Life
0A few months ago, I wrote a couple of posts about Reinventing the Chamber of Commerce.
Article 1 – What Happened to the Original Social Network?
Article 2 – Reinventing the Original Social Network
But I wanted to go a few steps further than just talking about it. I wanted to actually do something about it.
So let [...]
Thrive In The New Digital Eco-System
0I was reading through a business plan the other day. It was sent to us from a budding entrepreneur in the UK. He was looking for some tips and guidance on the market opportunity and “fund-ability” of his plan. In the business plan, he referred to the online marketplace as “The Digital Eco-System”.
The online [...]
Answers to Raising Capital
0Here’s a question that came in from an entrepreneur. It identifies a common mis-understanding about Angel investors. Hope this helps others reading the blog.
I’m starting up a bicycle restoration shop / bicycle themed bar in the heart of Williamsburg Brooklyn. I’m also considering purchasing a mixed-use investment building on the Bedford ave strip in which [...]
