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February 22, 2012
Small Business
How can I find funding for my business?
One of the most challenging aspects of starting or running a business is finding the money you need. Entrepreneurs have several avenues to find money for their business, but no matter which source...
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Giving small businesses some credit
More than occasionally we will receive calls regarding grants or free money for small businesses. I wish barrels full of such money for small businesses existed, however, they don’t. I have visite...
Dec 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Entrepreneurial lessons from Steve Jobs’ life
This article was due the week that Steve Jobs died from pancreatic cancer so I don’t know how I could possibly write to you this month without talking about Jobs, Apple, their impact on innovation ...
Oct 28, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Survival in the wild Great Recession
Many businesses today are struggling to survive the Great Recession. As I work with clients who are prospective entrepreneurs, I am often asked about the chances of survival in this business envir...
Oct 28, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Take a closer look at the impact of innovation-based entrepreneurship
In 2000, the Kentucky legislature created the Kentucky Innovation Act, which among other things created the Innovation and Commercialization Center (ICC) program. The ICC is part of a statewide ne...
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Make It Kentucky reaches out to state’s manufacturers
In the past few months, I have talked about America’s new strategy for innovation and the three “I’s” of innovation: idea, invention and implementation. I want to focus on innovation for manufactur...
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Independent contractor vs. employee
Federal government, not business owner, has final say I am often asked about the difference between an independent contractor and an employee as if there is an economic benefit for having th...
May 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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What is innovation?
We are hearing lately the word “innovation” everywhere we go. I thought we might take some time to wonder what exactly is innovation and how does it apply to you. First, let’s say up front that i...
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The planning core
As many readers may notice, I discuss business plans on a regular basis. That is because I have seen many business owners who would have benefited from taking the time to sit down and actually pla...
Mar 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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February 2012