Posts Tagged ‘making an informed financial decision’

• Wind it Down?
  tamelarich, January 13th, 2010 at 12:02 am, Comments: 0

  One of the reasons I didn't shut down my unprofitable business sooner was that I had no idea how to do it. Don't laugh. No one goes to business school to learn how to wind a business down and every red-blooded entrepreneur wants to focus on growth, not failure. Here's what Rick Mitchell, bankruptcy attorney [...]

• Serenity Prayer for Floundering Businesses
  tamelarich, December 23rd, 2009 at 1:03 am, Comments: 0

  The Kauffman Foundation just published a study of 549 company founders of successful businesses in high-growth industries.  My favorite finding: "40 percent cited lessons learned from failures as extremely important – the second-highest “extremely important” rating." I didn't believe it, either In my experience, the key to learning from failure is to first accept it. [...]

• Your Home’s Heating System: Part One, Calculating the Cost and ROI of Replacement
  barrieabalard, December 3rd, 2009 at 12:01 am, Comments: 0

  It’s likely that the most expensive—and essential—item to replace in your home is your heating system. Today, next week, and possibly one more week, I’ll explore the topic and provide you with links for further digging. This week we will learn about costs for replacing natural gas systems, and next week we’ll take up oil [...]

• While Nero Fiddles in Washington
  tamelarich, October 28th, 2009 at 1:09 am, Comments: 0

  When politicians pay homage to all the "right" constituencies on the campaign trail, small biz is in line right behind motherhood and apple pie. Then they're elected. Last October I actually took the time to write to my representative suggesting Congress should focus its attention on programs for banks whose business models hadn't been sidetracked [...]

• When Do You Replace Your Old Car?
  barrieabalard, September 24th, 2009 at 12:01 am, Comments: 0

  Before we get into the meat of our subject, hello! I’m so pleased to help kick off StockTwits’s new personal finance blog community. I’ll be blogging weekly about various subjects, and I hope you’ll make our new blog community part of your regular routine. When to replace a car can be a complicated decision if [...]