by Billy Epperhart | Jan 11, 2016 | Business Blogs
As a leader or manager, giving strong directives is a balance of empowering, clarifying and instigating. It is the task of getting things done while also making room for suggestions. Especially in the start-up phase, it is vital to be clear but open when you give...
by Billy Epperhart | Dec 28, 2015 | Business Blogs
If you know me well, then you know I love to read. My library is a little overwhelming. I love reading from many different sources on the same subjects because I’m able to pick up nuances and tricks from each author. I then combine all that and form my own...
by Billy Epperhart | Dec 7, 2015 | Business Blogs
The past two weeks, we’ve been talking about getting funding for your business. Thus far, we’ve covered yourself, friends and family, and Angel investors. Today we’re going to branch out into the last two levels of funding: Venture Capitalist and...
by Billy Epperhart | Nov 23, 2015 | Business Blogs
An important step in starting your business is securing funding. There are five levels of funding that entrepreneurs have access to. Now understand for the purposes of these blogs, that anytime we use the word equity, it simply means that it is not a loan. When...
by Billy Epperhart | Nov 16, 2015 | Business Blogs
Starting a business can seem intimidating—but in reality that part can actually be pretty simple. It’s everything that comes after forming the business that is difficult: funding (which we’ll talk about next week), taxes, vision, plans, partners,...