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WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: ReValue Has Unique Approach for Investment Guidance Doing Good For The Broader Community (Episode 283)
On today's Business Beat, Jeff speaks with Angela Barbash, CEO of Ypsilanti-based company Revalue, about how she helps individuals make for-profit investments that have a positive impact on society. Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn more about how Revalue and how you can make an impact through your investments: Tune in to...
Ask the Experts: Armando Ojeda, Angela Barbash, and Marcia Dawood on StartupNation Radio
On this week's episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff speaks with StartupNation's subject matter experts from SCORE Mentors: Armando Ojeda, Angela Barbash, and Marcia Dawood. Tune in to the full StartupNation Radio show with Ojeda, Barbash and Dawood to learn about the SCORE Mentors program and hear about each mentor's unique experiences: This episode is co-hosted...
What You Must Know Before Raising Investment for Your Business
The following is excerpted from “Investor Ready,” courtesy of Julie Barber, CEO of Spark! Consulting www.areyouinvestorready.co.uk Before you dive into planning your investment approach, there are some important things to think about. StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings on Dell products and accessories: Learn more here Do you really need investment? You may well reply, “Of...
Former NFL Player Kamerion Wimbley Tackles Entrepreneurship Post-Football Career
If you watched NFL football any time from 2006 through 2014, you've likely heard the name Kamerion Wimbley. Wimbley was a nine-year NFL veteran who played for the Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans. He played his college ball for Florida State. Now, Wimbley is an established entrepreneur whose passion for business is easy...
Should You Buy That Underfunded Startup?
When it comes to investing in startups, especially in the tech sector, headlines are crowded with “unicorns” and “unicorn wannabes.” It’s always the companies that have garnered incredibly high valuations and are collecting round after round of funding that populate the headlines, and for good reason. Whether they’re destined to be the next Lyft, or...
Top 5 Things to Invest Your Money in for Your Startup
Business is going well for you, and you’re pocketing more profit that ever; you deserve a pat on the back. But before you book a vacation on an exotic island somewhere with that extra money, consider putting some of your profits back into your business. When you invest in your own business, you can help grow...
Q&A: Serial Entrepreneur Ryan Blair on Investing in and Mentoring Aspiring Startups
Throughout his career as a serial entrepreneur, Ryan Blair has created and sold numerous companies for hundreds of millions of dollars. Blair is the former CEO of ViSalus, a healthy lifestyle company that went from startup to more than $1.6 billion in cumulative sales. Currently, Blair runs HashTagOne, where he and his partners invest in high...
How the World of Fintech is Changing Finance for Entrepreneurs
Part of my job as a millennial money expert is to stay up to date on all the changes going on in the world of finance. One of the areas in which I’ve seen some radical change is in the world of Fintech. In a relatively short amount of time, Fintech has managed to revolutionize...
From Funding Startups to Existing Businesses Make VRCI Properties Your Funding Choice
VRCI Properties in the Top 100 and in the Top 10 of the "Savviest in Social Media & Boomers Back in Business" Categories Congratulations to VRCI Properties, located in Kankakee, Illinos, for being named in the Top 100 for 2014 Home-Based 100 Business Winners and in the Top 10 of the Savviest in Social Media...
Robert Kiyosaki Interview-Part 2
On Tuesday, you heard from Robert Kiyosaki, investor, entrepreneur and author of The New York Times, international bestselling book, “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” with 26 books in the Rich Dad series. Here is the continuation of our interview: What main pieces of advice do you have for entrepreneurs and new investors today? I would say...
Exclusive Interview with Rich Dad’s Robert Kiyosaki
Recently, I met Robert Kiyosaki, and he agreed to offer his advice to the StartupNation audience. Robert is the author of The New York Times, international bestselling book, “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” with 26 books in the Rich Dad series. As an investor, entrepreneur and educator with unconventional perspectives on money and investing, he has...
How Much Stake Do You Feed An Angel (Investor)?
You know your startup will need outside financing - an angel on your shoulder who blesses you with cash. But you want to keep as much control of your company as possible. What do you do? “The object is to delay outside investment and build as much value as you can into your business before you...