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Monday Inspiration – Perseverance

Steve Jobs co-founded Apple Computers with Steve Wozniak in 1976. In 1985, after a few years of below-average sales at Apple, Jobs was phased out of the company. He went on to purchase Pixar Animation Studios and became the largest shareholder of Walt Disney after the Pixar and Disney merger. Upon his return to Apple in 1997, Jobs brought to the company many changes and a much-needed revitalization. He brought in a new management team, redesigned marketing tactics, and introduced… Read More

Monday Inspiration – The Critical Ingredient

Nolan Bushnell is an entrepreneur who started more than 20 companies, including Atari, Inc., Chuck E Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre, and Brainrush. Bushnell is credited with the famous gaming aphorism, “easy to learn, difficult to master.” Bushnell’s success can be partly attributed to a willingness to execute his ideas. Without initial action and perseverance to follow through on ideas, a truly successful business cannot be developed.

Fed says 72% of small businesses can’t get loans. Here’s why…

From HuffPost Small Business Blog: According to the Federal Reserve less than 28% of small businesses are able to get loans because of tighter restrictions... That means roughly 21 million businesses can't obtain traditional loans, so they have to rely on friends, family, factors, angel investors, crowd funding, credit cards, etc. That is a gauntlet that Clint Eastwood wouldn't want to go through. So what's the cause? How can you boost your chances? When these small business owners go for… Read More