Use summer to refresh your business vision
Doing business in the Phoenix metro area, we are used to things slowing down a bit during the summer. Partners, customers and investors often head out of town, and we may even get a chance to get away ourselves.
Should entrepreneurs try to do it all alone?
In addition to the people we hire to provide the skills that we either don't possess or don't do as well as someone else, it is the wise entrepreneur who assembles a cadre of advisers.
Finding the right financing for your business
Laura Lindsey, an associate professor of finance at the W. P. Carey School, is an expert on venture capital and private equity, governance and financial contracting.
Tips for moving your business out of the house
If your corporate office is in the same building as your bedroom, you may want to consider moving the space elsewhere to adequately build revenue for your venture.
Effectively pricing a rental property
Clinical Assistant Professor Kathryn Eaton, shares her experiences of being a landlord in the Phoenix real estate market. This particular article deals with the confusion and uncertainty that can surround the pricing of property.
Entrepreneurs: Being best is not enough
Many entrepreneurs (and large companies, too) suffer from the idea that if they just do something better than the competition, the universe will unfold as it should and radiant beams from heaven will shine on them.
Tips from The Landlord Files
Clinical Assistant Professor Kathryn Eaton, shares her experiences of being a landlord in the Phoenix real estate market. This particular article focuses on how to handle the unexpected with confidence and poise.
Informal networks easy to form in business-friendly Phoenix
Every year various periodicals make lists of the "best places to do business" based on criteria such as business costs, labor supply, regulatory environment, economic climate, growth prospects and quality of life. Arizona usually ranks in the middle of the pack.
How to achieve the elusive competitive advantage
If there is one axiom in business, it is that every business owner wants to have an advantage over their competition regardless of the type of business they have. The question is always how to have a competitive advantage.
Equal Pay Day: Sidnee Peck
Last Tuesday was Equal Pay Day. Is this still an issue? What can I do as a woman to be sure I get paid equally?