I have been working in personal finance for 18 years, am a Certified Financial Planner(TM), and hold a Master of Science degree in personal financial planning... Mint.com and Quicken, both products of the company Intuit, are clear leaders in the personal finance application space. Mint.com is fo...
I face the same challenge! I came up with a separate name that still represents my brand but doesn't force users/partners/clients to try and remember my complicated name.
Hi! I would be careful in compensating only by commission. This will give you the kind of sales reps you might not want. If you were to invest your time, would you not want to receive some kind of fixed fee for the invested time? Also, by paying commission based, you are telling the sales guy t...
I would join facebook and insta groups that focus on the beauty industry and entrepreneurship. Once you do that, you can pose your questions there and will be surprised how many people will be willing to help with your query.
While you may have diverse experience in different sectors, industries and/or clients - your personal brand can be synthesized so that it captures your zone of genius... the thing you are know for. In my case, I worked in consumer packaged goods and consumer brands... but when I went on my own ...
Hi, from my experience, I believe it wouldn't of been his choice. Industrial temporary or very specific services must be classified as such: very limited to what they sell or serve... Hence the not elsewhere classified. I'm assuming his business is in fact a sort of random one... Sole proprietor...
There are a lot of pieces to this, but I'm glad you're asking. This can absolutely be done DIY, but you're right, it's time consuming and there are a lot of pieces to keep track of. An agency will already have a process in place to manage these different pieces for you. My agency specializes in P...
I highly recommend reading the book "Blue Ocean Strategy" that is the best and simplest way to map out the landscape of the marketplace and identify opportunities or methods of differentiation. If you don't have time to read the book I'm sure there videos out there summarizing and explaining the...
DO NOT hire a BD person. First, a startup with <$10m/yr revenue almost surely has nothing to offer another company that is interesting to them for BD. Not enough attention, not enough users, not enough revenue-sharing, etc.. BD only works when BOTH sides move the needle on something important ...
It's understandable that you may feel uncomfortable sharing your IRA investment statement, as it is a private financial document. However, if your agent is requesting it as part of the application process, you may need to weigh the importance of getting your application approved against your conc...