Search Results: by Mark Pond, MILS
Way back in February of this year, I wrote an article outlining the various options for funding a new business venture. If you want to explore, that article can be…
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Consider this: I’m a 51-year-old, married, white male with a master’s degree. I have two kids who are in their late teens/early 20’s, I enjoy an above average household income…
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Back again, folks! Over the past few columns I’ve written on the business startup process and we’ve burned a good amount of ink discussing various funding approaches: bootstrapping, searching…
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So, you have an idea for a business. Great! And now, the next hurdle…funding. Where to find the money that will allow your business to get up and running? That is, sometimes literally, the $1,000,000 question.
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I hope the new year is off to a start that is lining up with expectations and without unexpected surprises! Speaking of surprises, there’s no foolproof way to protect your business from unpleasant shocks, but there are some legal strategies that can help minimize the impacts.
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One of my professional goals is to bring the tools and business support expertise to our libraries across eastern Washington and northern Idaho. As that effort gathers momentum, the Spokane Public Library, Spokane County Library District, and the entire effort at StartUp Spokane (www.startupspokane.com) stand ready to support our region’s businesses.
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Business ownership. Entrepreneurship. Economic Development. Intergenerational accumulation of wealth. Public libraries. The relationships between these may be apparent for some items on the list, less so for others.
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