To grow a valuable business – one you can sell – you need to set up your company so that it is no longer reliant on you. This can be easier said than done, especially when, such as a PR consultant or plumber, what you are selling is your expertise. Scaling Knowledge To scale up […]
The Value of Financial Advice (Updated Research)

What is financial advice worth? Is working with a financial advisor worth the cost? Let’s discuss the value of financial advice with updated research data from 2019. Previous Research on the Value of Financial Advice Vanguard performed a study several years ago which showed that someone working with a financial advisor benefited by about 3% […]
entrepreneur, Fee-Only Financial Planning, FinanceHow to automate your social media marketing
Have you automated your social media marketing? It’s a work-in-progress still for me as I experiment and learn new things, especially over at the MaximizeYourMoney Financial Coaching site. The social media marketing challenge Honestly, a lot of marketing really isn’t rocket science. Yes, it definitely takes some thought, and oftentimes some creativity, but once messages […]
customers, entrepreneur, marketing, SEO, small business, Start-upHas getting seed and angel investments gotten harder?
I hear continued frustration from founders who are trying to raise funds. Sure, the media loves to talk about the companies that are getting funded, but in reality those popular companies have always been a very small percentage of the companies that are actively fundraising. Many thousands are having a hard time getting funded and […]
angel, Business, entrepreneur, Founder, founders, Funding, Fundraising, Investing, Start-up, VC, ventureEntrepreneurs need patience, but few seem to have it
Very few startups are overnight successes. In fact the “overnight successes” that you can think of right now probably took years to hit that “overnight” point. It takes time to get a new venture off the ground. And during that initial period of time (which can very realistically be measured in years) there is a […]
Business, customers, entrepreneur, Founder, Fundraising, small business, startups, venture