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  5 Fatal Errors to Avoid When Starting a Business - a must read for entrepreneurs and business owners

Featured Article in the SpotlightBy Holly A. Magister, CPA, CFP®

It never ceases to amaze business owners how some seemingly simple decisions, made during the early years of their business startup, can become fatal errors down the road.  After meeting with many business owners across a broad spectrum of industries it’s common to find them enduring the consequences of the same, or similar, errors over and over again.  In most cases these early errors become very costly.  In some cases they are fatal.  Below are the 5 most common errors to avoid when starting a business.

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  Points to Ponder Before Transferring the Family Business
By C. Eric Pfeil, Esquire and Nicole L. Phatak, Esquire

Anyone who owns a family business is intimately familiar with the blood, sweat, and tears associated with building and then keeping the business viable.  Nevertheless, it is not unusual for the business entrepreneur to postpone consideration of various issues involved in transferring the business to the next generation, including determining the value of the business.

This lack of preparation is often one of the reasons the risk of failure increases as family businesses are transferred to succeeding generations.  As an analogy, think of selling a business in much the same way as selling your home.  The time to address issues is not on the cusp of a sale, as this reduces bargaining power.  Rather, prepare the home before you list it for sale. Similarly, you must prepare for the transfer of your business if it is to occur successfully.  In anticipation of this most important event, here are a number of points to ponder.

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  What Can an Entrepreneur Learn from Google Nexus?

Share Our PassionBy John Sutherland, President, Ennova, Inc.
 
While Google’s Nexus is hot, the question is: “will it be a game changing device”?  Will it disrupt the Smart Phone industry by bringing in new capabilities that sweep away the incumbents?

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