Dawn Fotopulos
Dawn Fotopulos is the founder of BestSmallBizHelp.com, a site dedicated to helping struggling solopreneurs. The site is home to an array of valuable tools for small business owners that will guide you through all the steps necessary to develop a successful small business. Dawn also serves as Associate Professor of Business at The King’s College in NY. She’s a frequent commentator at MSNBC’s “Your Business,” the NY Times Small Business Summit, the Kaufmann Foundation’s Fast Track Program, and Forbes.
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5 Tips for Small Business Startups
Quick Books Community for Self-Employed is a fun place for me to hang out and to hear everyone’s stories. What a great crowd. If you’re running a small business or thinking about it, you should…
5 Cybersecurity Tips for CPAs
Every day, CPAs handle documents populated with their clients’ most sensitive personal details. Names; addresses; Social Security Numbers; bank or savings account details; credit card numbers; tax information. These details and others are there on…
Dawn’s Stop-Doing List
Stop cutting your prices to find more clients. Do mine your existing client base for new revenues and referred business. A 5% increase in retention of a profitable customer yields a 25-85% increase in bottom…
3 Keys to Build Your Brand
If I see one more Facebook ad that talks about how to build your “brand” I will engage in primal scream therapy. Building a brand is not hard, as online marketers would lead you to…
Hacking Shark Investors: The Ultimate Pitch Guide
What’s the difference between a shark and any other fish in the sea? Ever think about that? Sharks come in all sizes and shapes with over 450 different species on the earth. The smallest is…
When Should I Book Revenues?
It’s the end of one year and the beginning of the next. Small Business owners have some discretion as to when they book revenues on the last day of the year. First you have to…
Can My Business Qualify for a Credit Line from the Bank?
One of my beloved business owners just asked, “Can my business qualify for a credit line from a bank, a traditional lender?” It matters because if your business can meet traditional lender requirements, your interest…
A CPA’s Real Job
CPAs think their important job is to complete and file clients’ taxes during tax season. If you’re a CPA or bookkeeper, the most important job is to help your clients build profitability, cash flow and…
Think Like a Banker and Get the Loan
Jim Blasingame is a small business owner’s best advocate. Jim and I caught up last week and these are the three small business tips every business owner should know, but doesn’t. Apply for a Loan…
