Posts Tagged ‘Family’
The Essential Guide to Family Member Loans
Family loans are loans between relatives and family members. For some, borrowing money from a relative is a better option than taking a loan from a bank. With family loans, the borrower is not restricted to use the funds for a particular purpose, the rates and terms are typically better, and since family members know…
Read MoreWork Life Balance Tips: Priorities
The first step to having a balanced work and family life is to have an understanding of what is important to you. Are the priorities in your life balanced with your time commitments? When I was working in the corporate world, I was out of balance emotionally so I was unable to find balance in…
Read MoreAn Important Benefit for New Mothers
One of the biggest benefits employees are looking for when they join a company is not stock in the company—it’s flexibility for parents to be parents. Maternity and paternity leave policies are crucial to retaining top talent these days, but there’s one thing you can do that will set you apart from all the other…
Read MoreWhat First-Time Parents Need to Know About Building a Startup
Having recently crossed the one-year mark with my daughter, my first and—my wife assures me—only child, I started thinking about the commonalities between raising a human in that first year, and building something in the business world. After starting Rented.com, I thought I would share some learnings that might be useful to other founders and…
Read MoreWhere is the Best Source of Early Stage Investment?
If you have been following our recent insights, you’ll be up to speed knowing that professional investors negotiate tough terms, from provisions of control over asset acquisition, eventual sale of the company, future investments, forced co-sale when others attempt to sell their shares and more. And yet, in an earlier post, we spoke of the…
Read MoreInside the Life of a Working Mom: How Women Can Have It All
For some reason, the 2012 Atlantic article, “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All,” has always fueled me. At the time that was written, I had a 3-year-old daughter, was pregnant with my second child, and wanted nothing more than to prove that article wrong. I wanted the career and the family. And not just the token…
Read MoreDoes Your Business Need Money? Read This!
The subject of raising money is critical to many businesses and a passing option to others, depending upon the capital efficiency of the enterprise. Some businesses require very little capital and the founder can self-finance the enterprise and retain 100% of its ownership and control from ignition through liquidity event (startup through sale). For you…
Read More4 Great Business Ideas for Stay-at-Home Moms
During the first few years of being a new mum, all of your time is taken up looking after your little one. As they grow up, though, and especially after they start going to school, you might find yourself at something of a loose end. This can be a difficult period, perhaps the first in…
Read MoreHow to Handle 5 Common Sales Scenarios
The most successful entrepreneurs are great salespeople. Have you ever seen Steve Jobs, Elon Musk or Mark Benioff presenting in front of thousands of people, all eagerly listening and buying into their vision? If Jobs, Musk or Benioff weren’t true masters of sales and fantastic storytellers, there would be no Apple, Tesla or Salesforce. Here’s…
Read MoreFamily-Run Franchises: Are They Right for You?
If you’re close to your family, it might seem a natural extension of your personal relationship to move into a business one. Many families choose to go into the franchise business together, to varying degrees of success. Here’s what you should consider before mixing business with pleasure in your family. Are You Able to Separate…
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