Author Archives: tina jones

Week 6 Business owners know that every once in a while, you hire a great one.  Whether they were great straight out of the gate or they grew to be great while working for you, you don’t want to lose them.  According to How to Hire A-Players written by Eric Herrenkohl, there are some waysContinue reading “Retaining Your GREAT Employees”

Reflection from The Founder’s Dilemmas by Noah Wasserman Week 5 Being the founder of a company is not easy.  Being a co-founder of a company is harder.  One would think that working with a partner would make things easier.  In addition to the division of the work, you also must decide who gets which title. Continue reading “Role Dilemmas ENT 600”

ENT 600 Week 4 If you are trying to build a successful business, hire people that can help you build it.  Hiring A-Players not only helps you build your company, it also allows you to have a life. If you hire people that can run the company without you, the value of your company evenContinue reading “ENT 600 Hiring an A-Team”

The importance of financial statements to entrepreneurs. As I embark on reading Entrepreneurial Finance by Steven Rogers,  I realize the importance of financial statements to an entrepreneur.  Financial statements are a picture of the company in its present state of financial health that can be used to project the future of the business.   Each statementContinue reading “ENT 650 Week 3 Importance of Financial Statements”

As a founder of a company, I can certainly appreciate the importance of social and human capital.  While my company was a small endeavor, the social capital that I had built was invaluable as we needed a loan.  Imagine a young couple with a drive for doing business but very little money.  Luckily, the youngContinue reading “ENT 600 Week 3 Building Social and Financial Capital”

How did I miss the concept of crowdfunding? Thanks to an Entrepreneurial Finance class, I happened upon these wonderful platforms. Now, all I need is an idea. Something wonderful that will solve all the worlds problems. You may be as confused as I was about this. I have reviewed several wonderful sites such as Kickstarter,Continue reading “ENT650–Crowdfunding”

As entrepreneurs do what entrepreneurs do, it is important to know what your ideal outcome will be.  Going into my business, I knew that I wanted a long term income.  I see many entrepreneurs establishing the business, valuing the business and selling the business.  The business is not personal to them and it is easyContinue reading “ENT600 Week 2-Wealth vs Control”

Week 2 As I write this week’s summary of this book, I am amazed at the amount I have absorbed from this book.  I am still reeling about the ideal client.  The relief that I felt from reading the book and learning that you do not have to please everyone was overwhelming.  I have thoughtContinue reading “Duct Tape Marketing by John Jantsch”

Week 1 It took two weeks to get the book Duct Tape Marketing, but I was not disappointed.  This book is easy to read and has a nice flow about it.  There are seven fundamentals as named  by Duct Tape Marketing.  The first is developing a strategy before your tactics.  The strategy is your planContinue reading “Duct Tape Marketing by John Jantsch”

ENT 640 Supporting and Harvesting Supporting I think that supporting is the most important section in the book Winning Angels the 7 fundamentals of early investing by David Amis and Howard Stevenson.  I have started off small so I did not seek out capital, but I have needed advice.  The section on supporting broke itContinue reading “ENT 640 Supporting and Harvesting”