I am excited that the Wall Street Journal featured Rush on Business as one of the blogs that provide insight for would-be franchisees. One of my passions for a long time on the blog is providing information to franchisees on pre-investment due diligence. Recently I ran across a potential franchisee that was told by a
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Raising Capital for Your Business Seminar
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I’ll be one of the speakers at the Raising Capital seminar sponsored by BIZ this Tuesday, March 24th at 8:00 a.m. The seminar admission fee is $30.00 and features entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and accountants. The seminar is designed to help the entrepreneur plan successfully for an investment in their business.
For more read here.
Is Buying a Business or Franchise Right for You?
In these tough economic times many individuals have lost their jobs. As a result, many are thinking of opening their own business or buying a franchise to replace the income lost from their former job. Franchise lawyer Charles Internicola has an excellent post on the topic. Charles has also published a new book, An…
Partnership Agreements
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Partnership agreements (also known as Buy-Sell Agreements) are like prenuptial agreements for people that are in business together. The formation of any business with multiple owners should include a buy-sell agreement. Why? Because reality dictates that it is not a matter of IF your partnership will end, but rather WHEN your partnership …
Asset Protection Does Not Need to Be Sophisticated
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You’ve worked hard to build a successful business and have built up some significant personal assets. You were smart enough to sell stocks before the recent stock market downturn so you have a fair amount of cash built up. You own a few pieces of real estate. One night your 18 year old son is…
Raising Venture Capital: Presentation at BIZ
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There has been considerable interest in raising venture capital among several entrepreneurs in the Des Moines area recently. For those looking to raise capital you won’t want to miss an upcoming event sponsored by BIZ.
Matt Kinley, senior vice president of Pappajohn Capital Resources and Equity Dynamics, will be the BIZ guest and speaker at…
The Franchise King: How to Research a Franchise
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One of my favorite franchise related bloggers is Joel Libava who is affectionately known as The Franchise King. He has more franchise related blogs than possibly anyone on earth. He also has written an informative book on the steps needed to effectively research franchise opportunities.
Libava is quoted in a recent Entrepreneur article on How…
More on Twitter and the Workplace
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Read my post on IowaBiz for More on Twitter in the Workplace. Twitter is a micro-blogging application that is quickly becoming the new "thing" for business networking and marketing. Chances are you may already have an employee in your business on Twitter. Don’t get left in the dark.
Don’t believe it’s a big deal?
2009 Iowa LLC Law Changes: Real Estate Transfers
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My partner Pat Burk weighs in with a blog post on the new Iowa LLC law and real estate transfers. It’s a great blog post because LLCs have long been the entity of choice for real estate ownership. The post includes a discussion on statements of authority and title examination.
Pat distinguishes nicely my…
Is Buying a Fitness Franchise a Solid Investment?
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The Des Moines Register has an interesting article on the fitness business market in Des Moines. Included in the article is a discussion on the growing number of 24/7 franchises in Des Moines. So, it begs the question, "Is buying a fitness franchise a solid investment in this market?"
I have represented a number of franchisees in the fitness industry.