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Nov 21, 2024
Financing the Future: Insights as 2024 Wraps and 2025 Begins
Nov 20, 2024
What I Am Learning Using Kill Criteria and Rod Santomassimo’s Brokerage Techniques
Oct 8, 2024
Maximizing the Potential of Small Lot Subdivisions in Land-Constrained Cities
Oct 7, 2024
Case Study: AeroTech – The SBA 504 Debt Refinance Program: Expanded Flexibility for Business Owners
Sep 12, 2024
Case Study – How the New SBA 7(a) Multiple Loan Allowance Can Transform Your Business Strategy
Sep 2, 2024
My father wants to retire but is worried about the future of the business
Jun 3, 2024
Does your Company’s Financial Statement Say It’s Ready for Growth?
May 7, 2024
Pioneering Energy Efficiency in Data Centers
Mar 19, 2024
Strategic Secrets of Credit Scores in Business and Commercial Real Estate Finance
Mar 8, 2024
The Case for Real Estate versus the Appeal of the S&P 500
Feb 22, 2024
Understanding Closing Protection Letters in CRE Finance
Jan 26, 2024
Innovation in Advertising: How BRLO’s Playful Parody Can Inspire the Real Estate and Business World
Nov 10, 2023
Free Trader Agreements in Real Estate Transactions
Nov 7, 2023
When 1031 Fails, 453 Prevails: A Guide to Smart Real Estate Tax Strategy
Nov 7, 2023
Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs): A Comprehensive Guide for Real Estate Investors
Oct 3, 2023
Real Estate Line of Credit vs. Traditional Refinance: A Comprehensive Analysis
Sep 4, 2023
Mediation, Business Planning, and Exit Strategy: Lessons from the 805 Night Market Saga
Sep 4, 2023
Cohousing for Expats in Mexico: Community, Accessibility, and Wellness
Aug 28, 2023
Buying a Company on the Verge of Bankruptcy
Aug 11, 2023
Crowdfunding: A Comprehensive Guide to Definition, Operation, Types, Benefits, and Challenges
Aug 11, 2023
How Not to Get Screwed Buying a Franchise
Aug 11, 2023
Profit and Loss Statement: A Comprehensive Guide for Small Business Owners
Aug 10, 2023
Understanding the Asset Turnover Ratio: Importance, Calculation, and Improvement Strategies
Aug 10, 2023
When Do I Chase After Big Clients versus the Ones I Have Now?
Aug 9, 2023
Profit Margins: Definition, Formula, and How to Calculate
Aug 9, 2023
When Do I Buy or Lease a Property for My Business?
Aug 9, 2023
How Do I Analyze the Business My Boss Wants to Sell Me?
Aug 8, 2023
Can My Business Afford to Become a Supplier to the Government?
Aug 8, 2023
Government Grants or Credit Lines for Your Business?
Aug 7, 2023
Cheapest Ways to Finance an Expansion of Your Business
Aug 7, 2023
Why Does the Bank Really Need My 24-Month Projection for My Loan Request?
Aug 6, 2023
Best Ways to Build Your Business Credit Profile without Personal Guarantees
Aug 6, 2023
Does My Bank Understand Cash Flow Management in My Business?
Aug 5, 2023
How Can I Prove to a Lender That My Business Is Ready for Contingencies?
Aug 5, 2023
When to Lease or Buy Equipment: Making Smart Choices for Your Business
Aug 5, 2023
Understanding Why You Have Insufficient Cash Flow
Aug 5, 2023
Why You Shouldn’t Apply for an SBA Loan
Aug 4, 2023
Why Your Bank Denied Your SBA Loan Request
Aug 4, 2023
The Pros and Cons of Secured vs. Unsecured Business Loans: An Unbiased Comparison
Aug 3, 2023
How Economic Trends Impact SMB Financing: A Discussion
Aug 3, 2023
The Process of Refinancing a Business Loan: A Step-By-Step Guide
Aug 2, 2023
Understanding Collateral in Business Loans
Aug 2, 2023
The Impact of Market Trends on Business Financing
Aug 1, 2023
Deciphering the Fine Print: Understanding Your Business Loan Agreement
Aug 1, 2023
The Role of Credit Scores in Business Financing
Jul 31, 2023
Strategies for Improving Your Business Cash Flow
Jul 30, 2023
How to Determine the Best Financing Option for Your SMB
Jul 30, 2023
How to Apply for a Working Capital Loan: A Step-by-step Tutorial for SMBs
Jul 29, 2023
Understanding the Basics of a Line of Credit: A Comprehensive Guide for SMBs
Jul 29, 2023
Top 10 Myths and Misconceptions About Business Loans Debunked
Jul 28, 2023
Why You Should Consider a Line of Credit for Your Business: Key Benefits and Insights
Jul 28, 2023
Experience Our Piece of Heaven
Jul 28, 2023
Understanding Working Capital Loans: Essential Insights for SMBs
Jul 27, 2023
The Power of Asset – Based Lending: A Comprehensive Guide for SMBs
Jul 27, 2023
The Power of Asset-Based Lending: A Comprehensive Guide for SMBs
Jul 27, 2023
Invoice Financing for SMBs: A Complete Guide
Jul 26, 2023
How Factoring Services Benefit SMBs: A Comprehensive Guide
Jul 25, 2023
The Ins and Outs of Trade Finance: An Essential Guide for SMBs
Jul 24, 2023
Mediation: A Path to Ensuring Continuity in a Family-Run Construction Business
Jul 20, 2023
A Comprehensive Guide to Equipment Financing for SMBs
Jul 18, 2023
Invoice Financing for SMBs: A Complete Guide
Jul 6, 2023
Succession Planning in Family Businesses: Insights from Gucci’s Legacy
Jun 15, 2023
Cohousing 2 – changing needs
Jun 15, 2023
Make an effort not an excuse
Jun 15, 2023
Threats Affecting Your Business Value | Part 4 of 4
Jun 13, 2023
Goal Setting
Jun 10, 2023
A Timely Response to a Structural Problem in Ventura County: Supportive Housing for the Unhoused and those with Substance Abuse Disorders
Jun 10, 2023
Most Business Owners Don’t Know If They Have Enough Money to Retire
Jun 9, 2023
Aiden tshirt transition away from gifts
Jun 8, 2023
Can You Retire After You Sell your Business?
Jun 8, 2023
I swam my best laps
Jun 7, 2023
How to Manage a Toxic Client
Jun 6, 2023
When Cancer Comes Knocking on Your Door. The Five D’s in Real Time
Jun 6, 2023
Let’s Talk About Receivership – A Position of Trust
Jun 6, 2023
Who wins? The Social and Financial Costs of Senior Independent Living versus Cohousing
Jun 5, 2023
Why is considering a healthcare tenant a key to success for your retail property space?
Jun 3, 2023
Article Notes and Highlights for Los Angeles Times Article “A snapshot of new state government efforts to tackle California’s housing crisis”
Jun 2, 2023
How to survive in a rising rate environment
Jun 1, 2023
I drive my college-age son to school.
May 31, 2023
What are the 7 habits of a successful business owner?
May 30, 2023
How Business Owners can find revenue opportunities in the Infrastructure Bill
May 29, 2023
Irritation Brings Inspiration
May 29, 2023
“Who is Tesla to You?” Supply chain failure and exit planning
May 28, 2023
The Beauty of the Bolt-On Acquisition
May 26, 2023
Commercial Loan Workout or Modification? Three things to prepare
May 25, 2023
A Worthwhile Alternative to Foreclosure: Receivership
May 24, 2023
The Value of Being an Expert Generalist
May 22, 2023
The Tenseness of Terrible People Talking Shows the Value of Communication and the Four “C’s”
May 22, 2023
How to Escape Gridlock without Flying Cars
May 22, 2023
Hazards of Being an Entrepreneur while Managing Elderly Parent Care
May 21, 2023
Using the Year-End Personal Review-Journal – Step 2- DESIGN
May 20, 2023
Shame and Rage Goal Setting
May 19, 2023
How to Decide to Buy Businesses or Real Estate During a Recession
May 19, 2023
Nury Martinez and The Business of Integrity
May 18, 2023
Best Buy used to lose $1B/Quarter – How are they still around?
May 18, 2023
How did a College Dropout Build a $3 Billion Real Estate Empire?
May 16, 2023
Six things that went wrong and went well this week as a business owner
May 15, 2023
Can you schedule creativity?
May 14, 2023
How are lender’s analyzing your Post-COVID business or real estate loan?
May 13, 2023
Using the Year-End Personal Review-Journal – Step 1- REFLECT
May 9, 2023
It’s Not Your Fault
May 7, 2023
Infinite Relationship with Money & Wealth: Part 2 of 2
May 6, 2023
Weekends are for investing, Part 3
May 4, 2023
Infinite Relationship with Money & Wealth: Part 1 of 2
May 4, 2023
You Can’t Be What You Know Nothing About
May 4, 2023
Take Your Shot
May 2, 2023
Part 1 of 2 – SECRET SAUCE – What do lenders do with all your financial information when you’ve made a financing request?
May 1, 2023
Creative Forms of Capital
Apr 30, 2023
Challenging NIMBYism in Housing Conversions: Large Office Floorplates as a Solution
Apr 29, 2023
What do IBM, Maersk, and CNN have in common that will help you outperform your competition?
Apr 29, 2023
Twelve years ago – My Story
Apr 29, 2023
Self Help or Help Others?
Apr 28, 2023
Chase Fulfillment – Make Your Business Give You More Energy Than It Takes
Apr 26, 2023
Anne Heche Prince Estate Planning
Apr 25, 2023
How Cohousing Can help Reduce Violence
Apr 24, 2023
Saving a $3.2MM Business Deal: A Husband & Father’s Strategies
Apr 22, 2023
Ever deal dies three times
Apr 20, 2023
You need to create “junk” to be successful in your field
Apr 19, 2023
How much would you pay for a distressed commercial mortgage note? Part 1
Apr 17, 2023
Cohousing: A Better Alternative to the Single-Family Residence and a 30-Year Mortgage
Apr 16, 2023
Doing beyond what is required
Apr 14, 2023
How Caring for my Elderly Parents Convinced Me to get into Cohousing as an Investor
Apr 13, 2023
Advice from a Hawk
Apr 11, 2023
The Best Work Divides the Audience – How Rick Rubin Unlocked a Cheat Code for Me
Apr 10, 2023
Are you the bottleneck?
Apr 10, 2023
Using the Year-End Personal Review-Journal – Step 4 – VISION
Apr 9, 2023
Cohousing 5 ROI
Apr 7, 2023
Cohousing 7 not a rejection of capitalism
Apr 6, 2023
How to Deal with Setbacks in Your Business or Real Estate Project
Apr 5, 2023
Here’s What Successful Business Owners are Doing to Beat Inflation
Apr 4, 2023
How Writing Everyday Improves Other Parts of My Life
Apr 3, 2023
When will SOFR level out?
Apr 1, 2023
How I saved a $3.2MM Business Sale from Blowing Up
Apr 1, 2023
Doing versus saying during
Mar 31, 2023
Everybody is Crushing It Except You
Mar 28, 2023
You are a Self-Harm Machine
Mar 27, 2023
When Do You Know If You’re Ready to Increase the Value of Your Business?
Mar 27, 2023
Return of the Mack – All-Inclusive Trust Deed (AITD)
Mar 22, 2023
Using The 10-Minute Rule to Keep your Life in Order
Mar 22, 2023
Six Mistakes When Raising Capital for Business or Commercial Real Estate
Mar 21, 2023
Cohousing 8 Homelessness and Supportive Housing
Mar 18, 2023
How I learned doing nothing is the best answer many times
Mar 18, 2023
Sharpen your pencil
Mar 18, 2023
Three ways to be an Entrepreneur and Manage Elderly Parent Care
Mar 18, 2023
Using the Year-End Personal Review-Journal – Step 3- ACTION
Mar 18, 2023
The Test of Resilience in Death
Mar 17, 2023
Weekends are for investing, not spending
Mar 14, 2023
Managing Cash Flow When Your Income is Irregular
Mar 14, 2023
Proof Your Network is Your Net Worth – An inspirational story for entrepreneurs
Mar 13, 2023
How do you scale your capacity to lead as a business owner?
Mar 13, 2023
Seven ways to guarantee commercial lenders approve your financing request
Mar 12, 2023
CRE is better than stocks and crypto – Why ? 4 Reasons
Mar 12, 2023
Manage Scenarios, Not Your Gut
Mar 12, 2023
Cohousing 3 Offers Real Economic and Environmental Benefits for BTR
Mar 11, 2023
Cohousing 4 Development Strategies
Mar 6, 2023
How Will the Infrastructure Bill Help Business Owners?
Mar 6, 2023
Learning How to Ask for Help
Mar 6, 2023
Your business has lost 10% of its value – Here’s the math
Mar 6, 2023
How to Duplicate Yourself and Scale Your Business
Mar 4, 2023
What to do When it isn’t “Your Day”
Feb 25, 2023
Cohousing 6 Marmalade Lane
Feb 24, 2023
Part 2 of 2 – SECRET SAUCE – What do lenders do with all your financial information when you’ve made a financing request?
Feb 22, 2023
Remove “Firefighter” from your Responsibilities as an Owner/Entrepreneur
Feb 22, 2023
Using the 10-Minute Rule After Someone’s Passing
Feb 22, 2023
Saturdays are for investing toward
Feb 21, 2023
NIMBYism and the Housing Crisis: Why Large Office Floorplates Don’t Work for Multi-Family Conversions
Feb 19, 2023
A Special Request to Friends and Family
Feb 13, 2023
How do you turn your business into a giant BUY button? Hire a Deal Doula
Feb 13, 2023
My son thinks he wants to be an entrepreneur
Feb 12, 2023
Building Wealth with a T.E.N.T.: My Journey to Financial Freedom
Feb 12, 2023
Want to secure the Food Supply Chain? Fight for Improved Electrical Infrastructure
Feb 11, 2023
My business is in finance for business and commercial real estate
Feb 10, 2023
Clean out your fridge
Feb 9, 2023
Take Your Shot – A True Story About being Fearless and Friendly to Find Opportunity
Feb 8, 2023
Using the Year-End Personal Review-Journal – Step 5 – CONSISTENCY
Feb 5, 2023
How Scott Galloway exits by design, not circumstance
Feb 4, 2023
Positions Currently Open at Shōkunin
Feb 3, 2023
Sentient or Not, AI is Going to Make a Wonderful Impact on Lives – Especially Those With Dementia
Feb 3, 2023
The Soul Becomes Dyed with the Colours of its Thoughts
Feb 3, 2023
Is the American Dream Over for your Family? Tips to create a legacy
Feb 2, 2023
Using the Year-End Personal Review-Journal – Step 6 – CELEBRATE
Feb 2, 2023
Reverence to the Human Condition
Feb 1, 2023
50% of Businesses Miss Out on Tax Credit: Update Your Knowledge of Inflation Reduction Act
Jan 31, 2023
Reasons the Fed will need to stop raising rates
Jan 30, 2023
Why using “Woke” as a Pejorative is Bad for Your Business
Jan 29, 2023
How Cohousing is an Intergenerational Wealth Strategy
Jan 27, 2023
The Importance of C-PACE in a tough lending market
Jan 27, 2023
SOFR Rate History and Forecast 2025
Jan 26, 2023
How to Duplicate Yourself and Scale Your Business
Jan 25, 2023
Pros and Cons of Leasing vs. Buying Equipment for Business
Jan 24, 2023
Look for the Next Problem to Solve, Not Which Product to Sell
Jan 24, 2023
Avoid These Four Mistakes in a Recession
Jan 22, 2023
Choose Your Path
Jan 21, 2023
Sometimes the worst thing to happen isn’t so bad.
Jan 21, 2023
Cohousing: A Better Alternative to the Single-Family Residence and a 30-Year Mortgage
Jan 21, 2023
Five ways to keep a good attitude when things aren’t going as planned
Jan 20, 2023
How mezzanine rising rate
Jan 19, 2023
What You Say and What They Hear
Jan 15, 2023
The Importance of Step 2 of the 7 Habits of Highly Successful People
Jan 14, 2023
HBO’s Succession is a Perfect Exit Planning Exercise for Business Owners
Jan 12, 2023
47% of small business owners say they won’t make it past the fall
Jan 12, 2023
Daily Typeshare – Week of 08.28.2022
Jan 9, 2023
Top 10 Money Moves Business Owners Make to Growth Wealth
Jan 2, 2023
Don’t be a Roomba in December
Jan 2, 2023
How to close your deal with Mezzanine or Preferred Equity in a rising rate environment
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