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Succeeding in today's rapidly changing global economy requires a different way of thinking and conducting business. Sustainable wealth creation demands strategic thinking and carefully planned acti....
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Success Breeds Success Midas Mentors™ empower business owners through critical insight, information and guidance based on real-world experience and success. Midas Me....
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How can I become a Value Architect&trade....
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The Nation Speaks The transformation of America's private businesses is borne on ideas fueled by experience and sparked by creativity. Improve your awareness of the practic....
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Behind the Value Renaissance Privately held businesses constitute 99.7 percent of American companies, generate more than half of GDP and create eight of every 10 new jobs. ....
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- MidasTimes -> Curious Clusters of Cash: Major Lobbyist-Client Connections among Health Care Interests
Large Health Care Firms, Not Small and Medium Businesses, Represented on Capitol Hill OpenSecrets.org published a database revealing sizeable campaign contributions to Cong....
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News and Events March 5, 2012 - Rob Slee s....
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Midas Mentors™: A Proven Breed Midas Mentors™ are Midas Managers™ who give back. These tested and accomplished business owners have creat....
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- MidasTimes -> Small Businesses Find a New Source for Funding
These days, small-business owners are turning to credit unions for loans. Unlike banks, most credit unions haven't suffered from multibillion-dollar losses from subprime lending. Also, many investo....
- MidasTimes -> An Open Book
The practice of sharing financial information with employees called open-book management can help small and medium businesses in particular promote discussion, fulfill goals, ease management, incre....
- MidasTimes -> Small Firms Wait for a Credit Thaw
Credit markets may be freeing for large companies, but many small businesses are still finding it difficult to get loans as banks curb credit and rebuild their capital bases. According to the Feder....
- MidasTimes -> More Small Firms Drop Health Care
As smaller businesses cope with reduced revenue and increased health-care premiums due to the recession, many of them have no choice but to stop offering health insurance. Only 38 percent of small ....
- MidasTimes -> Entrepreneurs Pack Up and Go Home
Due to the recession, many small-business owners are relocating their businesses from storefronts to their homes. But unfortunately, this change means additional challenges, such as home-business z....
- MidasTimes -> Help!
"For nearly 10 years I have harangued about the lack of value being created by America's business owners. Time and again I have written that at least 3/4 of all private businesses w....
- MidasTimes -> My Journey To Congruence With My Customers
"In the wealth management and financial planning businesses there is often a disconnect between what clients vlaue and how planners get paid. I've noticed that in my own business this ha....
- MidasTimes -> In Recession Specials, Small Firms Revise Pricing
Many small businesses are revamping their pricing strategies to accommodate consumers during the recession – and enjoying success as a result. High-speed internet access provider Towerstream ....
- MidasTimes -> Beyond Products
In addition to products, countless businesses across all industries are now offering services to generate a regular income stream and higher margins, reduce fixed capital investment, build loyalty ....
- MidasTimes -> Local Efforts to Save Main Street Bring in Traffic
Consumers and groups all over the country are running buy-local campaigns in an effort to support their neighborhood's small businesses. For instance, Ginger Pet House Owner Ginger MacCutcheon part....
- MidasTimes -> As Bankruptcies Surge, Fewer Emerge
In May, 7,514 businesses filed for bankruptcy, increasing last year's number by 40 percent. Even when the recession ends, economists predict that the rate will stay high for at least a year due to ....
- MidasTimes -> Dropping Home Values Crunch Credit Lines
Many small-business owners fund their business with a home equity line of credit (HELOC), like Marcia and Tom Blackwell did when they launched their business, Blackwell's Organic Gelato, in 2005. I....
- MidasTimes -> Obama Admin Considering TARP $ for Small Business
The U.S. Treasury is contemplating using Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) funds to increase Small Business Administration (SBA) loans for small businesses affected by the recession. Of the $12....
- MidasTimes -> Starting on a Shoestring
Some businesses have significantly reduced overhead costs, enabling them to survive the recession. How? First and foremost, by being flexible with noncrucial business functions. More specifically, ....
- MidasTimes -> Small-Business Groups Want Aid Plan Details
The Obama administration is considering various proposals to help small businesses obtain loans, but the initiatives are not generating much enthusiasm from small-business advocacy groups. One prop....
- MidasTimes -> Dallas-Fort Worth Small-Business Owners Say Health Plan's Price May Be Too Steep
House Democrats and the Senate Health, Labor and Pensions Committee both proposed national health care reform bills this week requiring employers to supply health insurance or pay a fee. In respons....
- MidasTimes -> Entrepreneurs Win Tax Case Versus IRS
With the U.S. Tax Court's recent ruling allowing Nebraska farmers and active investors Paul and Alicia Garnett to deduct losses against salary and investment income, tax advisers will probably star....
- MidasTimes -> Among Small-Business Owners, Signs of Hope
Small-business owners feel increasingly hopeful about the economy based on the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) monthly optimism index – since March, it has increased by 6.9....
- MidasTimes -> Smartphone Apps Fuel Business
In addition to using smartphone applications for conducting a broad range of tasks, small businesses are now using them to better connect with customers. Specifically, smartphone apps can help busi....
- MidasTimes -> US Misses Target for Small-Business Contracts
Federal agencies only awarded 21.5 percent of their contracts (totaling about $93 billion) to small businesses in fiscal 2008 – failing to meet their 23-percent goal and beat the previous fis....
- MidasTimes -> Tapping Talent Through Internship Programs
As large businesses continue to cut internships and students increasingly need them in today's tight job market due to the recession, smaller businesses are finding it easier to attract more talent....
- MidasTimes -> Sharp Drop in Start-Ups Bodes Ill for Jobs, Growth Outlook
Would-be entrepreneurs are more likely to seek employment than start a new company due to the recession, which has historically proven to negatively affect employment rates and economic output for ....
- Voices -> MidasMoments
Rob Slee's Comments on the Nation Welcome to MidasMoments – the written voice of MidasNation. Each ....
- MidasTimes -> Four Reasons Companies in Trouble Stay in Trouble
"I occasionally get phone calls from people who have businesses in trouble. They are calling to get my help to "fix" their problems. I usually stay away from these e....
- MidasTimes -> Why Business Owners Don't Plan
"I've always been a planning fanatic. This behavior has put me at great odds with most other business owners, who generally refuse to plan. Don't get me wrong: sure, owners w....
- MidasTimes -> Small Businesses Remain Wary of IPOs
"As lawmakers press regulators to revamp the rules for initial public offerings, a new study shows few small firms are interested in going public." Source: Angus Loten | W....
- MidasTimes -> Recession Spells End for Many Family Businesses
Sadly, the recession is forcing many family-run businesses without a formal crisis plan to close after decades of operation. In fact, out of the 90 percent of U.S businesses that are family-owned o....
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- MidasTimes -> Killing the Entrepreneurs
Politicians claim to promote small and medium businesses as the "backbone of the American economy" that creates three-fourths of new jobs, yet they take so many measures to prevent entrep....
- MidasTimes -> Banks Cutting Back on Loans to Businesses
The Federal Reserve recently reported that business loans have decreased at a record annualized rate of 28 percent. On one hand, banks have tightened standards. On the other hand, many businesses a....
- MidasTimes -> Political Uncertainty Puts Freeze on Small Businesses
Now 22 months after the recession started, small-business owners are still dealing with banks not lending and consumers not spending. But another major reason that these owners are not hiring, expa....
- MidasTimes -> Three Best Ways to Build Business Credit
Small-business owners need a strong business credit history to obtain financing, but how can they build credit when banks and credit card companies are not lending to businesses without this histor....
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- MidasTimes -> This Week's Blogs | July 1 - 7, 2012
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- MidasTimes -> Help! Will I Ever Retire? A Roadmap For Micro-Businesses
"The vast majority of businesses in the US are micro-businesses. A micro-business is a business that has five employees or less...The challenges in retiring from a micro-business are muc....
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- MidasTimes -> In the Minds of Business Owners
"Lately I've been thinking a lot about business owners. Specifically, I've been considering why 90%+ of owners are not concerned with balancing risk and return in their businesses.&quo....
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