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Welcome to the MidasNation Members Area As a registered member of MidasNation, you will ultimately have access to web conferences, ....
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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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Midas Institutes™: Centers of Excellence and Execution MidasNation™ partners with universities to create Midas Institutes™ that deliver i....
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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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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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- MidasTimes -> Working With Business Owners – Understanding Medical Plan Options
"One of the largest expenditures a business owner is going to make is the premium they pay towards the medical plan in their company. That is of course assuming that the business owner....
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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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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 -> Microlenders Widen Their Client Base
Mostly nonprofit organizations, microlenders have historically focused on lending dollars to small-business owners in lower-income communities and developing countries. Yet due to today's tight cre....
- MidasTimes -> Credit Woes Hit Home
Financial-services firms aren't only tightening up on consumer credit cards, but they're also reducing credit lines, raising interest rates on and closing business credit card accounts. Many firms ....
- MidasTimes -> A Biking Boom Amidst the Slow Economy
While small-business owners generally continue to struggle, one entrepreneur – bike shop owner K.T. Higgins shares how she's surviving in today's economy in a video courtesy of Fox News. ....
- 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....
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"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 -> Unique Ways Entrepreneurs Are Raising Money
Due to the credit crunch, small-business owners are taking a more creative route than pursuing traditional funding sources to sustain their business. Business owners Debi Ryan asked her neighbors t....
- MidasTimes -> Condo Boards Take on Lenders
It can take several months for a bank to foreclose a property after the owner stops making mortgage payments, but condominium boards still need to pay utility and maintenance bills. To foot the cos....
- MidasTimes -> Innovative Ways to Reel in Cash
Instead of seeking financing from banks, small-business owners are now finding innovative ways to raise money. For instance, ESSpa Kozmetika Organic SkinCare day spa Owner Eva Sztupka-Kerschbaumer ....
- MidasTimes -> How to Enlist a Global Work Force of Freelancers
Buyouts and layoffs due to the recession have led many of today's companies to look for remote labor online, which they can do using online services marketplaces such as Guru.com, Elance.com and oD....
- 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 -> California Vendors Fight for Their Cash
California State Legislature could not concur on ways to close the state's $26 billion deficit, leading it to start issuing IOUs for vendor bills, personal income tax refunds, local government fund....
- MidasTimes -> Survey: Entrepreneurs are Optimistic
President's Resource Organization (PRO) President Ray Silverstein recently surveyed business owners on how they are doing in these tough economic times. He found that "The outlook is optimisti....
- 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 -> Don't Be Tempted by 'Shelf Corporations'
While investigating "shelf corporations" – corporations created in low-tax, low-regulation states to build credit history before they are sold off, the Central California BBB discov....
- MidasTimes -> Cash-Balance Plans Appeal to Small Firms
Small-business owners and professional groups are discovering a new way to save for retirement: cash-balance pension plans. A type of defined-benefit plan governed by the Employee Retirement....
- 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 -> 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 -> Small Business Administration Chief: 'We're the Popular Kid'
Small Business Administration (SBA) head Karen Mills recently shared her thoughts on the impact the Recovery Act has had on small business with CNNMoney. Although SBA-backed loans are down by 30 pe....
- MidasTimes -> Taming Your Business' Cell Phone Bills
Nowadays, small-business owners can easily find better cell phone terms and rates, just by asking their wireless provider. "Thanks to the downturn, carriers are trying even harder to keep your....
- 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 -> Why You Need a Business Plan
Business owners often put off writing a business plan, but should tackle the task for a few essential reasons, based on The Wall Street Journal Complete Small Business Guidebook scheduled for relea....
- 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 ....
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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 -> This Week's Blogs | June 10 - 16, 2012
ARE SMART PEOPLE MISERABLE? "Ernest Hemingway once....
- MidasTimes -> Today's Blogs | May 7, 2012
MIDASMOMENT: THINGS I CAN'T FIGURE OUT "There are a ....
- MidasTimes -> Key Employee Retention - Creating Enterprise Value
"All scenarios that we encounter as we work with private business owners involve key employee retention. Growing a business requires having good people who are motivated and loyal to the....
- MidasTimes -> Wall Street Smarts
A contributing writer for the New York Times tells a story of a well-dressed, financially safe man claiming to know why the financial system almost collapsed in fall of last year. Essentially, he s....
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- MidasTimes -> Entrepreneurs Take on Tax Man
More and more small-business owners are filing commercial property tax appeals and significantly reducing their tax bill as a result. For example, the Tennessee State Board of Equalization has rece....
- 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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Welcome to MentorNotes - Articles, comments, opinions and white papers from the MidasNation Mentors. These works encompass a broad spectrum of industries, sectors, subject matter and discipli....
- MidasTimes -> Small Business Owners Are More Gloomy
Source: WSJ.com | December 8, 2009 Read the full article ....
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- MidasTimes -> Stage 2 and The Objective Review
"Business owners often ask us what is the process we use when we start a planning engagement. We’ve developed a process we call The Objective Review." Source....
- MidasTimes -> How Advisors Can Help With Exit Planning
"Business owners who are over fifty years old are often interested to learn about options they have for leaving their business. They often want to know what steps they should take and ....
- MidasTimes -> Five Things About Passive Ownership You Need To Know
"I spend a lot of time talking with my Clients about relationship management and their business. In our wealth management for business owners program one of our modules is how to imple....
- MidasTimes -> This Week's Blogs | May 27 - June 2, 2012
HOW TO GET THINGS DONE: SEPARATE YOUR WORK MODES ....
- MidasTimes -> This Week's Blogs | July 1 - 7, 2012
MAKING A PEER TO PEER GROUP WORK &....
- 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....



