YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2014

Or a key vendor declares bankruptcy. Yes, an employee might know more than you about a particular aspect of your business, but that doesn’t mean she and the rest of the team won’t respect you as a leader (as long as you earn their respect, that is). Or a partner defects with your top client. Or a new law undermines your viability.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Gemassmer Startups struggling for survival are not uncommon, due to economic changes, management problems, or product issues. If these challenges can’t be resolved by the existing team with “course corrections”, an investor will often bring in an experienced CEO to tackle the “turnaround” before or after bankruptcy.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Most startups have been competent in managing their cash burn by determining how they spend and utilizing government subsidies to meet their goals. Companies that have managed to do this have a distinct advantage over those dependent on financing from external sources. Some have resorted to aiming to be self-sufficient.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Remember it was only 2008 where Microsoft and even Google were laying off employees. This is the time it takes for a bankruptcy or asset sale to occur. The problem is that this is longer than the average economic cycle , which means you need to be able to manage in good times and bad. It was an investment management class.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer were all shuttered due to GM's bankruptcy, which occurred on June 1, 2009. They're also dedicated to giving back to the community and their employees, who each receive three pints of ice cream per day. When he starts a business, the only thing that matters to him is his employees. It cost him $4.8B

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Rebranding is one way to overcome the odds of a partnership breakage or a bankruptcy, showcasing the good points of your business. The best person who can champion your brand is you and your employees. Select a few of your employees who will take part or be in-charge of your rebranding. Why are you rebranding your business?

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

A poorly managed crisis could cost your nonprofit its reputation, yet developing a solid PR crisis management plan could help maintain the public’s trust through the worst possible crisis. The risk of crises and how to handle them should be part of every nonprofit board’s risk management plan. What’s the Worst That Could Happen?

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Joe’s “don’t worry about it” mentality, is rooted in his blue-collar upbringing where his father often provided services for free, and once nearly led him to bankruptcy. Managing opportunities and anticipating future needs are crucial for delivering exceptional service. He'd be like, no, don't worry about it.

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Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Most traditional, bricks-and-mortar businesses have substantial, often enormous hard assets, such as raw materials and supplies, work-in-process, inventory, manufacturing equipment, real estate and more, as well as armies of employees. Tech startups are at the other extreme. Instagram is a textbook example.)

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 23, 2020

I am looking to reopen offices in a smaller capacity when it is safe to do so and when my employees are comfortable with returning. I am listening to my employees and asking for their opinions on how to implement positive changes to make significant improvements to our future work environment. Thanks to James Bullard, Sound Fro ! #7-

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Similarly, you’ll want to diminish your cash outflows by any means necessary; vaguely speaking, this means ‘cutting the costs of doing business,’ but more specifically it may entail getting rid of unessential employees or changing suppliers in order to secure better long-term financing on your deals.

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The Equity Kicker

AUGUST 29, 2012

That’s what happened to Chargify LLC, a provider of billing-management software to small businesses, which used the freemium business model when it started out in 2009. Within a year, the company was on the path to bankruptcy. Last month the 12-employee company became profitable, with more than 900 paying customers.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 30, 2020

I owned a mortgage company when the mortgage industry crashed and lost almost everything pushing me to the brink of personal bankruptcy. My expertise in product development and project management came after working as a consultant in many industries. Photo credit: Ty Crandall. This is where we come in. 20- Various ways.

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Hunter Walker

APRIL 17, 2025

Exits come in many forms, from an IPO at the high end, to secondary sales, private to private merger, strategic or PE acquisition, or sometimes, an acquihire or bankruptcy. This is a good way to start exploring and getting connected and educated without spooking investors or employees. In other words, an exit of some sort is needed.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 5, 2017

Bankruptcy is relatively common, especially post-2009, but recovering from it can require professional help. With cloud technology, your employees can have instant access to everything they need — and work from wherever it’s convenient. One of the easiest industries to access is server management. Get on the SEO bandwagon.

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Up and Running

MARCH 15, 2017

When it comes to insuring your business, factors like your location, industry, and the number of employees can all affect what coverages are applicable. That could be anything from a slip-and-fall to one of your employees accidentally spilling coffee on their laptop. Do you have employees? Workers’ compensation insurance.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

When he did manage to start his own business, it was short-lived and failed. Before Jobs returned to the business in 1997, its sales, and popularity all steadily declined for 12 years, nearly driving it into bankruptcy. Having a simple background in sales and marketing , he came up with attractive employee benefits.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Common exit strategies include being acquired by another company, the sale of equity, or a management or employee buyout. Management buyout. Management buyout: If you’ve built a business whose legacy you want to see continued long after you’re gone, you may want to consider turning to your employees. Liquidation.

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The Next Web

JULY 15, 2013

I’ve worked for different entrepreneurs, various startups and larger businesses as both an employee and partner. There were times of high profitability, but also times when we were close to bankruptcy. We learned how to win and lose customers, how to manage and mismanage projects, and how to hire and fire developers and designers.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 15, 2017

The construction and building industries are heavily reliant on a contracted workforce; that is, there are a great number of individually contracted ‘employees’ who are invoiced and paid separately, rather than through a centralised system. Incremental Industry.

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Ben's Blog

APRIL 15, 2011

My greatest management discovery through that transition was that peacetime and wartime require radically different management styles. Interestingly, most management books describe peacetime CEO techniques while very few describe wartime. Why such different approaches to management? Peacetime CEO/Wartime CEO.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

When you hear the question “What type of background checks should my small business run on employees?” Quite simply, a small business requires a lot less organization than a big one, so guidelines for things like employee background checks are often a bit looser and more relaxed. The truth is, however, there is no such barrier.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. 1) Manage the firm . This is harder than it sounds.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2020

Switching your business entity can help you mitigate risks and losses by providing better options for filing taxes, managing your personal risks and more. If your business is unable to weather the current economic storm and has to close or file bankruptcy, you can be held personally liable for any outstanding debts. Manage Tax Burdens.

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Ben's Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2012

However, bringing in the right kind of experience at the right time can mean the difference between bankruptcy and glory. Even if nobody beats you to the punch, no matter how beautiful your dream most employees will lose faith after the first five or six years of not achieving it. Let’s go back to the first part of the question.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2010

If no financing happened then this “note&# may not be converted and thus would be senior to the equity of the company in the case of a bankruptcy or asset sale. They trust the judgment of the VCs to source, finance, help manage and then create some sort of exit for the investments that they make.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2013

When your business is failing and bankruptcy seems imminent it can be easy to trick yourself into thinking there are no options left, especially if you have poor business credit and a multitude of financial obligations and debts to deal with. – employees, investors, suppliers etc.) By Keith Tully of Real Business Rescue.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2019

For example, one of the first home grocery delivery companies, Webvan, was so enamored with early traction in Silicon Valley, it raised and spent nearly a billion dollars and went public, before filing for bankruptcy three years later. As your business grows, you need employees who can execute quickly and consistently, with minimal training.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 30, 2019

And its usually a number of things: to have an impact on the world, to provide a better life for my wife and daughters, to give our employees a platform to be their best, to find personal fulfillment, etc. As an Entrepreneur, I make choices and decisions that impact employees, contractors, clients – and my 3 sons.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2020

To effectively resolve these issues, you need to be proactive and use tools like landlord property management software. Managing a rental property can be a taxing and stressful task for landlords like you. Failing to resolve the issues you face can damage your business reputation and may result in property destruction and bankruptcy.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 22, 2017

by Richard Gertler, managing partner of Gertler Law Group, LLC. Under most anti-retaliation laws related to whistleblowing, employees must prove that an employer took “adverse action” against them in order to mount a successful legal claim. Get input from supervisors and other employees before finalizing the policy.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

I was on an airplane 2-3 times / week meeting potential customers, investors, employees, business partners and the press. We were weeks from bankruptcy. We also cut staff from 92 to 38 in one day and then immediately afterward to 33 employees. And at the 11th hour they pulled out. We cut all 30 contractors immediately.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

And for ones that do get sold often most of the employees don’t really make huge upside gains. I remember an employee asking me whether I’d fill out their paperwork to get a home loan when we only had 3 months of cash in the bank. The management team wasn’t strong enough. Been there.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2013

What’s important to understand is without effective leadership your managers or employees have no idea what is important to the owner, what to manage, or what success and failure look like. Control is the owner’s management reality. Thinking Aloud Bill McBean business business strategy leadership management'

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2012

What’s important to understand is without effective leadership your managers or employees have no idea what is important to the owner, what to manage, or what success and failure look like. Control is the owner’s management reality. Fact 2: If you don’t control it, you don’t own it. Ford Motor Company is a great example.

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 30, 2020

The natural question is how, then, is a founder supposed to strike the balance between over-managing burn rate and profligate spending? To help, here’s a look at what the two extremes of startup cash management look like. It’s just that there’s a limit to what a startup should expect of its dedicated employees.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 2, 2014

They must not only manage employees, customers and operations, but also develop brand recognition, differentiate themselves from competitors, and acquire and retain profitable customers. Bankruptcy information. The benefits of becoming a franchisee. It can be a lonely world out there for independent, small business owners.

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