Tag Archives | Financial Education

For venture capital, IT ain’t what it used to be

By on September 22, 2010 in Just in case

Fred Wilson wrote a blog post last week about how the VC industry has bifurcated into two distinct spheres: IT and the rest of it. The former gets all the buzz, and has experienced some fundamental changes (the rise of super-angels, the fall of startup costs, etc). The latter is virtually ignored outside of select [...]

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SIPC: A bailout fund of no particular size

By on September 22, 2010 in Just in case

Last week, an editor sent me out on what I thought was a fool’s errand—a story that might engender sympathy for a Wall Streeter. The surprise answer: he was right. The CEO of a relatively small broker-dealer had run into said editor and mentioned how angry he was at the fact that a fee he [...]

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Making Your Home Office Deduction Stick

By on August 27, 2010 in Just in case

I discussed the two main rules for ensuring your home office deduction passes the red flag rule in a previous column. The home office must be used exclusively and as a principal and regular place of business to meet with customers, clients or patients. Now for some more detailed information on securing your deduction. Non-compliance [...]

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Why Your Blog Doesn’t Make Money

By on August 24, 2010 in Just in case, Social media

Darren Rowse doesn’t make his money from Problogger. Brian Clark doesn’t make his money from Copyblogger. Chris Brogan doesn’t make his money from his blog, either. Neither does Sonia Simone. Not a single founding member of Third Tribe earns the bulk of their income from the blogs that are practically (or in Brogan’s case, literally) [...]

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Understanding Merchant Accounts

By on August 19, 2010 in Just in case

This is a guest post by Dan Lewis is an industry veteran, having worked in the credit card processing industry for many years, most recently as an independent sales representative for North American Bancard When preparing a start-up budget, one part of the document will “inevitably” be the costs and expenses that you will incur in the course [...]

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