Now granted the seminal '80s punk anthem was presumably written about a tormented love relationship in which one partner is asking, ney begging, to be given advice to be with her or just leave and cut his losses... at least that's how I read it. But really a similarity can be drawn to a startups SEO/SEM strategy in a given city and whether they should expand to another city or not.

Starting or running a successful business takes a certain type of person: strong, determined, unfazed by pressure, and, generally, unable to stop until the task at hand is completed

I gotta admit it, the first time I heard it, I thought it was the most pretentious word in tech-speak I had ever heard.  To be more honest, I really had no idea what it meant.

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In my mind, Thelma and Louise were in that car they drove off the cliff.  

Two women, unhappy in life and love, bond over a cross-state road trip only to pull off the most epic exit from their perceived existence in arguably the greatest act of sisterly love cinema has ever shown us.

You are starting a company with so much on your plate and not enough time in the day.  You need help, but the process of finding competent people is a difficult and time consuming one. The interview process is harsh, but necessary, and ultimately you need to take the leap and give someone a try.

Which banks are in the market for which loans?

In many ways it is a tale no less epic than that of the tin man, the cowardly lion, the scarecrow and Dorothy in their kaleidoscopic journey through Oz only to discover that the great and powerful Oz was merely a traveling roadshow fakir.

Have you ever needed a vendor, in any walk of life, and know absolutely no one?

How frustrating is that?

Friends’ recommendations, Angie’s list…they all work but there comes a time in which you have to take a bungee cord leap into the abyss with that person or company.

Here are my top four things you should do before jumping

Look, there are a lot of important things in life: the school you choose, the wife you choose, where, and with whom, you invest your money.  But for a person with a great idea, the choice of who you share it with, and agree to become partners, becomes a critical juncture in life.

The decision to pursue an idea and attempt to bring it to fruition is not a novel concept.  It is as old as the dawn of man, creating fire with two sticks.  What follows is the first article in a series of what our startup went through and the steps we still have to take.

You create something you think will make life easier for everyone.  You’ve tested it in a beta market with success.  You make your tweaks to the system and keep growing.  You’ve garnered local press and people see your vision.  They agree; you’ve created something special.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent part of the United States Government of which each and every small business owner should be aware.  It is the part of government that knows no party affiliation and helps Americans start, build and grow businesses.

“We can become a good team, if each and every one of you plays your part:  Not everyone scores goals. Not everyone can stop goals.  Not everyone can play defense.  Not everyone can pass.  But if each of you accept the role that you will be given, maybe, just maybe, we have a chance to be something special.”