Throughout my career I have met and presented before scores of angel investors, venture capitalists and investment bankers. But Marty Fahncke is the only person I know personally who identifies himself as a strategic investor. Marty brings much more than just a checkbook to the companies he invests in. He also shares his decades of

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Successful entrepreneurs see their current business as a valuable asset that can be sold when they decide it’s time to move on to their next adventure. Right? No. Every year over 1,000-times more businesses are founded in the United States than the number sold. Does that mean that 99.9% of businesses are failures? I guess

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It’s no secret that publishing a book that solves the problems of your ideal clients is a powerful way to gain the upper hand in a competitive marketplace. That’s why I invited Diana M. Needham of Business Book Partners to be my guest this week on Radio Free Enterprise. Diana helps business owners, professionals, corporate

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In recent years, a new approach to entrepreneurship has been evolving which is often referred to as Conscious Business. According to Wikipedia, “Conscious businesses subscribe to a Triple Bottom Line model of success. They aim to provide positive value in the domains of people, planet, and profit.” Although I was aware of corporate social responsibility

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Considering the required investment of time and money – and the amount of competition in the marketplace – does it really make sense for an entrepreneur or corporate brand to start a podcast in 2021? My guest this week, multiple-podcast producer James Hamilton Healy says, “Absolutely – if your objective is to nurture a long-term

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