by Lea Strickland | Jul 29, 2014 | Business Articles, C.O.R.E. Business System, Commercialization, Entrepreneur, Funding
If you had to point to a single differentiating factor between successful early-stage science and technology companies and those that struggle, it would be the leadership team guiding the organization on the aspects of both science and business. Many organizations are...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 23, 2013 | Funding, Small Business, Start-up
Part Two on Commercial Lending with John Wroton, Assistant Vice President of Harrington Bank, Chapel Hills, North Carolina Last time our focus was on the impact of risk and the “personal” aspects of getting the loan. Now we shift our focus to the “business” factors –...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 23, 2013 | Business Articles, Funding, Small Business, Start-up
In the first of a 20 topic question and answer series, John Wroton, Assistant Vice President of Harrington Bank, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, answers key questions which provide insight and a better understanding of the lending process – how risk and your...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 28, 2009 | Business Articles, Funding, Perspectives
Hand Out or Hand Up The opportunities for small business funding abound. But like any other market, competition for funding is fierce and goes to the innovative, the viable, the visible, the capable, and the credible. It doesn’t go to those with an “entitlement”...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 23, 2009 | Business Articles, Funding, Small Business
Where Does Venture Capital “Fit” in the Competitive Equation of “Small” Business How do we define “small business”? Is it by the number of employees? The amount of revenue? Or who owns or controls the business? Does it matter how much money it will take for a...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 23, 2009 | Business Articles, Funding, Government Funding Compliance
Businesses which seek grant funding should view that funding as “seed” funding. Seed funding enables them to begin planting a crop which can be harvested later. Businesses also need to be aware that all seed funding needs fertile ground. Fertile ground equates to...