Ways To Finance Your Business

Contributed article in our entrepreneurial series. Enjoy! – Kimberly

The number of people who are choosing to start their own businesses and work for themselves is growing and every year more and more entrepreneurs are choosing to leave their current employment and try something for themselves. Some will fail, but some will succeed and never giving up is an appropriate attitude to have in terms of looking forward to the future of your business.

One thing that all companies need, however, no matter how big or small, no matter how new or old, is financing. Although it’s possible to start a company with little to no money, if you really want to make a splash and be successful more quickly, you will want to have some form of capital behind you. If you’re currently hoping to start a business (or expand an existing one) and you’re wondering where you might be able to find the money to do so, there are a variety of different ways that you can raise the cash and become the business owner and leader that you want to be.Continue reading

Being Great Project Leader with a Mortgage and Kids in College by Kimberly Wiefling, M.S.

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One of the strong beliefs that I have about effective project leadership is that it cannot be done by someone who has a mortgage, kids in college, or a spouse who doesn’t work. I don’t have kids, my spouse does work, and I am totally open to living in my car, if necessary. In my experience, a project leader must often operate in an environment where the very people who sign their paychecks are also the biggest obstacles to success. That’s why I developed Scrappy Project Management, a take-no-prisoners approach to getting the job done no matter what, with little or no regard for your own professional future beyond the end of the project.Continue reading