Small Business Series: US Government Backed Loans
Joshua Lawton Joshua Lawton

Small Business Series: US Government Backed Loans

Access to capital for small businesses to start, grow, and thrive can be a maze of options. Outside of the private sector, the United States federal government has different loan program that small businesses can use

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Stop Using Velocity to Manage Across Multiple Product & Project Teams
Joshua Lawton Joshua Lawton

Stop Using Velocity to Manage Across Multiple Product & Project Teams

If you’ve managed a project or product development team, you’ve definitely used some type of sizing g technique (t-shirt sizes, Fibonacci numbers, etc.) to determine the amount of work that can both occur in a sprint as well to determine any efficiency gains that development team obtains over time.

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Collaborating Better Through the 6 Thinking Hats
Joshua Lawton Joshua Lawton

Collaborating Better Through the 6 Thinking Hats

If you’re bilingual, studies show that depending on which language you are speaking, you “...put different emphasis on actions and their consequences, influencing the way they think about the world…”

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22 Tax Planning Strategies for Small Business Owners
Joshua Lawton Joshua Lawton

22 Tax Planning Strategies for Small Business Owners

While you didn't become a small business owners to do taxes (unless that's your business), taxes come with the territory. Therefore, make sure that you are leveraging legal strategies to reduce the total taxes that you owe.

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Key Sales Metrics to Track Part 1
Joshua Lawton Joshua Lawton

Key Sales Metrics to Track Part 1

While there are tons of data points that corporations track, for many startups and medium sized businesses there are certain key sales metrics that must be tracked because they are intrinsic to growth.

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Don't Miss Out on Close to $1 Billion in Opportunities
Joshua Lawton Joshua Lawton

Don't Miss Out on Close to $1 Billion in Opportunities

From establishing past performance, to gaining customers, to funding your business, starting a business is hard. Fortunately for those of us who served in the military there are avenues which have been set aside for veterans to do business with governments at all levels.

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