Yesterday’s Willamette Angel Conference (WAC) 2013 event invested more than $465,000 in four Oregon startups, highlighted by more than $250,000 in Portland-based Sonivate, which has developed a fingertip-mounted ultrasound probe that enables imaging while leaving both hands free to do work with simultaneous tactile feedback. Three other startups got WAC investment at the event: Amorphyx, [...]
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Microsoft Excel is one of the most commonly used applications in the world of computing, but as you might already know, it isn’t free. Excel is part of the Microsoft Office bundle of programs which while it isn’t that expensive to purchase, it’s still an unnecessary cost for many of today’s fledgling businesses. When it [...]
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You’re about to enter the big bad world of owning your own business, and you’ve been advised that becoming a ‘sole trader’ is the best option for yourself. But what is a sole trader, and do the positives out way the negatives? “A sole proprietorship, also known as the sole trader or simply a proprietorship, [...]
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As bank lending remained frozen following the financial crisis, alternative financial product offerings have exploded.
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As is the case with many small businesses, owners often don’t take a salary but do incur expenses. I attend many meeting and events to do with my business and am able to charge for my mileage. My accountant takes the total mileage into account at year end and any GST/HST owing is added to [...]
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Recent news on the Cyprus banking crisis has brought Bitcoin back into the public view. As the total value of Bitcoins surpasses $1 billion and more merchants jump on the Bitcoin bandwagon, you may be wondering if you should look into Bitcoin yourself. Let’s take a closer look. What is Bitcoin? Founded four years ago [...]
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How to finance your startup? You can buy books on that topic, take courses, and hire consultants. It’s complex and it changes fast for different times, places, and financing options. But for people just looking at this question for the first time, here 10 general rules and guidelines. Warning: There are exceptions in every case. [...]
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You run a business and wear many different hats, one of which is making sure that those you employ are both productive and satisfied with their jobs. So, imagine the feeling in the pit of your stomach when you come to realize that the payroll provider you hired to make sure all your workers are [...]
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Great news: a Kickstarter-funded film won an Academy Award last Sunday. I like Kickstarter myself, I’ve participated in three deals there now. It’s a great place to raise funds for a film, book, game, software app, food product, and some other things that can be pre-sold to buyers willing to pay now for stuff they’re [...]
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