by synergycap1 | Jul 5, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Strategy, Working Capital
Tim Ferriss wasn’t always Tim Ferriss. I should know; I knew him before he became widely known as Tim Ferriss: Author, entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and podcaster extraordinaire. Years ago, Elance asked me to interview Ferriss for their blog a month or two...
by synergycap1 | Jul 5, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Strategy, Working Capital
Seventy-two years ago today, on July 5, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur officially announced the liberation of the Philippines. It was a triumphal moment for the 5-star general. It marked the ultimate fulfillment of his memorable promise (“I shall...
by synergycap1 | Jul 5, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Strategy, Working Capital
Most of us are familiar with wartime propaganda art–those WWII-era posters with brightly colored slogans like, “I want YOU for the US Army” and “Smack ’em down! Fly with the US Marines!” But if you’re writing sales emails on a...
by synergycap1 | Jul 2, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Strategy, Working Capital
Aspiring entrepreneurs and new business owners often ask me for a secret formula for success, and they seem surprised when I tell them there isn’t one. In my experience, every new business is best handled as a series of experiments, from which smart founders...
by synergycap1 | Jun 30, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Strategy, Working Capital
JT Terrell is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member in Nashville and a speaker and accountability coach at Petra Coach, helping businesses uncover opportunities through creative strategies. As the former CEO of Music City Tents and Events, JT has first-hand...
by synergycap1 | Jun 30, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Finance, Strategy, Working Capital
By Patricia O’Connell. One of the principles of service design is that “You’re never done.” You need to create, innovate, iterate, and repeat as needed. Part of that process having the courage to reverse a decision or position. Case in point:...
