Previously published on LinkedIn By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker In this world of emails and social media, we sometimes forget how valuable it is to sit down with someone in person. Social media and email campaigns can serve to keep you and your business top of mind for a customer but cannot replace [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker Technology is no longer a commodity of convenience; it’s an essential we rely on. This is no less true for the investors, developers, lenders, owners and valuators of commercial real estate, an industry that includes office, retail, industrial and apartments buildings, and represents a $15 trillion U.S. market. An [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker As your product or service line matures, it can outgrow the capabilities of your startup team. That is when you need to reach outside the circle of your current employees and bring in talent that will take your business to a new level of success. Here are 5 signs [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker When you start your own business, don’t let the spotlight linger too long on the coolness of your idea. The satisfaction that comes from knowing you have finally discovered your business idea is a great and worthy fringe benefit of starting up. But it’s important to keep your feet [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker This is the time of year when we often connect with friends and family we hold most dear. We may share a meal, view some sporting events – and just enjoy time together. If you are thinking about starting your own business, the topic will surely come up [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker Some companies have products and services that make large-scale, change-the-world contributions to society. Some are old – Ford, General Electric, AT&T, Xerox, IBM – and some are new - Intel, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Facebook. Some are among the 143 unicorns, privately owned companies valued at $1 billion or more, [...]
Previously Published on LinkedIn By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker When is the best time to start your own business? This is a burning question that I am receiving with increasing frequency from entrepreneurs of all ages. Some questioners are students that want to know if they should work for someone else or start [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker Thanks to the Internet and a profusion of evolving technology, a gateway to information that was once set apart for service providers, is now open for the savvy consumer. From medical information to the latest update on incoming weather, fingertip access to a wide span of knowledge is commonplace. [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker We never hear the term “male entrepreneur,” yet the distinction of “female entrepreneur” is often used when referring to entrepreneurs that happen to be women. Therein lies a clue that there is, indeed, dissimilarity in the perception of entrepreneurship by gender. While both women and men certainly face the [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker The long-awaited approval of equity crowdfunding opens a gateway of capital for small businesses, but it also introduces serious hurdles. What benefits were set in motion when the S.E.C. voted in favor of Title III of the JOBS Act? What are the risks for investors, and what challenges now [...]