Should your business or nonprofit repay its loan early at its first opportunity? A business-owner colleague reached out to me saying that he had nine months left to his three-year loan. If he stretched himself, he could pay off the remaining loan early. On the flip...
When advising clients who are starting new businesses, it’s always surprising how unsurprising their stories are. (Was that just a double negative?) Regardless of the sector, many of the same principles apply across the board. I know, not surprising. Yet, when you’re...
A recent NPR podcast told of a report done back in 2011 by Oxford professor Peter Tufano. He set out to examine how fragile American households are by exploring if a family could come up with $2000 with 30 days notice. Research showed that most emergencies can be...
There are a number of immutable facts in the world. One of them is that bank accounts bear the names of their owners. For individuals, this means a first and last name. In the case of corporations, it is the complete name of the particular company or charity in...
Yesterday Hub Etzion, a co-working space located in Gush Etzion where I physically sit and serve as its board chair, hosted veteran PR & Communication strategist Alan Weinkrantz. Alan lent his talents by holding open “office hours” for over five hours...
Today, I attended the first meeting of the Nonprofit Forum on Information Systems. The first speaker, Raz Hyperman (it’s an Israel name, go with me here), a senior member of the Israeli government’s Information and Communication Technology Division, shared a number of...
