by Shuey Fogel | Jul 26, 2019 | Business Strategy, Credit
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...
by Shuey Fogel | Jun 27, 2019 | Business Strategy
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...
by Shuey Fogel | Dec 4, 2017 | Business Strategy
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...
by Shuey Fogel | Jan 13, 2016 | Banking, Business Strategy
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...
by Shuey Fogel | Dec 30, 2015 | Business Strategy
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...
by Shuey Fogel | Mar 8, 2015 | Business Strategy, Lowering Costs, ללא קטגוריה
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...