Global Village Concerns is a marketing and branding company working with schools and non-profits to position and activate your existing network and raise recurring revenue to support your cause through our proprietary social e-commerce engine, B1selfShop.com. BrandIdentity. Global Village Concerns (GVC) is creating a fundamental shift in the way schools and non-profit organizations raise money, [...]
Stay Classy is a fast-growing startup that develops an online fundraising product used by thousands of Nonprofit organizations around the world. The company was founded in 2006 by a couple of friends who were looking to fundraise for charity, but didn’t know how to get started. They envisioned a platform that made it easy for Nonprofits [...]
TaxConnections was founded by CEO, Kathleen Jennings who has more than thirty years of experience consulting to the worldwide tax community. Kat Jennings previously founded a leading consulting firm to multinational organizations where her responsibilities focused on searching for the very best tax professionals around the world. TaxConnections was born out of her vision to help [...]
How important is pre-money valuation? Pre-money valuation is critical when it comes to a funding, since it may ultimately determine whether a founder has a stellar, good, poor or, sometimes, no exit. However important the pre-money valuation, it is not the most important consideration when taking money, particularly when taking it from VC’s. I am constantly [...]
In the last couple of days, I have had three first time CEO entrepreneurs present me with their initial draft of an executive summary that they planned to give to potential investors. I know the companies, and that they have compelling value propositions, but in each case they failed to address some of the critical [...]
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Don’t be a Victim of Brand Identity Theft on the Web
Everywhere consumers look, they come into contact with brands. Even small children recognize notable brands such as the star at Macy’s, the target symbol for Target, McDonald’s golden arches, and the Nike swoosh. I am personally amazed every time I hearmy five-year old refer to a business by its trademark. When she tells me that [...]
On Thursday, April 5th, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act). The JOBS Act is intended to stimulate economic growth by providing increased access to both public and private capital. Many believe that the act will have a significant impact on a company’s ability to effect an initial public [...]
Are Your Employment Agreements Up To Date?
In the last few years, there have been changes in the law that may have impacted the employment agreements you use. If you are still reusing old agreements or have not kept up to date with the changes in the law, you may be exposing yourself to liability, and not getting the protection to which [...]
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