I was reading this article over the weekend about defying the recession to start a business.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/11/smallbusiness/launching_a_biz.smb/index.htm?postversion=2009031210

It talks about how careful a business owner must be in these crazy times. This is a subject that is close to me as I have spent much of the last 2 years building my own business with part of it working for a CPA firm as Business Development Manager. I have found that it is critical to get your business ri… Continue

One of the biggest struggles many business owners have is funding their business. Not just in the beginning but all through the many stages of growth. Many underestimate the amount they need to start their business. The SBA offers many programs to help start business but it also takes some personal investment by the officers of any company. "Skin in the game" so to speak. You see, bankers, investors, and other financial people want you as the business owner to have something on the line so "when… Continue

From: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/158944/introducing_tyler_olson.html

As a young entrepreneur who has passionately invested time and money into various fields of technology, I look forward to being able to spread the joy of technology through this blog.

Throughout my youth, I started numerous businesses and I spent the majority of my last few years growing a small tech company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. HelpMeTy.com, my current company, was named after clients repeatedly woul… Continue