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Gordon blogs only when he sees a need either among our members or within a business transaction in which he is personally engaged. Content rich and highly insightful, Gordon's blogs are like an advanced course in business success.
Just because the cards are all stacked against you doesn’t mean you can’t prosper. In the US on a student visa from Ghana, Zak Senanu could not be legally employed. Zak found himself in dire need of more money for college and living expenses, but didn’t want to do anything illegal. Zak tripped…
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The majority of entrepreneurs trying to raise capital for their business fail because they do not present a potential investor with a clear, concise, well thought-out Executive Summary. A typical business plan is too long and detailed for most investors who typically will not take the time to read it through. The Executive Summary is…
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With the right Bizar Financing source, it is more likely that you will get it than not. Imagine you have a hot new product on your hands. And, you know if you take it to Walmart, you can sell 3 million of them in the next 5 months. In order to produce that huge…
Read MoreThere is a new kid on the block. In fact there are so many new kids on the block they’re savagely fighting each other for your business. Remember the good old days when if you wanted to export your product overseas, your customer had to provide you with a bank Letter of Credit so you…
Read MoreTerrorists are more with us than we realize. Not because of their presence. But because of our fear of them. Imagine the leverage? Do something once to a relative few. Have the enemy institute costly defenses for their masses which continue to consume vast amounts of their resources for decades. I spent about 4…
Read MoreA recent Bizar Financing member recently asked, "What advice can you offer in ways to get professional representation without the typical retainer fees up-front, instead paying all of the associated costs at the closing table?" The vast majority of professionals are accustomed to payment based on their time, regardless of results. This includes attorneys,…
Read MoreNothing will beat you faster than your own resignation that nothing can be done. The onset of hopelessness, a sense that you are powerless against forces you cannot even influence, becomes self-fulfilling prophecy. I recently met some farmers from Australia that felt just such a sense of hopelessness where their very survival was being…
Read MoreI recently received the "Financial Meltdown" related question below from a Bizar Financing graduate. It is followed by my answer. Q. With the massive changes in the banking and credit industry, will it be possible to get bank financing with no cash out of pocket? A. It's a good bet that it will be more…
Read MoreOne day, the owner of a year old call center business walked into his office. For now we will call him John. John's employees are gone. His computers are gone. His files are gone. His phone equipment is gone. Half of his furniture is gone. After a day or two of sleuthing, John…
Read MoreA new promoter, who is a Bizar Financing graduate, took over the race event and called me with the following challenge: he needed $500,000 immediately from an investor to cover the upfront expenses to promote the race and to cover additional expenses until revenues from the event kicked in. The bad news here is that…
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