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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.

BUY or SELL AMAZON STOREFRONT COMPANY

Below are 27 factors that comprise an algorithm which National Diversified Funding Corporation uses to calculate the purchase price (valuation) of Amazon storefront type companies for sale. Why are these 27 factors important? It's not enough to say Amazon storefront companies are valued at four or five times EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and…

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Business Profit and Risk in the 21st Century

There is a chasm between the ways wealth was created in the 20th versus the 21st Century. In the 20th, it was essentially invention of devices followed by well managed traditional assets, (real estate, plants, machinery, equipment etc.) leveraging large labor forces. In the 21st, it is development and management of intellectual property leveraged through…

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START OR EXPAND A BUSINESS-VENTURE CAPITAL WINNERS & LOSERS

Is your business venture in a good position to qualify for venture capital? Like the rest of the economy,  Venture Capital firms have been relatively lethargic since the bubble burst in late 2007. If you weren't the next Google or Facebook, VC money has been hard to come by. The good news is Venture Capitalists…

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JOBS - A MUST SEE MOVIE FOR ENTREPRENEURS

“Jobs” – a movie portrait of the man behind Apple Computer - has some outstanding messages for budding entrepreneurs or virtually anyone who wants to build their own successful business.   In addition to some great inspirational quotes, here are some of the insights you will see powerfully displayed – the necessity of vision, the…

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