JT Pedersen
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Why So Negative? Can’t You Be Positive?

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A product or service exists to solve a problem. That’s a negative. Can you still sell a product if there’s no problem to solve?

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Surprised? Charging Stations Outpace Their Cars

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That charging stations outpace PEV demand is no surprise. Few are likely aware of just how broad the range of government subsidized green energy solutions is.

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Get Over Ourselves, Get Back in the Saddle!

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Americans have long seen themselves as free, progressive, dynamic, and proud. And unique. Why is America stagnating then? Maybe we need to get over ourselves.

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9 Business Inputs That Can Make or Break Your Day

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Many business decisions are made based on what is thought to be known. Instead of what is. Question is, have you actively thought about what you -need- to know?

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What Makes a Good Business Model?

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What makes a good business model? Typical responses address what it should do. Yet another family of generalities are not addressed, typically overlooked.

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99% Failure Rate in 10 Years—I Don’t Buy It!

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Really? 99% of all businesses fail in 10 years? Proof that you cannot believe everything you read. Let’s shed a little light on this ‘fact.’

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What Keeps Small Businesses Away From Success?

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Quite often, what keeps a young business from greater success, is the business founders themselves.

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5 Major Business Plan Omissions

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Having evaluated a number of business plans recently, I share 5 Major Business Plan Omissions consistent in all.

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Blockbuster Should Have Gone Chapter 7

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They’re simply putting off the (almost certainly) inevitable. I wish them the very best in their efforts to survive. Really. Even the terminally ill can experience miraculous recoveries.

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Would You Invest? Clear as a Bell

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Here are five companies. If you were being asked, as an investor, to pony up $50,000 based on a 4 minute discussion, how would you decide?