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Business Happens

A Practical Guide to Entrepreneurial Finance for Small Businesses and Professional Practices

Starting a new business? Start here.

The Great Recession had one bright side: it made lots of people think about starting their own businesses, or at the very least, a small side business. But here’s a sobering statistic to ponder: more than half of new businesses fail within the first five years.

Business Happens is built to help entrepreneurs beat those odds. It covers the practical, financial side of running a small business or professional practice, with the same plain-English approach Mitch brings to all of his work.

Inside the book

  • How to write a business plan that actually gets used
  • Choosing the right legal structure
  • Tracking and interpreting financial performance
  • Borrowing money: lines of credit, term loans, SBA programs
  • Managing cash flow, payables, and receivables
  • Hiring, paying, and keeping the right people

The book draws on Mitch’s decades of experience as a financial services entrepreneur and bank executive, plus the curriculum he developed for the University of Hartford’s Business Happens course.

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