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Don't miss this free teleseminar series!
August 12th, 2008
By The XBanker
My fellow XBanker co-founder Garrett Sutton and I have been asked to be part of a tremendous teleseminar series for business owners. Not only am I presenting during this virtual event, but I am attending these sessions myself as a guest because there is so much I want to learn from the other presenters in this power-packed event. I’ve heard a few of them speak, and there are others I can’t wait to “meet.”
Oh, and it’s free…so how can I resist? How can you?
Here’s the official announcement, but I’ll give you my opinion: if just one of these presentations puts money in your pocket you’re way ahead of the game!
Who Else Wants To Learn ‘Secrets’ That Most Small Business Owners/Online Marketers, Entrepreneurs, Writers and Coaches Will Never Know About How To Really attract more leads, close more sales, set up automatic marketing systems, increase profits, and keep more of your cash each month as you build wealth?!
Give us about 28 hours over the next few months and we’ll force 22 of the world’s top marketing & small business experts to reveal their most powerful, most clever, and most profitable & guarded secrets for unparalleled personal & financial success.
Learn more and register here.
Not sure? Here is an example of what you will learn;
The Freedom Formula author Guru Christine Kloser who will show you “How to Put Soul in Your Business and Money in Your Bank”
Rich Dad’s Advisor Garrett Sutton will tell you about the 5 mistakes most small business owners make when setting up a corporation
Million Dollar Lifestyle Business Coach Melanie Benson Strick shows you 101 Ways to Triple Your Income by Outsourcing Your High Payoff Activities
Branding expert Kim Castle shows you through interactive exercises how brand worthy your business is.
James Roche, (The Info product Guy) will show you how to get paid for your knowledge via his Info Marketing Action plan (iMap program)
PR and marketing expert Susan Harrow will show you How to Get a 6-figure Book Advance
Online Marketing expert Katrina Sawa will tell you what you need to know to get more exposure and clients FAST
Elizabeth Potts Weinstein (CFP(r)& Attorney) shows you an Easy, GUARANTEED System to Take Control of Your Cash Flow in Just 15 Minutes per Week
For full details and to register for the FREE events!
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Building Business Credit webcast available now
July 28th, 2008
By The XBanker
The Wells Fargo Small Business Webcast Sound Credit Practices for Your Business is now available. I was honored to be chosen to participate in this panel discussion with leading financial industry insiders and business owners as we talked about how to build business credit, and effectively manage business credit and cash flow. The program focuses on financial management principles that support long-term stability and growth.
Sound Credit Practices for Your Business offers tips and strategies to small business owners looking for ways to safeguard and strengthen their businesses. This webcast will provide informative, relevant and timely advice on how to implement and manage sound credit practices.
If you haven’t viewed a webcast before, it is like attending a seminar…from the comfort of your home or office. You simply watch online with both audio and video.
The webcast was moderated by Rich Sloan, co-founder of StartupNation.com. I’ve seen and admired Rich’s work for years, but was even more impressed when I met him in person. He’s both very smart and very funny. And I learned a lot working with the other panelists:
• Michael Billeci, Regional President, Greater Bay Area Region, Wells Fargo
• Scott Anderson, Ph.D. Senior Economist, Wells Fargo
• Jerry L. Mills, CPA, Founder and CEO, B2B CFO
• Sharon Evans, President and CEO, The Business Resource Group
Free registration for this webcast is now available at www.wellsfargo.com/biz/webcast.
About the Wells Fargo Small Business Webcast Series
Wells Fargo’s Small Business Webcast Series of interactive, online sessions is designed to help small business owners meet their business growth and management goals. The series, which launched in 2007, is one of Wells Fargo’s many resources to help small business owners succeed financially.
The latest addition to the library of small business resources in the webcast series is Sound Credit Practices for Your Business. The webcast series library also includes: Financing Strategies for Your Business, Protecting Your Business, Technology and Your Business, and Health Care Options for Your Business.
For more information on the series or to view one of these programs, visit www.wellsfargo.com/biz/webcast.
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You Know You’ve “Arrived” When…
July 10th, 2008
By The XBanker
…you make a cameo appearance in an Angelina Jolie movie.
Garrett Sutton’s book, The ABC’s of Getting Out of Debt, makes a cameo during a scene of the movie: Wanted.
The word on the street is that the movie is pretty lame – I guess the trailer is better than the flick (so you can see it here and save yourself some money). I imagine there will be some fatalities from kids trying to “bend” bullets (watch the trailer to see). On the other hand, Garrett’s book has received very positive reviews and no one has been fatally injured practicing anything in the book!
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You Know You've "Arrived" When…
July 10th, 2008
By The XBanker
…you make a cameo appearance in an Angelina Jolie movie.
Garrett Sutton’s book, The ABC’s of Getting Out of Debt, makes a cameo during a scene of the movie: Wanted.
The word on the street is that the movie is pretty lame – I guess the trailer is better than the flick (so you can see it here and save yourself some money). I imagine there will be some fatalities from kids trying to “bend” bullets (watch the trailer to see). On the other hand, Garrett’s book has received very positive reviews and no one has been fatally injured practicing anything in the book!
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Build Business Credit…And A Business!
July 1st, 2008
By The XBanker
Garrett Sutton and I were chosen earlier this year to contribute a chapter on building business credit to Entrepreneur’s Start Up Guide: Start Your Own Information Marketing Business. When we saw the line up of other experts who were writing chapters, we knew this would be a great project to be involved with.
Our chapter, “Financing Your Info-Marketing Business,” describes how (and where) to borrow money, how to establish business credit, what do to if your credit isn’t so hot, accepting credit cards, and how to manage the bottom line. We also offer numerous resources to compliment our advice.
As they say, though, “That’s not all!”
This book is designed to help you escape the 9 to 5 with an information marketing biz. (This applies to professionals such as doctors and lawyers, as well as newbies — basically anyone who is tired of trading hours for dollars and wants to build a solid business). With the help of numerous info marketing gurus who have made a lot of money in diverse specialties, you’ll learn exactly how to get your dream off the ground.
I’ll add that while most publishers move very slowly, this book was produced in an almost astonishingly short period of time, which means that you aren’t getting advice that’s already dated.
I hope you’ll pick up a copy of Start Your Own Information Marketing Business on Amazon, Barnes and Noble or at your local bookstore. And I hope you’ll share your thoughts on the book with me — as well as your successes!
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Join Me for a Business Financing Strategies Webcast
May 29th, 2008
By The XBanker
Mark your calendars! July 29, 2008 will be the debut of Sound Credit Practices For Your Business webcast sponsored by Wells Fargo. I’ll be one of the panelists bringing you advice and strategies during the program.
Along with other top experts, we will be showing small business owners how to build and keep healthy personal and business credit, best practices for cash flow management, what banks are looking for in loan applicants, and strategies for creating a long-term plan for credit and business financing stability.
Registration for the event is now open. Did I mention it’s free?
I hope you’ll join us!
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Almost Famous!
February 26th, 2008
By The XBanker
I’ve been invited to publish a series of posts on The XBroker blog relating to small business financing for professionals in the real estate and mortgage industries. Check out my first post: How To Maximize Your Income and Minimize Your Liability as a Real Estate Professional.
If you’ve never visited the XBroker blog, I highly recommend spending some time there. The XBroker’s advocacy of transparent mortgage rates is a thorn in the side of a banking and mortgage establishment that continually stings consumers with marked up interest rates and bogus fees.
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The XBanker Manifesto
February 15th, 2008
By The XBanker
The question is not “who is the XBanker?” but “why the XBanker?”
I don’t want there to be any misunderstandings as to my intentions here. I love small business and believe that entrepreneurship can be one of the greatest forces for good in the world. I’ve worked with thousands of small business owners and I’ve seen the same mistakes made over and over again when it comes to the most important part of building a business: accessing capital.
Rather than sit here and lament the small business failure rate, I prefer to do something about it by providing three things: 1) Insight, 2) Action, and 3) Results.
INSIGHT
What you don’t know about bank financing can and will hurt you. It can be challenging enough to avoid the many financing scams out there that plague small business owners.
But in fact, they’re the least of your worries. There are plenty of other well-hidden landmines along the path to successful financing that can cripple your business, wipe out your assets, and destroy your personal credit.
My goal is to help small business owners access the capital they need in the safest and most rewarding manner possible.
ACTION
The last thing the world needs is another business advice column. Most just walk readers into booby traps anyway. Me and my team aren’t just spouting good ideas—these are real world solutions you can use.
The fact remains, you can’t read your way into a successful business; you’ve got to work at it to make it happen. If I had a dollar for every person who’s asked me to do it for them, I would be retired by now. There just aren’t enough hours in the day and cloning isn’t an option (yet). In the meantime, we’ve developed a suite of products and solutions that do just that.
RESULTS
At the end of the day, it’s results that matter. If what you read here saves you time and money, or opens the door to the capital you need to grow your business, that’s success to me. We built XBanker to serve the needs small business owners everywhere, helping them finance their businesses and preserve equity, while protecting their personal credit.
There you have it.
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Rise of the XBanker
February 7th, 2008
By The XBanker
I’m sitting here trying to think of something suitably witty and profound for this, my first official blog post. But to be honest with you, it’s kind of hard to type with this bag on my head.
I’ll be back soon.
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