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The Problem with Retainers (and Other Lessons for Solopreneurs)
In this week’s Dashboard podcast episode, Pia Silva explains why the traditional rules of business building don’t necessarily apply to solo operators.
54 mins ago
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Loren Feldman
You’re Pre-Qualified for a 13% Loan! (That Really Costs 170%)
In this week’s podcast episode, we ask a simple question: What could be wrong with requiring small business finance companies to disclose the true…
Aug 5
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Loren Feldman
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Stop Being Mean to Private Equity
The editorial board at Jeff Bezos’s Washington Post doesn’t think we fully appreciate the gifts PE firms bestow upon our economy.
Aug 3
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Loren Feldman
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July 2026
The ESOP Risk Nobody Talks About
We sometimes forget that ESOPs are still businesses that can hit hard times like any other business—and the stakes can be even higher.
Jul 31
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Loren Feldman
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‘I Want My Employees Building My Business, Not Theirs’
Suddenly, almost everyone has a side hustle. But what does that mean for the businesses these employees already work for?
Jul 29
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Loren Feldman
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This Owner Decided to Give Away the Business
Eddie Smith bought a troubled boat maker in 1968. Now 83, Smith declined offers of as much as $400 million and instead created a perpetual purpose…
Jul 27
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Loren Feldman
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Meet the New Tariffs
Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 allows the president to impose tariffs on foreign countries that engage in discriminatory trade practices. (But…
Jul 24
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Loren Feldman
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The Two Kinds of Business-Owning Parents
There are those who hope but don’t push their kids to join the business and those who make it awfully hard to say no. Josh Patrick didn’t realize he was…
Jul 22
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Loren Feldman
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President Trump’s Plan B Tariffs Expire Friday
But Plan C and another round of uncertainty and litigation is likely to follow.
Jul 20
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Loren Feldman
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Update: The Succession Solutions Workshop Begins in January
I’ve decided to make two changes that I think will make the first Succession Solutions cohort considerably stronger.
Jul 19
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Loren Feldman
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Why Do People Keep Starting Businesses?
Business owners are facing no shortage of challenges, and yet the startup boom that began with the pandemic continues apace.
Jul 17
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Loren Feldman
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I’ll Deal with Succession Next Year
There’s always a more immediate crisis to solve or opportunity to pursue, and then, before you know it, you’re 70.
Jul 15
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Loren Feldman
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