by Carol Frank | Dec 4, 2015 | Business Advice, The Pet Industry
By Carol Frank and Craig Lawson As many of you know who have been reading my APPA columns over the years, it’s a great time to sell a high quality pet business. However, selling your company will require about six to nine months of intense effort, so it’s vital...
by Carol Frank | Sep 29, 2012 | Business Advice
Five Traits of Successful Business Starters As a serial entrepreneur who has founded multiple companies over the years, I have often asked myself “what drives me to start these businesses when so many people are content to sit behind a desk and work for someone else?”...
by Carol Frank | Nov 23, 2011 | Business Advice
It’s a Slippery Business World! In business, even highly successful entrepreneurs make mistakes. Smart business owners are able to learn from their mistakes. Really smart business owners learn how to profit from the mistakes of others. You can learn from them too. The...
by Carol Frank | Oct 27, 2011 | Business Advice
As an investment banker specializing in the pet industry, I get a minimum of one contact a week from entrepreneurs (over ½ are female) seeking money to grow their business. It’s the good news and the bad news. It’s good news because it means there are lots of us out...
