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Andrew Sherman


Find It. Use It.

It's a good bet your company possesses intellectual property it isn't exploiting. Here's how to identify those assets and turn them into new business.

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Recent Articles about Andrew Sherman

The Complete Guide to Successful Growth

In the review of Fast-Track Business Growth, the reviewer calls the book "an impressive A - Z manual on how to formulate and implement the right gro...  Read more

The Bottom Line on Raising Capital

Raising Capital by Andrew J. Sherman Kiplinger Books, 2000, 430 pages, $34 Raising Capital is a no-n...  Read more

Hot Tip: ADA Scope Limited

Is the Americans with Disabilities Act driving you crazy? Take heart. Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions have considerably narrowed the ADA's coverage, s...  Read more

5 Tips for Executing a Successful Acquisition

It is a buyer's marketplace out there for deal seekers. But negotiating a reasonable price and creating synergy is an art not every company masters.  Read more

What Does a Democratic Takeover of Congress Mean for Your Company?

Leading small-business experts say the shift in power could result in more scrutiny for the SBA and federal contracts, but also higher taxes and a minimum-wa...  Read more

Best Friends In D.C.: Legal Minds

Lawyers and judges who make the bar friendly.  Read more

How To Grow Fast

Andrew Sherman, President and Chief Educational Officer of Grow Fast Grow Right, talks about his company and some issues concerning intellectual property....  Watch video

What Enron Didn't Teach Us

Years after multibillion-dollar scandals rocked corporate America, more than half of employees at both public and private companies admit they have witnessed...  Read more

Lenders: Credit Standards Tougher

Small business owners are getting turned away by banks in greater numbers, lenders and policy experts say.  Read more

How to Finance an Acquisition

The credit crunch has led to an increase in seller financing, asset-based lending and alternative sources of capital for buyers.  Read more

Washington Insiders React to Preston's Hearing

President Bush's pick to lead the Small Business Administration received generally positive reviews.  Read more

Strategies and Tactics to Consider

There are many different ways to get your products and services in front of new customers, from virtual channels like eBay and e-commerce to boots-on-the-...  Read more

How to Evaluate a Franchise Business Plan

If you are thinking of buying into a franchise, you must review the business plan with an eye toward learning whether there will be enough revenue to reward ...  Read more

D.C. Contact List

They're busy folks, but here's where to find them.  Read more

Multilevel Marketing

In his book, According to Kotler , Paul Kotler defined this subject as follows: "Multilevel marketing (also called network marketing), describes s...  Read more

President-Elect Obama: What Will Change Really Mean?

Touting a message of change throughout a marathon campaign, Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday in a decisive and his...  Read more

Washington Insiders Express Criticism, Cautious Optimism Over SBA Nominee

Some inside the Beltway complain that Steven Preston has spent his career at large, public companies, not small businesses.  Read more

Washington Insiders Express Criticism, Cautious Optimism Over SBA Nominee

Some inside the Beltway complain that Steven Preston has spent his career at large, public companies, not small businesses.  Read more

CEO's Notebook

CEOs give advice on: cost cutting; encouraging employees to be entrepreneurs; speeding up collections; and overseas recruiting. Plus: Steppenwolf founder Joh...  Read more

Sarah the CEO?

On the campaign trail, Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is quick to tout her "executive experience" -- including what she says is her backgro...  Read more

Bringing Back a Classic

In 1973, Betty Morris founded Shrinky Dinks. In the 1980s, they became ubiquitous. And now, the entrepreneur has finally found a way to really profit from them.  Read more

Until Death, or Some Other Sticky Problem, Do Us Part

The best advice on partnership is: Don't. But if you must, here's what you need to know.  Read more