Pat's Advice for Small Businesses

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Expanding your small business? Dump the debt

By: Pat Kiernan
2:03 PM ET Mon, 15 July 2013
Businesses in debt make bad decisions out of desperation. Use these four strategies to avoid making poor choices and focus instead on what your business needs to grow.
Top six questions smart investors ask start-ups

By: Pat Kiernan
2:06 PM ET Mon, 15 July 2013
There are six questions smart investors should ask before putting money into a new company. If businesses have answers, it shows they have data to support their decisions.
Top 5 small business mistakes

By: Pat Kiernan
2:07 PM ET Mon, 15 July 2013
Many businesses don’t make it past their fifth anniversary, so it's crucial to nail strategy. Pat Kiernan, co-host of "Crowd Rules," on five small-business mistakes to avoid.

How 'mompreneur' turned $500 into millions

Once stay-at-home mom, Kendra Scott, a panelist on CNBC Prime's "Crowd Rules," shares how she turned $500 into a multi-million-dollar jewelry empire that now spans the globe. The CEO and "mompreneur" also offers up advice about starting a new business and balancing work with family.
Business expansion? Then dump the debt

Debt-laden businesses make decisions out of desperation. So cut up the credit cards and use these four strategies instead.
Outrageous publicity stunts

Strapped for cash? Businesses that have made clever plays for publicity, sometimes on modest resources.