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Courseload Making National News

Milestone Advisors - Our Values

Bank Financing: It's What You Don't Do That Could Cost You

Your Business Needs a Website – No Problem, Right?

Milestone Client in the News: Huddles Frozen Yogurt

Glenn Dunlap, Co-Founder & Managing Director

How Is Social Media Incorporated Into Your Marketing Plan?

Acquisitions as Part of Your Strategic Plan

Shark Tank Is a Great Learning Tool

iPhone 4 / Blackberry

Why Do Organizations Fail to Execute Strategy?

Small Biz Resolutions

Are Your Employees Planning a Mass Exodus?

Milestone Advisors Customer Saves 91% of First Year Startup Costs

Client Feature - DK Pierce and Associates

Is It Time to Hire a CMO?

How Is 2010 Shaping up for You?

Brand building

Switching places, two CEOs actually did it

What's your customer philosophy?

Inc. thinks you should spoil employees

Why it's still harder for women in business

Ah, Foriegn Markets

Teaching others to blog

The King of Sports

Think green, save some energy, and most of all - stop jamming up my email.

A focus on kids could save your company

A double edged sword

Microsoft launches Office 2010 - What is your strategy

Jack Stack says we're recovering

Tips on managing an intern

Did you know Amish businesses were this successful?

Social media basics: what you need to know to do PR for your company

Walking a mile, in someone else's shoes that is

Another visit from Stanley Bing

They've promised, but are the delivering?

Hear how Yelp works from the creator himself

Getting ready for your TV interview

Pitching more difficult than ever?

How do you say, 'good job'?

The key to success, tasting 16 different types of mayo (of course!)

What's your passion, seriously?

My philosophy getting media coverage

Village of Broad Ripple, A Love Affair

Family Business: Get the Best Financials

Family Business: A Healthy Business Means Healthy Communication

Family Business; You've Got To Have A Plan

The trials and tribulations of the family business

Email marketing, an ever-changing frontier

Sweating the small stuff, a positive trait or constant source of stress?

Listen to the young entrepreneurs

Enough talk about leaders

Strategic planning, what kinds of questions do we ask

Do Facebook Fan pages make sense for B2B marketing?

Insights from Guy Kawasaki

A FOCUS on "DOING" versus "ACHIEVING"

What kind of attitude does your company have?

Are you an entrepreneur and married to boot?

Who's in your network

An innovative approach to PR

Congratulations Compendium Blogware!

Getting more done in less time

Creating an advisory board

How to get the word out about your blog

Entrepreneur is synonymous with leader

Calling all marketers!

Ann Handley was wrong about Linkedin

Some leadership best practices

Blogging, another perspective

Meetings making you unproductive?

Time to be uplifted

504 loan rates

Inspirational black entrepreneurs

Cloud Computing - who will own IT assets?

Staying in business for the long term

How do you work from home?

A tip from Google's play book

Avoid the noise and clutter of popular marketing tactics

How much cash should you raise?

Have an exciting big picture vision

Software Selection - Don’t Go It Alone!

Accounting tips for beginning a business (while keeping your day job)

Consider strategic partners when looking for money

Mass transit for Indiana?

Venture Capital deals remains hot with Software Companies

Marketing; the key to staying strong

Hiring tips from General Motors

Congratulations To ImmuneWorks

Don’t let firefighting take priority over planning

Developing Business Plans for Small Business - How Far Do You Have to Go?

Business Planning & SaaS

Are your corporate assets safe?

We should all understand economics

Miller High Life

Yikes! Yelp!

A Fitness center, hair salon and billiards hall? Oh my...

Chefs Eli and Nicole Anderson In the News

Social media and a policy to regulate

Ways to Improve Cash Flow in This Economy

Drawing a line in the sand

More Top Ten

Before You Build Your New Product . . .

Why it Makes Sense to Hire a Part-Time CFO or Part-Time Controller

Let's learn from James

It's Monday and I'm stressed

Is a part time CFO for me?

Market Research Not Important? Think Again.

A CEO I can get on board with, what I like about Bobbi Brown

The Indianapolis Colts: A model franchise

Innovation: Do you have what it takes?

Developing Downtown Indy

Where are you? Have you checked in yet?

5 Myths That Can Kill a Startup

Strategies: Winning new clients and business

Do you have a business exit strategy?

Our outlook for 2010

The war for our technology bucks

Your brand's #1 problem

Stanley Bing brings it again

Boost your financial IQ

Up In the Air

Three reasons to start a business in 2010

Business Resolutions

And goodness sake, don't be late!

An emerging leader, Jeff Lantz

More insight from Seth, defined: brand

10 Characteristics of Superior Leaders

Innovation needed not just to start, but to sustain success

What's an opportunity assessment

Inc. case study: lining up investors

Reflecting on the past year

We'd like you to get to know one of our leaders, Doug Allgood

The power of a company newsletter

Confucius philosophies applied to blogging

Is taking a risk simply over-rated?

Merry Christmas from all of us

Reassess your market research strategy and pat yourself on the back

Scale Business Operations – Conserve Cash

Lowering the cost of doing business

The end of another year, time for an organizational assessment

Stats on cutting holiday festivities

John Mackey and Conscious Capitalism

A piece of news we're glad to hear

Tweet your way to new sales leads

Michael Dell, why now is a great time to start a business

Getting America back to work

Blogging for business

The recession losing its grip?

Buying a business (or selling)

Be prepared

Time to give some thanks

Take it from Seth, when it comes to business, don't argue

Advertising vs. Public Relations

Innovate Illinois

Happy Thanksgiving

A great marketing strategy can put you at the top

Finding inspiration within life's daily challenges

Business plan writing mistakes

Want an explanation?

Small Business Administration out of coin

Rebuilding a business

You may be wondering...

How Should You Finance Your Business Today?

Looking for resources

How someone else got started

Strategic planning, a continual process

Is bartering a good idea?

What does the proposed health care bill mean for your small business?

Slow, Organic Growth the Safe Plan?

Jeff Chapman, Milestone's Marketing Cornerstone

Do you have a plan for a power outage?

Meet the newest Milestone Advisor, Doug Allgood

It’s a good time to be at Milestone Advisors

U.S. Small Businesses Administration Announces Changes, Indiana Lenders React

Family Businesses Have Big Impact on US Economy

Wall Street Journal Discusses the Trend of Using Part-Time CFO's

Small Businesses Vulnerable to Fraud from Own Accounting Staff

Milestone Client, My Health Care Manager, Featured in the News

Milestone Advisors Celebrates Six Years of Providing Entrepreneurial Business Strategy Consulting

Can We Start With The Financial Projections?

Five Suggestions For Business Planning

IBJ Article Features Milestone Client - Ali Sales Roach, President of Compendium Blogware

Jeff Chapman, Milestone's Marketing Cornerstone

Lilly Spins out VC Fund

News Report: Part-Time CFO Can Double Profitability and Cash

Valuable Lessons for Corporate Finance Needs

Client Success Story - Keller & Keller

VC Investment Down 51% From Prior Year

Risk Management and Financial Plan - How do they work together?

Avoid Surprises When Obtaining Bank Financing

What Are the Best Businesses to Start Today?

Considering the Start of a Franchise?

Indiana's 21st Century Fund Cut in Half

10 Questions for Every Leader

Professional Development

Listen Carefully When Negotiating

Profits Don't Always Follow Hard Work

Milestone and The Runners Forum in the News

Bright Automotive

Role of the CFO & Financial Staff - More Important Than Ever

Adapting to the New Economy

Searching for Marketing Data?

Looking for easy access to Financial Information?

What Part of Your Job Would You Gladly Give Up?

Managing The Relationship With Your Banker

Consumer Confidence Rising - Recovery in Sight?

Future of Small Biz

Creation Café and Euphoria Success Story

Changes to Loan Program Favor Small Businesses

Perkins VonDeylen Architects

The Year of the CFO? May It Never Be!

Milestone Co-Founder in the News

The Best Ways to Finance Your Business - Part II

The Best Ways to Finance Your Business - Part I

Elements of a Successful Small Business Loan Application - Part I

Identifying the “Right” Venture Capital for your Company - Part II

Identifying the “Right” Venture Capital for your Company - Part I

Avoiding Cash Crunches

Bookkeeping Basics

Budgets for Small Business - Part II

Budgets for Small Business - Part I

Establishing an Accounting System For Your Business - Part II

Establishing an Accounting System For Your Business - Part I

Everything Must Go?

Increasing Your Chances of Getting a Loan

Is Equipment Leasing Right for My Business? - Part II

Is Equipment Leasing Right for My Business? - Part I

Making a Loan Agreement Work to Your Advantage - Part III

Making a Loan Agreement Work to Your Advantage - Part II

Making a Loan Agreement Work to Your Advantage - Part I

Managing Your Banking Relationship–It Can Either Make You…Or Break You! - Part II

Managing Your Banking Relationship–It Can Either Make You…Or Break You! - Part I

Securing Financing for Your Business - Part III

Securing Financing for Your Business - Part II

Securing Financing for Your Business - Part I

So You Want to Buy a Business… - Part II

So You Want to Buy a Business… - Part I

Improving Profitability Through Expense Management

Keeping Your Financial Records Straight - Part II

Keeping Your Financial Records Straight - Part I

QuickBooks® Tip: Accrual vs. Cash-Based Accounting

QuickBooks® Tip: Transferring Funds Between Accounts

QuickBooks® Accounting Tip: Understanding Cost of Goods Sold Accounts

Successful Cash Flow Management - Part II

Successful Cash Flow Management - Part I

You’re the Boss; Where do you turn? - Part II

You’re the Boss; Where do you turn? - Part I

Business Planning: Critical Mistakes to Avoid - Part II

Elements of a Successful Small Business Loan Application - Part II

Common Business Planning Mistakes

Is Your Business Plan Ready?

Business Planning: Critical Mistakes to Avoid - Part I

Managing the Growth of Your Business: An Annual “To Do” List - Part II

Managing the Growth of Your Business: An Annual “To Do” List - Part I

Presenting the Deal

Starting A Business: Managing Risk

Strategic Planning vs. Business Planning– What’s the Difference? - Part II

Strategic Planning vs. Business Planning– What’s the Difference? - Part I

Milestone’s Ten Business Tips for the New Year

Ways to Protect Your Business - Planning for Success - Part III

Using a Business Plan to Validate Your Business

Utilizing Your Company’s Assets: Employees

Kathy Pitts, a key member of our team

Ways to Protect Your Business - Planning for Success - Part II

Ways to Protect Your Business - Planning for Success - Part I

Tips for Successful Cash Flow Management

Developing A Marketing Plan

Are you prepared to raise money?

Bank Financing Getting Much Tougher

Time to update your Strategic Plan?

Milestone Supports 2008 Venture Idol Competition

Managing Your Banking Relationship, Part II

Managing Your Banking Relationship, Part I