This post brought to you by ableBanking. All opinions are 100% mine. I remember going to our small, local bank every Saturday morning with my little brother when I was a kid. We shared a paper route and we had to “settle up” with the distribution office every Saturday. Our next stop would be the […]
Marijuana a New Entrepreneurial Frontier?
December 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Marijuana was recently voted legal for recreational use in Washington State and Colorado. While regulatory issues still need to be ironed out, rest assured there are many marijuana entrepreneurs waiting in the wings to see how distribution will be handled on a state or even national level. There are literally billions of dollars to be made […]
Bank on Christmas Giving
December 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This post brought to you by ableBanking. All opinions are 100% mine. The Christmas season has always been a season of giving. Couple the spirit of the season with getting year end tax deductions in order, and you have a nice recipe for charitable giving. Like many, our family helps our favorite charities at this […]
ScotteVest entrepreneur Scott Jordan 1 year later
December 11, 2012 by 1 Comment
ScottEvest entrepreneur Scott Jordan’s pitch to the Sharks in episode 311 in season three took on a life of its own after the show originally aired. Scott pitched the licensing piece of his business, Technology Enabled Clothing, to the Sharks unsuccessfully and Scott got into a huge, public, online feud with billionaire shark, Mark Cuban. […]
Pro Wrestling is Like Shark Tank
December 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Guest Post by Eric Gargiulo, Author of The Camel Clutch Blog. It is no accident that Shark Tank has become my favorite show on television. The show mixes elements from business and pro wrestling to create one of the most unique blends of capitalism and sports entertainment that I have ever seen. The only things […]
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer forces Holiday Re-Run
December 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer isn’t a character you’d associate with Shark Tank, but the iconic Holiday Special featuring everyone’s favorite misfit reindeer trounced the Shark Tank Holiday special by 3.3 million viewers last week. Since “only” 6.8 million viewers saw Shark Tank on December 4, a drop of around 11% from Friday night numbers, […]
Update Segment Filmed for BuggyBeds
December 7, 2012 by 4 Comments
Every entrepreneur who appears on Shark Tank wants to have an update segment filmed; that means they’ve been successful. Maria Curcio and partner Veronica Periongo, the women who scored an investment from ALL FIVE Sharks in episode 402, are getting their update segment just a few months after their original air date. The Sharks invested in […]
Warrants Secure Funding – The Coop
December 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Jevon, contacted us, asking about Warrants, a debt instrument used to secure a deal on Shark Tank. Warrants were used to secure funding from Barbara Corcoran extended to The Coop on Shark Tank Episode 409. Barbara makes a loan to The Coop for $150,000. The Coop repays the loan in two years and extends Barbara […]
Trash Can Lid Entrepreneur Melissa Kiernan Interview
December 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A lost trash can lid is a fact of life in urban and suburban America, no matter where you live. Finding a replacement trash can lid was next to impossible for a New Jersey entrepreneurial couple, Kevin and Melissa Kiernan, so they sought to rectify the situation by inventing The Last Lid. It’s a heavy-duty, […]
ABC Shuffles Schedule, AGAIN
December 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The schedule has changed again! ABC originally had episode 303 on the schedule for Friday, December 4, but they have moved episode 402, the season 4 premier, into that time slot. To top that off, ABC is going to re-run the Shark Tank “Holiday Special,” which aired December 4, again on Friday December 14. Re-runs […]
