Michelle Dunn - Internationally-known expert on the topic of credit and collections

Michelle Dunn is a leading authority on collecting money to businesses everywhere. She is the founder and president of Never Dunn Publishing, LLC and her 10 year old Credit & Collections Association with thousands of members.  Michelle is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal and has been featured in Forbes.com, Smart Money Magazine, MSNBC, Home Business Magazine, Entrepreneur magazine, Professional Collector, Credit & Collections Risk, the NH Business Review, and in many books and publications worldwide.

In this Chic Perspective, Michelle talks about what business owners can do to get their customers to pay on time.  She discusses what business owners can do if their customers don't pay on time, and gives business owners one thing they absolutely must do to protect themselves from bad debt.  Michelle's Chic Tip  

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Sara Burden - Vice President of Walden Business

Sara Burden is the Vice President of Walden Business, a business brokerage firm. She is a member of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) and received the Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) designation through the IBBA in 2001. Sara has taught broker classes at IBBA Conferences, frequently speaks to business groups on exit strategy topics, and has been interviewed on business radio stations.

In this Chic Perspective, Elizabeth interviews Sara about the key components of business value. The core of a business is the value that it offers the marketplace, but with that knowledge comes the question: How does a business get valued? In this session, Sara will discuss the things that businesses need to do to prepare for sale, some common mistakes business owners make and suggestions for owners seeking to sell. As the Vice President of Walden Business and with an extensive entrepreneurial background, Sara will share insights on business planning for the future. She will analyze how long it takes to sell a business, what kind of payment to expect and what an owner can do to maximize their business' value.

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Chic Perspectives offer savvy advice on how to start smart and grow a company strong. This series of educational audio interviews with business experts is ideal for entrepreneurs looking to increase their chic quotient and business knowledge.

Chic Perspectives seeks to answer the pressing questions that
entrepreneurs find themselves asking during the startup and ramp-up phases of their businesses. During these thirty-minute interviews,
experts discuss their fields and answer questions that are of great                     Take a minute and get some
interest to their entrepreneur listeners.                                                                     Chic Perspective!

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