May 2013The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) has designed a standard methodology for testing and evaluating chemical detectors in a program supported by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Health Affairs Chemical Defense Program.ECBC is currently using their standard test methodology, the "Sensor Nodes Inform and Facilitate Fast Emergency Response", or "SNIFFER", to evaluate chemical detectors for deployment at a Baltimore subway terminal in the Maryland…See More

• What is your valuation and how did you come up with that number as it seems too high? • What kind of market traction does your company have? • Is your business model scalable? • What is your break-even point? How many customers will it take for you to reach that number? • What is your competitive advantage? • What is your exit strategy? • Are there companies in your industry with comparable exits? • How realistic are your projections and how did you come up with those figures? • Do you have…See More

We've just returned from a meeting in Cincinnati (the annual Gait and Clinical Motion Analysis Society conference) and been amazed at the interest from both universities and clinical users - people are spending money again.  Our business normally lags the economy for anything up to a year - this is pretty consistent so it's very encouraging to see this.See More

Trust in a mentor/mentee relationship plays a key role in the success of the mentorship experience, and can also have an impact on the long term success of the business. According to Anthony Hughes, director of JumpStart’s mentoring program, “until you have a relationship that is rooted in trust, you cannot have an open and honest discussion about the challenges that face the business.” But how can a mentor build trust with an entrepreneur he/she is mentoring? Here are eight ways to do just…See More

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People often use the terms management and leadership interchangeably. This is especially true for start-up businesses, where the founder must be leader, manager, office administrator and head of operations all at once. But when it comes to leadership, small businesses can incorporate a variety of styles or methods. These approaches can produce very different outcomes—and can mean the difference between unproductive employees with a high attrition rate and happy employees that want to grow with…See More