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It’s time to focus on your greatest work.

Posted on June 11, 2020 by matt in Blog, Email Notifications, Entrepreneurship 1 Comment
Michelangelo spent four years painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, which many consider his greatest work of art.

During the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, we all learned what life would be like with fewer obligations. Business meetings, church services, kids’ activities and other events all got put on hold and we all found ourselves with a lot more free time. Personally, I went from averaging 10-15 in-person meetings per week to […]

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My Quarterly Update: Q2 2020

Posted on April 15, 2020 by matt in Blog, Email Notifications, Entrepreneurship, Quaterly Updates, Sioux Falls Startup Community No Comments

Looking back at my most recent quarterly update, it’s amazing to see how much the world has changed in such a short period of time. A little over a month ago, we were attending church every Sunday morning and Wednesday night, our children were in school and we had a full travel schedule planned for […]

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Preserving Cash is the Key to Your Business Surviving the COVID-19 Recession

Posted on April 6, 2020 by matt in Blog, Email Notifications, Entrepreneurship, Sioux Falls Startup Community No Comments

We find ourselves in unprecedented times. Many small businesses have had to close their doors and furlough employees with no idea when they might be able to re-open. Unemployment claims have hit an all-time high and some are predicting that COVID-19 related job losses could reach 47 million. The United States economy is undoubtedly in […]

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How to Invest in Local Startups and Small Businesses When You’re Not an Accredited Investor

Posted on March 17, 2020 by matt in Blog, Entrepreneurship No Comments

I received a message the other day from a high school classmate about what opportunities exist to invest in small businesses and startups when you’re not accredited. There’s no simple and easy way to do this, but I highlight some opportunities in this video. Watch on YouTube (Watch this Video on YouTube) Prefer to read […]

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How to Raise Money for Your Small Business or Startup – Sioux Falls Business Expo 2020

Posted on March 9, 2020 by matt in Blog, Entrepreneurship No Comments

At the 2020 Sioux Falls Business Expo, I presented a talk that discussed various ways to raise money for small businesses and startups. Thanks to the help of Joshua Novak and Main St. Media House, I was able to record the presentation so that is can be distributed more widely. Here you will find my […]

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Four Instructions for Christian Business Leaders

Posted on March 3, 2020 by matt in Blog, Church Life & Ministry, Entrepreneurship 4 Comments

Fourteen years ago, I made a decision that fundamentally changed my life. I chose to stop living for my own selfish ambitions and recommitted my life to Christ as a sophomore in college at Dakota State University. Through the work of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and West Center Baptist Church, I recognized that there was a […]

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Web Push Notifications Are Changing and Marketers Must Adapt

Posted on January 20, 2020 by matt in Blog, Entrepreneurship, Sioux Falls Startup Community No Comments

For the last seven years, marketers have had the ability to send push notifications to website visitors directly through their web browsers using a technology called web push notifications. A website can issue a prompt to a user in their web browser asking them if they want to receive notifications from that website. If they […]

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How MarketBeat Attracted 509 New Customers During with a New Year’s Sale

Posted on January 7, 2020 by matt in Blog, Entrepreneurship No Comments

MarketBeat had a successful New Year’s sale that ran from December 26th to January 3rd. We’ve done this for the last few years and the results keep getting better every year. I’m not 100% sure what makes the window between Christmas and the New Year a particularly good time to promote our newsletter and software […]

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Moving is Better Than Shaking: What I’ve Learned about Personal Branding from Kevin Tupy

Posted on December 31, 2019 by matt in Blog, Email Notifications, Entrepreneurship No Comments

(Watch this Video on YouTube) A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to attend a Christmas party that entrepreneur Kevin Tupy held for his real estate and business development firm, Cresten Capital Holdings. It was held at the new Tavern 180 restaurant and the food was top-notch (try the Chicken Parmesan, you won’t regret […]

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Why “Skip the Latte” is Terrible Financial Advice

Posted on December 17, 2019 by matt in Blog, Email Notifications, The Ten-Year Turnaround No Comments

(Watch this Video on YouTube) Financial author David Bach is famous for teaching a concept called “The Latte Factor,” which is the idea that recurring small purchases like coffee, cigarettes and ordering pizza add up to a ridiculous amount of money over the course of a lifetime. For example, if you were to buy a […]

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