by Peter J. Burns III | Jan 16, 2020 | Entrepreneur, Finance, Funding, Investor
I’ve started more than 150 businesses in my lifetime. So, it is easy to forget what it was like when I was “just starting out.” That’s why I keep an open-door policy with young entrepreneurs, who have a great idea, but may need a little advice along the way. You can...
by Peter J. Burns III | Dec 24, 2019 | Entrepreneur, Finance, Funding, Investor
Many great business ideas are founded on the concept of disruption. Apply new technologies and/or methods to an old process to make something more economically efficient and you have a winner. Burns Funding is predicated on this concept. With that in mind, I’m excited...
by Peter J. Burns III | Dec 11, 2019 | Entrepreneur, Finance, Funding, Investor
When I was interviewed in early December on one of iHeart Radio’s highly respected syndicated radio shows, a question from the hosts, Dr. Deborah Osgood and Jack Heath, got me thinking about my role in the business community. It would be easy to say I am a serial...
by Peter J. Burns III | Nov 19, 2019 | Entrepreneur
One thing I have learned through the years with my businesses – the better the team, the better the performance. A new paper emerging out of higher education would seem to support that. Ignoring the harm that narcissistic leaders can cause is perilous, suggests...
by Peter J. Burns III | Nov 4, 2019 | Entrepreneur, Investor
New research from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin suggests that a sense of collective ownership is crucial to a startup team’s success. The energy and enthusiasm that come from working toward a shared vision can be powerful....
by Peter J. Burns III | Oct 29, 2019 | Entrepreneur
I’ve always been curious about whether a small business owner can be successful by projecting on to his or her employees the importance of the bottom line. Now we have an answer. Sometimes. A research study co-authored by Rutgers School of Management and Labor...
