At some point, every successful business owner is faced with the decision of whether or not to expand. Kristen Scholer and Tim Stenovec talk through some things to consider when it comes to scaling a small business.
Make sure you think about potential increased sale vs. cost of expansion. Do your market research and be sure to account for fluctuations in the business cycle and local economy. Then, make sure you have the financing and staff to meet the company's growing needs as it expands.
Plus, we highlight Shweta Pranav Patil, owner of Shweta Engineers, as an entrepreunur featured in Goldman Sachs' 10,000 women program.
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Swedish buy now, pay later company Klarna is making its highly anticipated public debut on the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, the latest in a run of high-profile initial public offerings this year. The offering priced at $40 Tuesday, above the forecasted range of $35 to $37 a share, valuing the company at more than $15 billion. The valuation easily makes Klarna one of the biggest IPOs so far in 2025, which has been one of the busier years for companies going public. Other popular IPOs so far this year include the design software company Figma and Circle Internet Group, which issues the USDC stablecoin..
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison wrested the title of the world’s richest man from longtime holder Elon Musk early Wednesday as stock in his software giant rocketed more than a third in a stunning few minutes of trading. That is according to wealth tracker Bloomberg. A college dropout, the 81-year-old Ellison is now worth $393 billion, Bloomberg says, several billion more than Musk, who had been the world’s richest for four years. The switch in the ranking came after a blockbuster earnings report from Oracle. Forbes still has Musk as the richest, however, valuing his private businesses much higher.
