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How 5G Will Transform Entrepreneurship (and Give Remote Work a Serious Upgrade)

The remote work phenomenon is well underway. More and more companies across industries are realizing the multitude of benefits that come from going remote, not least of which are an upturn in employee productivity and...

byJay Reeder

December 2, 2019

An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Internet Speed: Determining What You Need for a New Business

As you’re getting your new business off the ground, one of your first steps should be picking the internet speed and plan you need. Today, businesses can run nearly every aspect of their operations online,...

bySarah Pike

December 2, 2019

5 Ways Seasonal Partnerships Can Benefit Your Business Long-Term

The holidays are all about making spirits merry and bright and in the small business community, this often translates to collaborating together on seasonal partnerships. If you’ve never approached a fellow business before with this...

byDeborah Sweeney

December 1, 2019

These Tech Startup CEOs Offer Top 5 Tips for Success

Starting up your own tech company is a massive feat for anybody. However, establishing one in a male-dominated industry can make it even harder to succeed. But, with grit and tenacity, Marta Higuera and Zoe...

byEllen Orton

November 27, 2019

The Disruption Mindset: Who is Your Future Customer?

The following excerpt has been adapted from "The Disruption Mindset: Why Some Organizations Transform While Others Fail" by Charlene Li for StartupNation. “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or...

byCharlene Li

November 26, 2019

4 Steps to Scale Your Business by Fine-Tuning Your Product-Market Fit

In the exciting rush of developing a product and creating a company, founders don’t always remember a critical ingredient for starting a business: your audience. Unfortunately, not every business finds the right audience to fit...

byLydia Vargo

November 25, 2019

How Your Brick-and-Mortar Business Can Remain Competitive in an Online World

With so much competition from online behemoths like Amazon and Walmart, smaller businesses may wonder how they'll ever survive. The retail market space and its competition are no longer composed of just those stores within...

byLexie Lu

November 24, 2019

How This Baker Went From an Online Business to Opening a Storefront

Rachel Dunston is the talented entrepreneur behind Rachel Makes More Cake, a popular bakeshop in Clovis, California. Dunston began her business on Instagram, posting photos of her uniquely decorated cakes and taking orders for local...

byNav

November 21, 2019

How Social Media Can Supercharge Your Inbound Marketing

Modern marketers are inundated with claims that social media platforms hold the key to their financial success. Some, however, are left unaware of how to actually go about tapping into these platforms in order to...

byMatthew Davies

November 17, 2019

5 Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Need Content Marketing

If you’re an entrepreneur looking for ways to rise and stand out among the swarm of competitive businesses, content marketing is the right approach. If you still have doubts about whether this type of campaign...

byMaja Talevska

November 9, 2019

4 SMART Goal Examples: Learn Exactly How to Set Targets for Your Startup

Chances are, if you are an aspiring entrepreneur, you’ll have heard of the term “SMART goals.” Despite its inclusion in the hall of fame of buzzwords, SMART goals are an objective-setting system that should be taken...

byStuart Hearn

November 7, 2019

How to Show Your Audience You Believe in Your Business, Product or Service

The following is excerpted from "The 3-Minute Rule: Say Less to Get More from any Pitch or Presentation" by Brant Pinvidic with permission of Portfolio, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin...

byBrant Pinvidic

November 5, 2019

How to Get Enough Inventory to Make Black Friday Wildly Successful

Before long, the air will be cooler, evergreen and twinkling lights will deck homes and storefronts, and holiday music will begin to play, albeit earlier than seems necessary. Though the holiday season begins as soon...

byNav

November 4, 2019

3 Tips for Explosive Startup Growth

Since the dawn of the unicorn era, startups have been chasing the elusive status that only the crème de la crème tastemaker companies have reached by achieving a billion-dollar valuation. While these mythical creatures make...

byEmily Bauer

November 3, 2019

3 Simple Steps to Maximize Your Earnings This Small Business Saturday

As an entrepreneur, you may know that Small Business Saturday is a big deal in the small business community. And with good reason. In 2018, participating businesses nationwide raked in a record-high $17.8 billion on...

byRachel Blakely-Gray

November 1, 2019

Keep Your Startup Growing by Avoiding These Financial Pitfalls

You put a lot on the line when you start your own business. You’re committing yourself to long hours, hard work and a great deal of uncertainty. And if you’re expecting to brave the shark...

byDavid Olson

October 30, 2019

Minimum Sales Requirements: The Truth About Small Business Financing

Every successful business had to begin somewhere. Apple started in Steve Jobs’ garage, after all. While you’re probably not aiming toward worldwide corporate domination, you know your business plan has solid potential... as long as...

byRapid Finance

October 29, 2019

From Basement to Booming MultiMillion-Dollar Business: The Value of a Startup Mentality

Startups are known for their scrappy can-do attitudes, creativity and innovation. They inspire and empower out-of-the-box thinking to bring an idea to life through a mission-driven culture. But even as you progress beyond the startup...

byChris McCuiston

October 28, 2019

6 Tactics for Incredible Customer Onboarding Emails

Onboarding emails are one of the first things a new user sees when they sign up for a service. To some, they’re helpful, while others see them as a nuisance — like instant spam mail. That...

byOlga Mykhoparkina

October 27, 2019

Shark Tank Investors Say This is How to Win Them Over

Look the part, be disruptive and keep things simple, say Barbara Corcoran, Bethenny Frankel, Grant Cardone and others. You have a great idea. Now you need the money to make it happen. In this day and age when it seems like...

byThe Oracles

October 25, 2019