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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

5 Automation Opportunities Every Startup Should Seize

What’s the one thing you wish you’d known when founding your first startup? For me, it’s this: the worst prescription for burnout is more work. Entrepreneurs tend to assume hard work can solve anything. But...

byPeter Daisyme

September 24, 2019

How Your Small Business Can Prepare for the Slow Season

Depending on the industry you operate in, your business may see spikes in profitability at certain times throughout the year. If this is the case, you're likely also experience slow months in between, which can...

byNav

September 21, 2019

3 Ways to Take Your E-Commerce Store from Good to Great

There is no doubt that e-commerce is a rapidly evolving industry. While this keeps things interesting for entrepreneurs, it also requires consistent improvements and constant innovation to ensure success. E-commerce business owners have to adapt...

bySimon Slade

September 10, 2019

4 Ways to Overcome a Plateau and Reignite Your Passion

We've all been there. Our business is growing according to plan, and then... it isn't. We've hit a plateau, we feel stuck and we don’t know what to do. Don’t panic! Business, like life, runs in cycles. With...

byRoz Clark

August 18, 2019

How to Make Your Business Disruptive with Speed and Efficiency

As children, we are told we need to dream big, make the world a better place, solve a problem. If, like me, you are an entrepreneur, you took these speeches from teachers or parents to...

byFrancisco Serrano

August 9, 2019

3 Ways to Generate Passive Income as an Entrepreneur

Passive income is a very big buzzword these days in the entrepreneurial world, and for good reason. It’s essentially a stream of income that doesn’t require an exchange of your time (once your method is...

byMegan Yelaney

July 29, 2019

Hustle Overdrive: Start Sustaining Your Business Instead

In today’s entrepreneurial culture, hustling is a source of pride for many. But the question must be asked: Should we be proud of hustle? Is there any other way to maintain success? And if hustle...

byJustin E. Crawford

July 24, 2019

8 Signs Your Startup Will Fail Within the First 5 Years (and How to Avoid it)

You're finally ready to launch the business you've dreamt about for years. You have a real passion for what you're doing. Unfortunately, that may not be enough to succeed. The first few years of business...

byLexie Lu

July 24, 2019

How to Bring New Life and Innovation Into Your Business

Perhaps you’re struggling to find new customers, or you’re feeling stagnant in your startup. Maybe you’re having difficulty competing with others in your industry. Whatever the case, you feel the need to breathe new life into...

bySusan Guillory

July 22, 2019

6 Ways to Improve Your Startup’s Efficiency with Technology

Modern technology can often be a distraction in our personal lives. However, when it comes to being an entrepreneur, it can be instrumental in helping you run a more streamlined operation. Here are six tips...

byJames Lintzer

July 3, 2019

Why You Need to Go Back to the Beginning to Grow Your Business

It’s most every entrepreneur’s dream: your business is a success, and in a few short years, you’ve gone from being a lone freelancer to managing an ever-growing team of employees. But you soon find that...

byJulian Jakob Jost

May 11, 2019

4 Signs Your Business is Growing Too Fast and What to Do About It

A growing business is a great thing, and it is what we all strive for. Rapid growth can also be a pandora’s box of problems. Daniel Lubetzky, founder and CEO of KIND Snacks, knows the...

bySean Glynn

January 18, 2019

Launching and Iterating a Product in Tiny Steps as a Lean and Agile Startup

The following is excerpted from "Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business" by Paul Jarvis. Copyright © 2019 by Paul Jarvis. Reprinted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company....

byPaul Jarvis

January 15, 2019

Don’t Just Set Goals for the New Year, Use This Method to Follow Through

Typically, New Year’s resolutions are either the bane of your existence or your favorite January activity. While a lucky few seem to plow through every year with meaningful goals that they actually accomplish, the majority...

byJustin E. Crawford

January 10, 2019

Co-Founders of TheMuse.com Share the New Rules of Productivity

The following excerpt is adapted from "The New Rules of Work: The Modern Playbook for Navigating Your Career" Copyright © 2017 by Alexandra Cavoulacos and Kathryn Minshew. Published by Crown Business, an imprint of Penguin...

byKathyrn Minshew and Alexandra Cavoulacos

January 8, 2019

3 Ways Refining Focus Builds a Strong Foundation for Startups

Startup founders exist in that special space between dreaming and doing. While many may dream up big ideas, founders are the ones who have the drive to make their dreams a reality. If you’re in...

byAndrew Witkin

December 21, 2018

How This Entrepreneur Started a Business to Help New Parents

Nicole Johnson is the president and owner of The Baby Sleep Site, a resource for new parents who are trying to help their babies, toddlers and preschoolers sleep better. The company provides assistance with issues...

byNav

October 23, 2018

How to Innovate Faster Using the Lean Startup Methodology

The following is adapted from "Imagine it Forward: Courage, Creativity and the Power of Change" Copyright © 2018 by Beth Comstock. Published by Currency, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. During my discovery pilgrimages to...

byBeth Comstock

October 9, 2018

5 Tips for Running a Family Business

The family business, whether it be a startup or a generational institution, is part of an idyllic American dream for some. Whether or not a family business owner plans or hopes to pass the business...

byNav

October 5, 2018