Inspiration for Entrepreneurs Archives

Why I’m Leaving My Six-Figure Salary To Become An Entrepreneur

Like many people, I thought that I would be more fulfilled when I had achieved my career goals. But for me, it didn't quite work out that way. As a pharmacist, the eight years of...

bySamantha Brandon

March 7, 2022

Entrepreneurial Studies Within MBA Programs Prepare Students for Real World

The value of textbooks and lectures delivering theory in a graduate business curriculum is unquestioned, but if there’s one thing we’ve learned over the past two years of the pandemic, in these uncertain times they...

byBarry Sandrew

March 4, 2022

40 Tips for Millennial Entrepreneurs to Improve Their Leadership Skills

Millennials are making waves. As a generation, they are redefining what a successful career is, with a focus on flexible and fulfilling work, and millennials are not afraid to make financial sacrifices in order to...

bySara Davis

March 3, 2022

How Blindster’s Kyle Cox Started From Scratch With a Strong Customer Focus

Many entrepreneurs have many beginnings, endings and renewals woven in their stories. The path of any entrepreneur is rarely a straight line. I started Blindster with the firsthand knowledge of the sometimes wayward road self-employment can...

byKyle Cox

February 24, 2022

Next Time You Think the Cards Are Stacked Against You, Think of Sarah Breedlove

The following is reprinted from "Platform: The Art and Science of Personal Branding" Copyright (c) 2019 by Cynthia Johnson. Published by Lorena Jones Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. Sarah Breedlove is considered...

byCynthia Johnson

February 22, 2022

WJR Business Beat: Startup Oakpoint Skyrockets to Success (Episode 362)

On today's Business Beat, Jeff talks to a cofounder of Oakpoint, a dental support company that in just three years of existence is on the verge of a $100-million revenue milestone. Turn in to the...

byStartupNation

February 16, 2022

Top 5 Tips to Start a Business With Less Than $1,000

If you are new to the world of business, you may think that there is no way you can bring a startup to life with a low budget. Wrong! There are so many ways to...

byOvi Negrean

February 10, 2022

A Step-By-Step Process to Turn Your Ambition into a Worthy Goal

This excerpt is adapted from “How to Begin: Start Doing Something That Matters” by Michael Bungay Stanier ©2022 and is reproduced with permission from Page Two. It’s Hard to Be Ambitious I’m in my fifties,...

byMichael Bungay Stanier

February 8, 2022

Mentoring is at the Heart of Entrepreneurship

Teaching and mentoring is at the heart of entrepreneurship. As business owners, we're teaching our prospects how our company can help solve their problem. With our team, we're teaching and communicating our vision and how...

byJason Scott Montoya

January 31, 2022

Entrepreneurial Spirit Drives a Mission to Connect People With Popongo

America truly is the land of opportunity, especially to people who grow up in third world countries and fight adversity every day while seeking to create a better life for themselves and their loved ones....

byErrol Anderson

January 28, 2022

What is Social Audio and How Can it Boost Your Business?

We’re entering a new golden age — one of social audio. Talking and tuning into discussions on social audio has become the equivalent of posting on your Instagram and LinkedIn feeds. Clubhouse couldn’t have come...

byTodd Grossman

January 26, 2022

The 7 Business Lessons We’ve Learned in 7 Years

Fewer than 50 percent of businesses make it to their fifth year. That means that half of all companies have a short lifespan, despite their efforts to build something successful long-term. The interior design space...

byAgnieszka Wilk

January 22, 2022

Want to Launch a Business? Here’s a Step-by-Step Startup Checklist

If you’re starting a business, you’re probably focused on the product or service you’ll sell, but there are other essential tasks you’ll need to tackle, too. Not only do these tasks help establish your business...

byGerri Detweiler

January 21, 2022

Choose a Profitable Niche for Your Business in 3 Simple Steps

You have an exciting new business idea and have been studying how to start a business. But have you chosen a niche yet? Focusing on a niche allows your business to excel and become known...

byKatie Lundin

January 19, 2022

Dancing with Gorillas: How Startups Can Partner with the Giants

This excerpt is adapted from “Gorillas Can Dance: Lessons from Microsoft and Other Corporations on Partnering with Startups” by Shameen Prashantham. ©2021 and is reproduced with permission from Wiley. Understanding the startup's perspective Of course,...

byShameen Prashantham

January 18, 2022

5 Actionable Goals for Your Startup to Set and Achieve

While the pandemic has created numerous obstacles for entrepreneurs, some of the best and most inventive ideas have been born out of adverse circumstances. January is the perfect time to re-evaluate what worked and what...

byNatalie Bleza

January 18, 2022

5 Revolutionary Business Ideas Changing the Startup Landscape

While the pandemic has shaken the world from every corner, it’s also motivated new businesses to think smarter. From automating mundane processes to satisfying changing customer demands, startups count on agility and creativity to see...

byJeremy Moser

January 17, 2022

An Entrepreneur Advises on Juggling Challenges, Putting Principles Before Money

bySarah Y. Tse

January 11, 2022

Gary Vaynerchuk and Other Top Entrepreneurs Share How They Kickstart a Successful Week

If you’ve got the Monday blues, you’re starting the week off on the wrong foot. Here’s how to stop longing for the weekend, feel better about the day, and prepare for the week ahead, according...

byThe Oracles

January 3, 2022

8 Surprising Strategies for Unstoppable Focus

In today’s microwave society—where more data is created in one year than the last 5,000 years—it’s a herculean task to stay focused. Getting distracted may seem innocuous, but the consequences are disastrous over time: lost...

byThe Oracles

December 27, 2021