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How Quitting My Job and Becoming an Entrepreneur Unleashed My Creativity

Two years ago, I had it all. I was working for a venture-funded company, we were growing, and I was in a leadership position with a decent equity stake. Honestly, I was living the dream, and I...

byTyler Hakes

May 25, 2018

6 Female Millennials Who Ditched Their Corporate Jobs for Side Hustles — and Were Successful

We hear stories all the time about entrepreneurs who leave their 9 to 5 jobs in favor of bringing their side hustles to life. But, what about those working in cushy corporate positions? If the...

byDeborah Sweeney

May 23, 2018

Former Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation President and CEO on 5 Things Every Aspiring Entrepreneur Should Know

The following is excerpted from "Burn the Business Plan: What Great Entrepreneurs Really Do" by Carl Schramm. Copyright © 2018 by Carl Schramm. Reprinted by permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Good...

byCarl Schramm

May 22, 2018

How to Validate Your Business Idea

In my last post, I talked about how you can generate business ideas. Now, I would like to share some methods on how you can validate your ideas to see which ones you should pursue...

byDavid Pike

May 22, 2018

Think You’re Too Busy to Start a Side Hustle? Why You Might Be Wrong and 10 Ideas to Get Started

The term “side hustle” is a relatively new one, but the idea has been around for decades. Your full-time job likely supplies you with the income you need to stay afloat, but if you had...

byAnna Johansson

May 19, 2018

How to Go From Side Hustle to Full-Time Freelancer in the Gig Economy

I can’t stand the word “hustle.” It gives me visions of a bloodshot-eyed, head-in-hands freelancer barely holding onto their dream of building an empire. Why do we see “hustling” as a good thing? Is becoming burnt...

byGaby Román

May 14, 2018

Starting a Business in Outer Space (and Other Places to Pop-Up) [Radio]

On this episode of StartupNation Radio, your host, StartupNation founder and CEO, Jeff Sloan, is joined by two co-hosts, Norm Pappas and Mark Bennett. Together, they chat with two entrepreneurs making their startup dreams come...

byStartupNation

May 12, 2018

Entrepreneur Chris Guillebeau’s Formula for Creating a Side Hustle in 27 Days

Author, speaker and entrepreneur Chris Guillebeau is best known for his renowned books, "The $100 Startup" and "The Art of Non-Conformity." He is also an expert travel hacker, and host of the annual World Domination Summit in Portland, Oregon....

byCara O'Bleness

May 9, 2018

How to Successfully Juggle Freelance Gigs as a Full-Time Employee

According to a recent study from TSheets by QuickBooks, 21 million individuals in the United States already have side hustles that they plan to keep going in 2018 and beyond. Data collected by Intuit and...

byDeborah Sweeney

May 7, 2018

The 3 Stages of Launching a Successful Side Hustle

The term “side hustle” is a huge misnomer. Why? Because “on the side” means that your new endeavor is going to fit in nicely with everything else going on in your life: work, school, significant...

byMike Miyake

May 4, 2018

Starting Up With Flexible Retail: Pop-Up Entrepreneurship [Radio]

This week's edition of StartupNation Radio features three pop-up shop connoisseurs, who offer the inside scoop to entrepreneurs looking to start small. Your host, StartupNation CEO and co-founder, Jeff Sloan, kicks off the conversation with...

byStartupNation

April 28, 2018

This Sneaky Hack Saved Me $7000 (and Helped Me Build a Million Dollar Business)

I started my first company when I was six years old, selling fallen apples to keep the streets clean. I have always seen problems and created a solution, despite all the odds. So when it...

byCrystal Etienne

April 20, 2018

3 Pitfalls for Entrepreneurs to Avoid When Starting Up

Being an entrepreneur takes a special kind of person; someone with drive, intelligence and thick skin. After launching my e-commerce startup, I learned some important takeaways to share with other aspiring business owners. Below are...

byBrice McBeth

April 18, 2018

5 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make in the First Year (and How to Avoid Them)

The first year in any business will consist of some mistakes and a steep learning curve. The objective should be to react quickly to pitfalls that pop up along the way, but also to avoid...

byStuart McClure

April 16, 2018

The Challenges of Launching a Startup in a Foreign Market

Once upon a time, it was more than enough for a business to remain within the borders of its birthplace. However, the constantly changing business tides have lead to a need for even the smallest...

byNate Vickery

April 14, 2018

Being Boss: Defining Your Business Model to Create and Deliver Value

The following excerpt is reprinted with permission from "Being Boss" © 2018 by Kathleen Shannon and Emily Thompson, Running Press. If the business side of being a creative entrepreneur makes you feel out of your depth,...

byEmily Thompson and Kathleen Shannon

April 10, 2018

5 Preconceptions That May Be Preventing Your Side Hustle From Becoming Your Full-Time Gig

Entrepreneurship has always been the soul of the American economy. A recent survey revealed that 21 million people in the U.S. already have a side hustle, another 7.5 million plan to start a new one...

byDottie Chong

April 10, 2018

8 Things I Learned in My First Year as a Freelancer

Last year I had to unexpectedly kickstart my career as a freelance website designer. I took like a duck to water with some things, while others took a lot more figuring out, as I’d previously been...

byLiam Pedley

March 19, 2018

Why I Quit My Job to Launch a Startup, Failed and Would Do it All Again

This isn’t an overnight success story, this is a real story. It was a mid-September afternoon in 2016. There I was, on the top floor of some swanky office, peering through floor to ceiling windows...

byLiam Smith

March 5, 2018

Will Your Good Idea Be a Good Business?

A good idea and entrepreneurial spirit are certainly required if you want to establish a new business. But many entrepreneurs find out the hard way that the most critical success factor is opportunity. Great ideas...

byRebecca Wessell

February 12, 2018