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Starting From Scratch: Advice From Real Entrepreneurs on Starting Your Own Business

Imagine this: You’re sitting at your desk at work, staring aimlessly out the small window above your desk that looks out into the parking lot. Just kidding, you don’t have a window! Anyways, you’re staring,...

byBruce Hakutizwi

October 26, 2018

What Are The Most Popular States For Incorporating a Business?

Which states are the best and worst to incorporate a small business? I’m often asked this question, since I’m the CEO of a company that helps entrepreneurs incorporate their startups. I set out today to...

byDeborah Sweeney

October 15, 2018

Corporations vs. LLCs: What’s the Difference When Structuring a Business?

When you are starting a business, the legal structure you choose for it is a critically important decision. It will affect things like the cost of operating the business, its taxes, the potential for you...

byNav

October 10, 2018

When Disruption Backfires: My Adventures Saving Startups From Death by Politics

The following is excerpted from "The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups from Death by Politics" by Bradley Tusk with permission of Portfolio, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC....

byBradley Tusk

September 18, 2018

4 Steps for Creating Lasting Entrepreneurial Success

In today’s technological day and age, as long as you have a device that can connect to the internet, theoretically, it’s fairly easy to start a business. However, approximately 50 percent of all businesses fail...

byMichael S Melfi

September 8, 2018

The Average Age of a Successful Entrepreneur (and the Benefits of Starting a Business Later in Life)

Recent research from Northwestern University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has revealed that the average startup founder is not, in fact, a geek-chic millennial holding a freshly printed Ivy League degree. A team of researchers combed...

byDavid Disiere

September 7, 2018

The Entrepreneur Gene: RIZZARR’s Ashley Williams and NREMG’s Connaé Pisani

There's long been debate whether one is genetically predisposed to succeed as an entrepreneur, or whether those qualities and skills are developed. Sisters and entrepreneurs, Ashley M. Williams and Connaé Pisani, make a good argument for...

byStartupNation

August 25, 2018

How Spending Time Near the Ocean Inspired This Entrepreneur

Michael Coughlin is the founder of The Blue Ocean Life, Co., a lifestyle brand for digital nomads and other people who are looking to break out of the mold of the traditional corporate lifestyle. The...

byNav

August 24, 2018

12 Things You Need to Turn Your Side Hustle Into a Legit Business

Over 57 million people freelanced last year, and just about half of millennials in the workforce have freelanced. What does this mean for you and your side hustle? It’s more important than ever that you...

byNav

August 4, 2018

Dos and Don’ts for Successful Millennial Entrepreneurs

Building a business from the ground up is no easy task. As an entrepreneur, you have multiple hats to wear in addition to being the ideas guy (or gal). You need to know how to...

byMarcus Arkan

August 3, 2018

5 Things to Know and Learn Before Starting a Franchise

You’ve probably heard the statistic that people love to throw around: that 95 percent of franchises are successful. This myth has been promulgated for so long that it has directly caused one of the biggest...

byAlec Sears

July 31, 2018

Make it Minimal and Marketable: How Startups Can Build Better Products

We’ve all heard the saying: faster, better or cheaper - pick two. It’s an unfortunate reality of every business, from startups to large enterprises. You can’t have it all. Especially when it comes to product...

byMing Chan

July 27, 2018

5 Tips for New Grads Looking to Start a Business

You’ve walked across the stage, received your diploma and left behind the halls of academia. You are now the proud owner of a degree, and it’s your moment to take on the world. But suppose...

byTed Rollins

July 20, 2018

What is the Best Type of Business Entity for Your Home Based Business?

Solopreneurs of the world, unite! This year, FlexJobs released “The State of the Remote Job Marketplace” report that outlined what the current remote work industry and its workers looks like. Nearly four million workers, 3.9...

byMyCorporation

July 16, 2018

5 Reasons Why Side Hustles Make Millennials Better Entrepreneurs

Some 44 million Americans are currently holding down side hustles in addition to their main source of income. This type of work appeals to anyone who wants to earn an extra buck, and is particularly attractive...

byElizabeth Shutty

July 10, 2018

How the Gig Economy Makes Having a Side Hustle Easier Than Ever

As the demand for mobile continues to rise, so do consumers’ needs for quick and easy service. Enter: the gig economy and the handy apps like TaskRabbit and Uber that go along with it. Why...

byStephanie Koncewicz

July 1, 2018

Ingenuity in a Box: BOXFOX and Flashfoodbox [Radio]

On this episode of StartupNation Radio, your host, Jeff Sloan, sits down with the founders of two companies that are thinking... inside the box. To kick off the show, Jeff is joined by the three...

byStartupNation

June 23, 2018

Living the Dream: Pursuing Passion and Entrepreneurship [Radio]

On this episode of StartupNation Radio, your host, Jeff Sloan, is joined by Pappas Financial president and founder, Norm Pappas, in the co-host seat. This week, the two talk to entrepreneurs who are living their...

byStartupNation

June 9, 2018

4 Steps to Go From Freelancer to Full-Time Entrepreneur

You’ve been working as a freelancer for a while and you’re ready to fully commit to entrepreneurship. Maybe you’ve continued to work your 9-to-5 while you freelance on the side as a means to test...

bySusan Guillory

May 30, 2018

Common Challenges to Starting (and Maintaining) a Side Hustle

Every once in a while, you might find yourself dreaming of working for yourself, either as a full-fledged entrepreneur, or by testing the waters with a side hustle. Plenty of people have second jobs, or...

byNick Rojas

May 27, 2018