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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

3 Ways to Start a Business When You’re Already Drowning in Debt

Ever since I was young, I've had an entrepreneurial spirit. When I was 15 years old, and all my friends were working at supermarkets and fast-food joints, I started a successful landscaping company. I kept...

byAndrew Josuweit

April 9, 2018

Why It’s Important to Keep Your Business Plan Flexible

Having a business plan was once thought to be the roadmap to entrepreneurial success. Its purpose; to lay everything out on the table, including what your company does, its objective and goals, how to market...

byBen Walker

April 4, 2018

How the New Tax Laws Might Affect Your Startup’s Financing

Many entrepreneurs in the U.S. have been keeping up with the recent changes to the tax law, passed at the end of 2017 and championed as a boon for small business. However, if you were...

byBruce Hakutizwi

April 3, 2018

Demotivated Employee to Inspired Entrepreneur: The 3 Best Books to Change Your Mindset and Your Life

For the fifth time that morning, I leaned over and hit snooze on my seemingly incessant alarm. It was 7:30 a.m., and I had neither the energy nor inclination to get out of bed and...

byJim Hughes

April 2, 2018

7 Ways Blockchain Technology Can Help You Start Your Business

Cryptocurrency remains a hot commodity in 2018, especially as investors continue to back these digital coins or tokens. However, 2018 may evidence a shift toward the technology undergirding cryptocurrencies with blockchain. Blockchain technology holds untapped...

byAlec Sears

March 31, 2018

E-Commerce: Is Your Product Ready to Compete Digitally?

The ever-changing online marketplace can be a boon to startups. Not only are more consumers buying online all over the world, e-commerce marketplaces also aim to offer consumers a wide product selection, creating an opportunity...

byMelanie Nuce

March 29, 2018

What You Need to Know About ICOs and Entrepreneurship

If you own or are considering launching a business, you’ve likely heard about cryptocurrency and the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) market. Also often referred to as a token offering, ICOs as method of crowdfunding has...

byCahill Puil

March 28, 2018

3 Tips For Bootstrapping Your Business Like a Boss

A couple of years ago, I shared my story of how I bootstrapped the purchase of my small business. Nearly a decade has passed since that moment in time and in retrospect, I am still...

byDeborah Sweeney

March 26, 2018

Mobile Startups: Food Truck Entrepreneurs Share How They Drive Their Business [Radio]

On this week's episode of StartupNation Radio, your host Jeff Sloan, is joined by co-host, Norm Pappas, of Pappas Financial. During the show, they chat with two successful business owners who deliver their products directly...

byStartupNation

March 24, 2018

3 Components of Becoming an Investable Entrepreneur

Emerging companies looking to grow their business, at some point, have exclaimed: “if I only had (fill in the business need here), then I could (fill in the business opportunity here).” The issue with that...

byMichael S Melfi

March 24, 2018

How to Tackle the Financial Portion of a Business Plan

If you’ve ever drafted a traditional business plan or a lean startup plan, you know that it’s highly important to outline your startup’s finances. Traditional business plans require financial projections (what the cash flow looks...

byMyCorporation

March 22, 2018

What Many Entrepreneurs Wish They Had Known Earlier

I’ve researched and taught innovation strategy for 20 years, and I’ve spent a great deal of time advising startups, reviewing business plans and helping people think through their innovative and entrepreneurial ideas along the way....

byMelissa Schilling

March 20, 2018

Creating a Generation of Female Role Models in Entrepreneurship

Do you often feel that there aren’t enough role models to help you see what you can be? If you answered yes to this question, I’m guessing you may be an entrepreneur, and most likely,...

byStephanie Breedlove

March 19, 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