5 Tips for Starting a Business Overseas
Dreaming of starting a business overseas? You can make your dream a reality! For many top U.S. firms, going global is not a passing trend. According to CNBC, the U.S. corporate tax rate is the world's...
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Define Your Own Success: A Q&A with Dr. Patti Fletcher
Dr. Patti Fletcher is a seasoned tech executive, marketing influencer and gender equity advocate. She is also the author of “Disrupters: Success Strategies from Women Who Break the Mold,” an angel investor, speaker and executive-in-residence...
5 Ways That a Kickstarter Campaign Can Launch You Into Retail
Seven months. That's how long it took from the day our Kickstarter campaign ended until we were delivering a purchase order to Toys R Us. And soon after came Bed Bath & Beyond, Hobby Lobby...
Are You Creating a Product or Building a Company (or Both)?
The following is excerpted from "Shortcut Your Startup: Speed Up Success with Unconventional Advice from the Trenches" by Courtney Reum and Carter Reum. Copyright (c) 2018 by M13, LLC. Published by arrangement with Gallery Books/Jeter...
7 Mistakes These Successful Entrepreneurs Will Never Make Again
No one ever made it to the top without encountering challenges or setbacks along the way. Fail enough times and you’ll eventually succeed. These seven entrepreneurs share the biggest mistakes from their past, and how...
Daily Rituals to Boost Performance at Work
Getting the most out of your work hours and consistently bringing your A-game to your tasks is a challenge every entrepreneur worries about. Some days you can be in the zone and racing through to-do...
Accountability Tools for Entrepreneurs
I know what you’re thinking: “Oh please, not another article about New Year’s resolutions.” This season can feel so overwhelming with the number of personal development and goal-setting content that appears all over our favorite...
5 Keys to Reach Entrepreneurial Success This Coming Year
For many entrepreneurs, the end of the year is a grind to the finish line. This is followed by an entirely new set of goals, sometimes based on the tradition of New Year’s resolutions. As...
4 Common Challenges to Starting a Side Hustle
Having a side hustle is a great way to increase your income, and it can produce enormous benefits when balanced with your main job. Depending on what your side hustle is, it may allow you to...
7 Lessons for Entrepreneurs in the First Month of Business
Startups are all about innovation, but there is an overall formula for success that is not unlike that of any other business. Here are seven essential lessons every entrepreneur can complete within their very first...
5 Ways to Refresh Your Business Plan for a Successful 2018
A new year is the perfect time to get a head start on refreshing your business plan. It’s also the perfect time to reflect on the passing year, consider triumphs and failures, and craft new...
Detroit-Based Clothing Retailer Outfits Customers with a Mature Look [Radio]
On this edition of StartupNation Radio, your host, Jeff Sloan, chats with Darryl and DeKoven Humes, co-founders of Mature. The Detroit-based men's clothing retailer launched on July 4, 2017, and offers an exclusive collection of...
7 Common Non-Disclosure Contract Mistakes Startups Make
Of the many contracts that startups draft and execute, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are among the most common. Protecting intellectual property is a key concern, and thus, startups want to legally prevent employees, vendors and investors...
How to Set Yourself and Your Business Up for Success in 2018
Amid all the holiday revelry, days off and cookie consumption this December, make sure to carve out some time to spend setting yourself and your business up for success in the new year. Here’s a...
Using Market Research to Create an Actionable Business Plan
Whether you are writing your business plan for investors or developing it for strategic purposes, including the right market research is critical. In fact, your market research is often the deciding factor regarding whether you...
Mastering the Digital Nomad Lifestyle: How to Be Productive When Traveling
Let's face it: Whether you're thinking about building a business or are already in the throes of entrepreneurship, you didn't get into it to spend your life behind a desk. When I realized I wanted...
What Your Startup Needs to Do to Stay Compliant in the New Year
With 2018 right around the corner, as businesses wind down Q4 by conducting the year-in-reviews, they’re also gearing up their to-do lists in order to maintain compliance in the New Year. Whether you just started...
How to Write a Business Plan: Tips from the Experts
For even the most organized and motivated entrepreneur, writing a business plan can be a daunting task. After all, your business plan is your first opportunity to make critical evaluations of your idea, and to...
5 Reasons Why Dropshipping is the Future of E-Commerce
According to Forrester Research, the size of online retail sales will be $370 billion by the end of 2017. Moreover, 23 percent will come from dropshipping businesses, which translates to $85.1 billion. This sheer size...
4 Things You Need to Do to Plan For The New Year Before January
Happy New Year! Well, not yet, but for your business, it might as well already be. Why do I say that? Because in my experience, if you wait until January to set your business goals...