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Why the Future of Entrepreneurship Is Content Creation

The days when entrepreneurship was inextricably linked to a product or service are long gone. Instead, content creation has become a new central part of entrepreneurship. Most easily seen through influencers who post content to...

byLucas Miller

July 18, 2022

The Secrets of a Strong, Successful Cofounder Relationship

Starting a company from the ground up is an exciting time. You have an opportunity to build a business from scratch and turn it into a legacy for your descendants. If you’re an entrepreneur working...

byApril Miller

July 18, 2022

Effective Workforce Management: A Startup Guide

As the owner of a startup business, you wear many hats. One of those is that of workforce manager. Even if you have a small team, there are still best practices to follow when it...

byHanson Cheng

July 15, 2022

5 Keys to a Successful Business Partnership

Let’s face it: Partnerships are hard. Often, two alpha leaders are combined, who now have to agree on any number of decisions on a daily basis. The potential for challenges is a given, but even...

byGreg Mondshein

July 13, 2022

Overcoming Obstacles and Lessons Learned on My Way to Building a Dating Empire

Growing up in the late '70s and '80s, the word entrepreneur was not in my vocabulary (or most people’s!). And don’t faint, but there were no books about how to write a business plan or...

byAndrea McGinty

July 13, 2022

Strategic Partnerships: Hitch Your Wagon to a Star

We’re all looking for creative and clever ways to accelerate the growth of our businesses. Yes, you could work more hours, raise capital from outside investors to fuel growth, or open new locations – which...

byThe Sloan Brothers

July 7, 2022

How To Create a Phenomenal Company Culture

If you want to create a thriving, successful company, you must focus on creating a distinctive company culture. Industry professional Mark Stiffler knows this means setting the tone from the top and establishing values and...

byMark Stiffler

July 6, 2022

From Dreaming to Doing: How to Create an Innovation Culture in Startups

Editor of the Harvard Business Review, Theodore Levitt, rightly said: “Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.” The goal of any startup is to think up new ideas and get them...

byAlan Cabello

July 1, 2022

The Challenges of Rural Entrepreneurship and Some Solutions

Rural area constitutes 97 percent of America's land mass, but the 46 million U.S. residents living in rural areas in 2020 make up only about 20 percent of the American population. With so much of...

byJoe Thiel

June 29, 2022

Hiring Needs Today: What Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know

Amidst the uncertainty of recent years, one thing is for sure: There has been a significant boom in startups. In July 2020, the U.S. hit a milestone - 551,657 applications to start a business, a...

bySunny Saurabh

June 27, 2022

Be Proactive, Do the Legwork for Food Truck Business Success

Even with soaring inflation, people always need to eat, and most workers need a convenient place to grab lunch. That’s why the food truck business has become so attractive to entrepreneurs. They’re a convenient way...

byJoe Camberato

June 24, 2022

Common Small Business Challenges and How to Solve Them

Owning a small business is a dream for many. The freedom, creativity and potential for growth it brings are all desirable factors. However, running a small business comes with as many challenges as it does...

byRapid Finance

June 23, 2022

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to the Modern-Day Business Plan

For the past 20 years, my company and I have written business plans for thousands of firms. Interestingly, over this time, many aspects of business planning have stayed the same. Specifically, the three core reasons...

byDave Lavinsky

June 20, 2022

Contemporary Cash Flow Management Tips for Startups

Running a startup can be difficult, especially regarding cash flow management. You need to ensure that you have enough business capital to cover your expenses, but you don't want to tie up all your money...

byCristi Waterson

June 17, 2022

Starting a Business? You Need to Research Your Number One Asset

Your successful business model might take the form of a side hustle or full-time freelance work. Perhaps you’ve decided to invest in a franchise, or you’ve created an app for today’s hot on-demand marketplace. There...

byDonna M. Cooper

June 17, 2022

Why Your Business Name Should Be a Powerful Branding and Marketing Tool

When you are brainstorming a name for your new business, it can be difficult to know how to select the best one, especially if you are initially drawn to a particular name. You might have...

byGrant Polachek

June 11, 2022

Korri Wright: Necessity Prompted Inventions

Korri Wright just wanted to make her life a bit easier. Necessity is the mother of invention fits her entrepreneurial style. The businesswoman behind Blade Butler and Unlimiscent shared her story with us in this...

byStartupNation

June 10, 2022

4 Common Reasons Why Startups Fail (and How to Overcome These Obstacles)

Most startups fail—up to 90% in 2019—and unfortunately, more often than not, the founders themselves are responsible. Financial reasons are often cited as one of the most common factors for startup failures, and these are,...

byTerng Shing Chen

June 8, 2022

Build the Damn Thing: The 4 Steps to Defining Your Idea

byKathryn Finney

June 7, 2022

3 Challenges Every Entrepreneur Must Face and How to Overcome Them

The circumstances of starting a business vary greatly, depending on the business model. In my own entrepreneurial journey, I started out as a solopreneur with just my skills and my laptop. No matter how you...

byKeren Lerner

June 3, 2022