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Learn to Seize Opportunity in Entrepreneurship Today

What do you see in the status of entrepreneurship today? Most people do not know that entrepreneurship has been declining for nearly three decades, meaning that the percent of adults in the U.S. that start...

byStephanie Breedlove

July 27, 2017

Veteran Entrepreneur Stephanie Breedlove Shares Essential Business Advice

Veteran entrepreneur and angel investor Stephanie Breedlove founded Breedlove & Associates (a household payroll and tax firm) and sold it to Care.com in 2012 for more than $50 million. She’s now active as a mentor...

bySusan Johnston Taylor

July 19, 2017

Why Confidence is Crucial to Your Success

Successful entrepreneurs all have something big in common: courage! According to the Hiscox American Courage Index, business owners show a higher level of courage than the general population, and for good reason. It takes confidence to...

byStephanie Breedlove

June 27, 2017

Why Starting a Business is Not the Same as Running One

You spend months collecting knowledge and years honing your skills. You garner resources and advisors, you find a location and a name, and before you know it, you're off and starting a business. Already, you feel...

byCher Zevala

April 30, 2017

What is Working (and Living) Life Like for Digital Nomads?

Can you stand a little rain? Is the sheer depth and breadth of your swanky office cubicle not doing justice to your productivity? Does the workplace where you spend ruthless hours daily not satiate your...

byNischal Dua

March 13, 2017

How to Get Over a Creativity Slump In Your Business

As entrepreneurs, we are constantly coming up with new ideas. For many of us, it’s pretty natural. Not only that, but the more we do it the easier it becomes. That is, until you wake...

byAmanda Abella

January 22, 2017

It’s Time To Start A Movement

We all should live a life that stirs movement. Martin Luther King, Jr. Gandhi. Germaine Greer. Erin Brockovich. Oprah. I’m not a big fan of comparing myself to others, and nor should you be. But when...

byCatherine Plano

December 29, 2016

7 New Year’s Resolutions to Be More Entrepreneurial in 2017

Perhaps your company has expressed an appreciation for entrepreneurial thinking, and you’re wondering how to expand your creativity. On the other hand, perhaps you’re considering starting your own venture, but are unsure how to get started. Or,...

byAngela Bradbury

December 28, 2016

Q&A with Christine Hansen on How to Sleep Like a Boss

Some entrepreneurs are willing to sacrifice everything, including sleep, health, relationships and sanity, all in pursuit of success. But a growing body of research shows the importance of sleep and the negative ways that poor sleep can...

bySusan Johnston Taylor

December 12, 2016

5 Productivity Tips for Entrepreneurial Success

Most entrepreneurs want and need things to happen now. Whether you started your own company, are employed as a hired gun to run a company or serve as the CEO of a private or public company, human...

byJeff Shavitz

December 10, 2016

Learning, Earning and Returning: The 3 Stages of a Fulfilling Life

I attend many networking meetings, frequent educational seminars and conferences. I am a member of the Miami Young Presidents Organization and other business groups which promote business learning and networking. With 30 years of the above...

byJeff Shavitz

November 20, 2016

ViSalus CEO Ryan Blair Advises Pay Attention to Your Time… Line [Book Excerpt]

The following excerpt is adapted from "Rock Bottom to Rock Star: Lessons from the Business School of Hard Knocks" by Ryan Blair, in agreement with Portfolio, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of...

byRyan Blair

October 4, 2016

Inside the Mind of Entrepreneurs: A Psychological Peek

Risk takers. Success seekers. Wild creators. Entrepreneurs. We all know what entrepreneurs are: people who are willing to take enormous risks to chase new opportunities. Some start business after business, as if no one success...

byJordan Kasteler

September 19, 2016

Education: It Doesn’t Come from School

It's back to school season, and as my son left the house today, it got me thinking about the topic of education. Let's start with my favorite thing, a quote: I have never let my...

byPatrick Jager

September 15, 2016

The Secret to Entrepreneurial Success: Speed Innovation and Learning as You Go

There are so many things to think about when you’re starting a business, including your company name, your target audience, how you’re going to fund it and pay yourself - the idea of entrepreneurial success...

byBobby Kalar

August 19, 2016

The Importance of Being Unique in Small Business

I have a confession to make: I started my company not knowing exactly what I was going to do. OK, I feel better now that I got that off my chest. Truthfully, I spent a...

byPatrick Jager

August 18, 2016

A Step-by-Step Guide to Get Some Entrepreneurial Spirit Into Your Life

By Lianne Taylor, Anglia Ruskin University When confronted by life, we are each bound within the scope and the limits of the perspectives we have adopted and nurtured over our lives. In times of uncertainty –...

byThe Conversation

July 24, 2016

Business Model Canvas: Escape the DIY Trap

With a piece of paper, a pen, sticky notes and 15 minutes, you can transform your business — and your life. This is all you need to make a Business Model Canvas, which reduces a traditional...

byJustin E. Crawford

July 13, 2016

How to Land Your Dream Job at a Startup

Small business is the new engine of economic growth in every country. Small businesses stimulate demand, generate employment and create business activity. Statistically, 98 percent of all new businesses registered are small business startups. The...

byFelix Tarcomnicu

June 5, 2016

From Layoff to Startup: How to Become an Entrepreneur

There is no set template to starting a business. Each model is different, as is each market, each product and each individual entrepreneur. Although planning is crucial in order for your ventures to be successful, there...

byJordan Kasteler

June 3, 2016