Top 10 Habits of Successful Entrepreneurs
Decades of research have shown that the super-rich have a lot in common. They share the same mentality, for example, as well as a number of the habits they follow in their personal lives. To...
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Morning Routines from 10 Successful Entrepreneurs
As a successful entrepreneur, what does your morning routine look like? What is your best tip for starting your workday off right? To help you develop an effective morning routine, we asked successful entrepreneurs for...
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...
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...
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...
Have a Safe Trip With Travel Insurance
Whether you’re going abroad or just to the next state over, traveling for work or for vacation, the details probably took months to plan and involve significant financial investment. Thankfully, protecting your investment is possible—either...
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...
Insuring a Second Home Requires Meeting Unique Needs
Second homes are always a great option to have for a quick weekend getaway, family trip or any easy vacation when you need one! You don’t have to worry about renting a place ahead of...
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...
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,...
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...
6 Tips to Help Find Empowerment Through Embracing Failure
Launching a business is an exciting, and challenging, prospect. Unfortunately, there will always be times at which you experience unexpected roadblocks as an entrepreneur. It might be misplaced trust in an unreliable partner, lost revenue,...
‘The Startup of You’: Why You Need to Embrace Your Free Agency
Excerpted from "The Startup of You (Revised and Updated)" by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha. Copyright © 2012 by Reid Hoffman. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without...
Managing Personal Finances When Starting a Business
As an entrepreneur, you know saving money is crucial. It can be tempting to throw all of your money into your newest venture, but doing so can risk heavy losses if it doesn’t take off....
Reinventing Yourself? How Founders Got People to See Them Differently
Sometimes, to progress in business and in life, you need to reinvent yourself. These successful business founders and Advisors in The Oracles have been there. Here’s their advice on how to make people see you differently...
Is Your Big Idea Investor-Worthy? Ask Yourself These 4 Questions Pre-Launch
Entrepreneurs certainly aren’t lacking for ideas — but that doesn’t mean every concept is worth pursuing. It’s not enough to separate the good ideas from the bad. It’s about identifying the great ones. Investors want to know...
4 Steps to Creating Your Company’s Strategic Business Statement (or BHAG)
You’re not a failure if you don’t achieve your goal. Most companies adopt a certain type of goal setting to drive their business. Whether company milestones or individual KPIs, these goals are focused on one...
11 Self-Made Millionaires Reveal the Best Advice They Ever Got
These millionaires and advisors in The Oracles have had some super-smart mentors; so we asked them for the best advice they’ve ever received. Here’s what they told us — and how it led to their success....
How Startups Can Balance Social Impact and Profit
Professor Henrietta Onwuegbuzie of Lagos Business School claims, “Being purpose-driven helps companies grow faster and make more money.” But what exactly does it mean to be a purpose-driven business, and how can startups balance social...
The Importance of a Having a Business Mentor When Starting Up
As an entrepreneur, you have a fierce independent streak. It’s how you got your business off the ground in the first place. However, there will come a time where you hit a wall when it...