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10 Things to Consider When Starting Your Own Business

10 Things to Consider When Starting Your Own Business It’s time to stop talking about starting a business and begin to do it! Now, don’t get me wrong: starting a business is challenging, and requires...

byNellie Akalp

October 2, 2014

55% of Americans Don’t Like “Workin’ for the Man”

Happy with your day job? If so, you're in the minority. 55% of Americans are not happy with their work and wish they could be doing something else, according to the latest study by The Conference Board,...

byRich Sloan

January 6, 2010

ABC News Now Highlights 2009 Home-Based 100 Winners!

Excited to share the news: ABC News Now's Tory Johnson just highlighted select winners from the 2009 StartupNation Home-Based 100. Click on the image here to view the interview or select "Play ABC Video." I...

byRich Sloan

December 3, 2009

3 Do-It-Yourself Marketing Tools to Brand You–the hottest new thing

A friend of mine is thinking of starting her own insurance business, but she can't leave her full time job until she's tested the waters and determines if she has what it takes or if...

byVerticalResponse

May 5, 2009

How to Conquer Your Business Startup Fears with Mind Mapping

Let’s face it. The first step is always the hardest. Whether you’re trying to quit smoking, start graduate school, or learn how to play guitar. It’s that first step that leaves us feeling awkward, inadequate,...

byHeather Schuck

April 9, 2009

Why Businesses Are Starting Up Now

It’s a recession. Entrepreneurs and small business owners can’t get money. Some can’t even make payroll. So why would starting a business in a recession be a great idea? Here’s why: Time to practice. Recessions...

byBetsy Brottlund

April 1, 2009

Do you rely on press releases too much?

It’s early in the morning, and I am answering another e-mail from a brand new entrepreneur. He “needs” a press release written ASAP. I respond to discover more information. Basically, he’s another new business...

byMelanie Rembrandt

September 25, 2008

What’s Your Excuse? Do it Now!

I just returned from a visit to Detroit. My Aunt Margaret died unexpectedly, and I wanted to pay my respects to this wonderful woman who touched the lives of everyone she met. It just goes...

byMelanie Rembrandt

September 23, 2008

What’s This Thing With Boomers Starting Businesses?

Since 2001, people age 50-62 have been the fastest growing group of new entrepreneurs in the U.S. In fact, according to the U. S. Small Business Administration, as of the end of 2006 53% of...

byJeff Williams

June 22, 2007

We’re Pleased to Present the StartupNation Boomer Blog

Hi, I'm Jeff Williams, Boomer entrepreneur and chief coach for Bizstarters, and now the newest blogger for StartupNation. I'm very pleased to be joining the network of experts who provide advice and thoughtful perspective through...

byJeff Williams

June 9, 2007

Cool Company of the Day: Turn Your Head

To coin a phrase, everything old is cool again, and it took a woodworker who thought just like that to come up with our cool company of the day. Tom Bashara started his Colorado Springs-based...

byRich Sloan

August 30, 2006

Cool Company of the Day: ManageYourCellar.com

We love red wine - a lot. It's partly the flavor, partly the infinite variety and nuances of taste, partly knowing the work and thinking that goes into that taste, partly the history and concept...

byRich Sloan

May 12, 2006

Inspiration

My mom died exactly 4 years ago today. She is the sweetest lady I have ever known. Now, after four years, I can think about her and not remember so much the 4-year cancer battle...

byJoel Welsh

May 1, 2006

Best small business opportunities remember that we’re creatures of habit

I blogged about this 10 days ago but something caught my eye this afternoon that caused me to revisit, even perseverate a bit on, the issue again. There is a tendency for first-time entrepreneurs to...

byJoel Welsh

April 20, 2006

Olympic Champion Struck Gold Starting a Business at Thirteen

When Dale Begg-Smith (who grew up in Canada but raced the moguls for Australia) won the gold medal, they kept referring to him as a millionaire. I heard he started an online company at 13...

byJoan Isabella

February 17, 2006

Starting a Business – How to Start a Business on eBay

Starting a Business How to Start a Business with Ebay Starting a Business can be quite complicated if you are clueless to what you want to do. eBay is the world’s leading online marketplace for...

byStartupNation

June 27, 2005