Advice For The Young At Heart
5 Common Mistakes To Avoid When Pitching Investors
Most investors have probably been in the game for longer than you’ve been alive, but that’s not to say you can’t impress them. With that said, here are five mistakes you should avoid making when pitching startup ideas to investors.
How To Make Your Startup (Nearly) For Free
This post will inspire you to start working harder towards starting your first business.
Work Your Plan And Plan Your Work
Carrie Morgridge author of "The Spirit of the Trail: A Journey to Fulfillment Along the Continental Divide" and Vice President and Chief Disruptor of The Morgridge Family Foundation shares her experience in making things work in her life.
Practicing Entrepreneurship While Still In College
There are numerous highly visible examples of extraordinarily successful entrepreneurs who started their first ventures in college. Here's how you can be one of them.
What’s Great About You That You’re Not Willing To Look At?
Have you found what you’re great at? Have you even started looking? Brendon Watt, the Australian CFO of Access Consciousness offers three ways you can get started at finding the greatness inside of you.
6 Ways To Prepare Yourself For The First Step In Your Entrepreneurial Journey
Desire alone won’t land you in the captain's seat of your own company. The only way to achieve your goal of entrepreneurship is to take the first step, says Chris Bray, founder and CEO of Bray Innovation Group.
How Top-Industry Leaders Achieve Success By Finding Inspiration Where Others Don’t Look
Inspiration can be found nearly anywhere. Many people focus on the individuals who have built a mega company from a concept they came up with in their garage, but there are more success stories out there than Steve Jobs' and Steve Wozniak's.
Can You Incur The Costs Of Committing To Curious Majors?
Just keep in mind that whichever field you choose, you’ll have a bright future with countless opportunities and possibilities ahead.
Should You Follow Your Passion When Starting A Business?
More and more people consider the option of following their passion and starting a business. But is it a good decision to start a business based on your passion?
Lessons Learned On The Open Road
As a seasoned entrepreneur, Marshall Chesrown has experienced rapid, thrilling development and watched it come crashing down. He shares some lessons he's learned along the way.
Transform Yourself From Employee To Entrepreneur
There’s no ten-step plan for transforming from an employee to an entrepreneur. There are career milestones, however, that can bring you closer to that goal.
6 Ways To Fund Your Invention
In order to get your invention and business off the ground, you will need to invest time and money on protecting your intellectual property, development, production and marketing. Christopher Heer shares some ways you can raise funds to cover such costs.
7 Secret Weapons For Entrepreneurial Success
Entrepreneurs need to build an arsenal of techniques to fight adversity and overcome the challenges that stand in the way of their success. Rachel Strella, founder of Strella Social Media shares some of the tactics she uses.
From Blue Collar To Millionaire… You Can Too
Marcos Jacober moved to the US in 1998 with only a dream and $100 in his pocket. Today, he is an authority in the real estate business, with more than 500 transactions in his portfolio.
[INTERVIEW] Kris Thorkelson, Entrepreneur And Business Leader
Because there’s more to life as an entrepreneur than you can get by focusing on one arena, licensed pharmacist Thorkelson expanded his business interests into real estate.
How To Get Ready To Participate In An Acceleration Program
Looking to participate in a startup acceleration program? Marc Pitart shares the tips that have helped him and his team to take advantage of the Start-Up Chile program, open new business models, and understand what their diverse clientele wants and needs.
3 Ways Mentors Can Help You Scale
Find mentors that are passionate about helping your business and you can be the next big hit in the startup world.
9 Success Driven Tips For Starting A Successful Startup
Here are the top nine startup tips to adhere to in order to keep your startup or small business from becoming a failure statistic.
Business Careers With And Without Grad School
Remember that while professional career development and higher education are connected, they are not totally equatable.
What Do Successful Entrepreneurs Do When They Hit Rock Bottom?
If you’re in the middle of a rock bottom period of your career, take heart. This won’t last forever, and you’ll eventually land on your feet again.
Seven Steps To Communicating As A Strategic Leader
When it comes to strategic leadership, looking and acting strategic is just as important as cultivating your strategic mindset, argue Diana Thomas and Stacey Boyle, coauthors of "Be More Strategic in Business".
Business Succession – How To Create A Nest Egg For Your Successor
Any business owner on the cusp of embracing retirement should take time out to devise a plan for the smooth transition of the business baton.
Making Excuses Is Lethal For Many Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs who make excuses are not the kind of leaders who inspire others to follow them into the unknown, says Peter J. Strauss.
Understanding What A Good Mentor Can Do For Your Startup
There is no doubt that having a capable mentor (or mentors) brings a lot of benefits when you are new to the startup scene.
How To Bootstrap A Business From Your Basement
You can start a business in your basement with the little amount of capital you have. These are some of the ways to bootstrap a business from a basement.
Three Steps To Creating A Startup Mentality In Your Organization
No matter if you're the head of a 5,000-member organization or a three-generation, locally-owned electrical company, everyone can benefit from having a startup mentality.
10 Startup Myths Busted
You don’t have to look far for ‘Start-Up Business Advice’ but some of them seem to be fake news.
To help you ignore the fiction, Caroline Revell shares her top 10 startup myths.
Why Now Is A Good Time For Young Entrepreneurs
We are currently entering a golden age of entrepreneurship, largely because of the wealth of opportunities available to young entrepreneurs.
Top Tips For Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Do you dream of running your own business one day? There is nothing more rewarding than setting up a business which goes on to be successful. Here are some tips for aspiring entrepreneurs.
The 5 Tools I Use To Stay On Top Of Everything
Yiannis Gavrielides, CEO of Covve shares some of the tools he uses to stay on top of his work and personal life.