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Startup Advice: What Does Your Business Really Need?
The challenge of creating your own business and nurturing it can be rewarding in multiple ways; recent research suggests that twice as many SME owners love their jobs as employees, and almost three times as many feel passionate about their work.
Five Things To Consider If You’re Thinking About Starting A Business
In order to determine if you’re ready to start your own business, it helps to consider your decision within a framework of self-exploration. Felena Hanson, founder of Hera Hub points out 5 things to consider if you’re thinking about starting your own business.
Is Starting A Business Right For You?
Many people toy with the idea of starting a business but hesitate to actually take the plunge and go out on their own. There are many reasons that people are held back from starting their own business.
5 Small Business Killers That Will Destroy Your Progress And How To Tackle Them
Discerning between the do’s and don’t’s in business can be confusing, so let’s get really clear on what will move the dial and what won’t. Paula Conway looks at 5 business killers that will destroy your progress and leave your business (and your dreams) in the dust if you don’t destroy these dead-beat ways now.
10 Tips To Turn Your Startup Idea Into A Reality
It's not a secret that it is always difficult to us to start something new: how to start? when to start? what to begin with? The 10 tips offered by Umbrella company in this article will not only suggest you answers to these questions, but will help with setting priorities in the correct way so that you would not miss any significant details in the course of development.
One Great Piece Of Advice For The Entrepreneur
One of the best things any entrepreneur can learn to do for themselves and their business is to simply read the advice that successful individual's offer to them for free. Learn from the greatest, and someday you will become one of them.
5 Simple Ways To Make Your Side Gig Look Professional
Getting people to consistently hire (and pay) you, however, requires that they take you, and your side gig seriously. Greg Waldorf, CEO of Invoice2go shares some simple ways to make your side gig look less like a hobby and more like a professional business.
5 Key Tests When Assessing Your Business Idea
Patrick Henry, author of "Plan Commit Win: 90 Days to Creating a Fundable Startup" shares five quick tests that you can do to get a pretty good ideal about the viability of your business idea.
How To Make Your Side Hustle Money Work For You
Whether it’s a passion project, travel fuel, or to pay off debt, side hustles are a popular second form of income amongst millennials. David Lester, managing director of Brightworks Interactive Marketing and author of "From Middle Class To Millionaire: The Money Handbook For The Other 99%" shares a few tips to help make your side hustle money work for you.
Pitch 4 Success
Your pitch deck is the most important assets your business will have, arguably more than the business plan itself. Edmund Buckley, co-founder & CEO of CampusSafe outlines the 4 things you should do when creating your pitch deck.
Campfire – 5 Things To Consider To Be A Digital Nomad
There is a certain charm in the idea of being able to work remotely, lounging beside the beach with a mojito in one hand, while updating your social media page, knowing you have it better than the inane 9 to 5. If you’re determined to become a digital nomad, Wang Tse, co-founder and director of Campfire Collaborative Spaces, shares 5 tips to get you started.
6 Steps To Choosing A Pricing Model For Your Startup
If you are in the very beginning of a journey to your first million or just considering various business ideas, you need to know that choosing a correct pricing model for your business determines the overall success of your startup in the future. Olga Mykhoparkina, Chief Marketing Officer at Chanty, explains.
The Easiest, Most Unconventional Way To Start Your Own Business
Starting a small business is a dream for many people, but today, there's no reason it can't become a reality for you. If you're thinking of starting a small business but don't know how to get started, Shirin Anne Wan, Head of Customer Care for QuickBooks Asia Pacific says you should consider the on-demand economy as your first step on the road to becoming an entrepreneur.
Have An Idea? How To Find Investors And Make Your Pitch
Getting your startup started is no easy task. Raising funds for it is infinitely harder. Tara Reed, CEO of AppsWithoutCode.com shares nine things to remember that will make it a quicker and smoother process for finding investors.
3 Low-Cost Marketing Strategies For Startups
One of the biggest issues facing startups is a lack of capital. Not only do they have to deal with the possible debt they incurred during product development, but they are under pressure to have sufficient sales to keep the business afloat. Fortunately, there are many low-cost marketing methods any startup can use to gain traction.
How To Begin Your Startup’s Marketing Even Before Launch
There are bases that you need to cover before you actually launch your startup in the market amidst steady competition. Shivankit Arora, founder of MarketingMasala.com takes us through the series of steps that you need to keep in mind before your startup goes live.
Three Innovative Ways To Fund Your Startup
How are you going to fund your startup in its initial stages? It is to be expected that, in the beginning, your startup’s expenses will exceed its income.
The Dos And Don’ts Of Investor Pitching
by Dan McCarthy, event manager for Venueseeker
If you're trying to find funding for your business or product, it's wise to consider finding investors. Not...
Steps To Take Your Startup Business To The Next Level
You will need to employ several strategies to grow your business. One such strategy is the growth strategy, and below are some of the things you need to do that will make you survive the competition in any crowded market.
True Grit: An Aspiring Entrepreneur’s Greatest Weapon
Ellyson Glance of 3 Day Startup says they've foundthat whether or not a venture will work out or a particular entrepreneur will eventually be successful depends on one thing: grit.
How To Navigate Your Finances After Graduation: 4 Crucial Tips for Recent Grads
Figuring out a way to pay for college expenses might be far easier when compared to dealing with finances post-graduation, when you enter your first job and receive your first disposable income. Here are a few tips to give you a jumpstart on navigating your finances when you are starting out.
How To Raise Money For Your New Company
It’s not enough to have a great idea. While you might be able to bootstrap your businesses, many founders will need outside funding to start (or grow) their businesses. Ross Kimbarovsky, founder of crowdSPRING shares ways to improve your chances to raise funds from any possible source.
So Just How Do You Start A Startup?
More of us than ever are considering a startup as the solution to our career problems. It offers autonomy, creative scope, and the chance to pursue something you're really passionate about. So just how do you go about starting a startup?
6 Tips For The New Lawyer
Being a new lawyer is an exciting time in your life, but be sure to follow these tips so that you’re as prepared as possible to be the best you can be.
Four Habits To Help You Make Better Decisions Now
Whether you're navigating a career decision or expanding your business, when complex problems come into your life it's useful to know how to deal with uncertainty in a way that boosts your confidence and that gives you conviction that the path you choose may be a successful one. Cheryl Strauss Einhorn, author of "Problem Solved: A Powerful System for Making Complex Decisions with Confidence and Conviction" shares four tips to make better decisions.
10 Ways To Get The Most Out Of Leadership Coaching
When it comes to helping you perform at your best and accelerate your career, nothing compares to the power of being coached. Here are ten ways to ensure that you get the most out of working with a coach.
The Elements That Make Up A Successful Startup Pitch Deck
When the stakes are this high, a simple presentation isn't nearly good enough to get the job done. Powerpoint alternatives like Visme are mission critical in terms of not only "wowing" your investors, but laying out your vision for the future in the clearest and most organic way possible, says Payman Taei, founder of Visme.
7 Entrepreneurs Who Started Successful Businesses In College
Nate Vickery, editor-in-chief of Bizzmarkblog.com introduces us to some of the world’s youngest and most successful entrepreneurs whose careers have already made a difference.
Global Impact: Social Entrepreneurship Companies
Social enterprises solve a social challenge by using the power of the market. This mission should be considered when developing a business plan, planning to raise capital and implementing a strategy. Social entrepreneurs need to know what is at the heart of what they are trying to achieve.
How To Launch A Photography Marketplace
If you are a photographer, or a startup entrepreneur interested in the photography space, here is a guide on how you should go about launching your own photography marketplace.