Advice For The Young At Heart
7 Ways To Create Your Own Success
Most entrepreneurs do not start out with millions in venture capital funding or advice from Mark Cuban sitting in their inbox. Entrepreneurial success is achieved after years of problem solving and hard work. Rob Nelson, founder and CEO at Grow.com, shares what you can do to create your own opportunities instead of waiting for them.
Get A Mentor To Become As Smart As You Think You Are
The key to success is to get a mentor — and not just any mentor. Find someone in the line of work that you want to pursue who’s not only successful but also willing to mentor you and take a vested interest in your career. Then, go work for him or her, says Jeff Carter, the managing director and founder of Grand Coast Capital Group.
4 Pitfalls To Avoid In Pursuit Of Startup Success
There is a lot that can happen beyond your control as an entrepreneur but Mark Halstead of RedFlagAlert shares four common pitfalls that it’s important to avoid if you’re aiming to take your business from inception to sustainability and on to real success.
Critical Decisions To Manage Your Startup
Your first year of managing a start up business can be extremely difficult. It’s difficult because you must address so many issues at the same time. Your work in year one can make or break your business.
Learn From Mentors, Not Mistakes
As you seek out mentors, do not listen to most people because most people are wrong. You must listen to the people who have achieved success in an area where you are also looking to experience success, says Clay Clark, founder of Thrive15.com.
Four Movies All Entrepreneurs Should Watch
Here are four movies that not only you can relax and enjoy watching, but you can actually learn something to apply to your business life too.
5 Key Elements That Make Startups Successful
Stepping out into the world of business is an exciting prospect but turning it into reality is another challenge altogether. These tips should go a long way to helping.
9 Essential Guidelines For Becoming An Entrepreneur
To achieve entrepreneurial success, it is crucial that you believe in yourself and have confidence in your abilities, says serial entrepreneur Robert B. Pamplin Jr. He shares nine essential guidelines for becoming a successful entrepreneur.
5 Tips On Becoming An Entrepreneur After Corporate America
There are plenty of reasons why more people don't take the plunge from Corporate America to entrepreneurship. Sally Poblete, CEO of Wellthie, offers several tips to help you take the plunge.
Four Tips For Small Businesses To Increase Brand Awareness Fast
When it comes to raising brand awareness, small businesses have options. Chief Marketing Officer at 99designs Pamela Webber shares a few of the best ways to accelerate brand awareness for immediate and profound results.
Questions Every Young Entrepreneur Should Ask Themselves
A lot of young entrepreneurs rush into business without giving it the proper thought and consideration beforehand. Make sure you can answer these questions in detail before you get started:
5 Lessons A Startup Can Learn From Jurassic Park
As a startup you will face challenges in the midst of turning your brilliant business idea into reality. Darius Fisher, President of Status Labs shares five lessons any startup can learn from the 1993 American science fiction adventure film Jurassic Park.
How To Start A Startup – For Busy People
Sam Altman's (of Y Combinator) 20-lecture Stanford course, which is available online for free, features 1,000 minutes of collective wisdom from the founders of Airbnb, PayPal, Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Stripe, Jawbone and more. Andrea Martins, co-founder of GreenSocks, recaps some key messages from those lectures.
4 Tips For Choosing Your Right Career Path
When you are contemplating your future and your career, making the ‘right’ decision can bring a lot of pressure. The good news is that to find your most appropriate and most enjoyable career path, a number of useful tips can be applied.
5 Things Your Startup Needs To Consider To Save Money Long Term
There are many sensible cost reduction strategies that can be implemented at any stage of your startup business which can have a real effect on your bottom line. Here are 5 things your startup needs to ensure you save money long term.
Five Tips For New Graduates Looking To Land Their Dream Job
Graduates should remember that they are building the foundation for a career, not just trying to get a paycheck, says Rob Wilson, CEO of Employco USA. He offers some top tips for how graduates can land a dream job.
Have Diploma, Will Work For Recognition
Millennials graduating this month are entering a strong job market full of optimism with dreams of starting their new careers. Hunter Hoffmann of Hiscox Small Business Insurance believes the time is ripe for this generation to take advantage of their innate advantages to realize the American dream of owning their own business.
8 Pieces of Advice For CEOs That Need To Scale Their Startups
A startup’s ability to scale its services in response to increasing demand is one of the most important factors in determining its success. Philip Acuña spoke with eight successful startup CEOs and asked what methods they used for scaling their services to meet increasing demand.
Seven Ways Start-Ups Can Save Money Everyday
We look at seven ways start-ups can save money everyday by reducing operational overheads and being savvier about outgoings.
Seven Ways Women Can Find Adventure In Their Own Backyard (and Why They Should)
If you're like most women, your life is well entrenched in routine. But Dr. Nancy D. O'Reilly says breaking out of your rut and expanding your world can propel you to success. Here, she shares tips to help you plan the most adventurous summer yet.
Top Digital Marketing Strategies For Starving Startups
Startups have a lot of enthusiasm and drive, but one thing they don't always have a lot of is cash. Dario Zadro, web strategist at Zadro Web, suggests some top strategies startups can get started with to promote their business without having to splash out too much cash.
Find Innovation 5 Times A Day
Having successfully started multiple companies, Adam Simpson - CEO and co-founder of Easy Office Phone - says he's realized the importance of staying innovative. He shares five key times to think creatively and find some innovation in the typical busy day of an entrepreneur.
5 Clever Marketing & Branding Tips For Startups
There’s a lot to do and plan when you’re starting a new business. But don’t neglect the marketing and branding side of things. Here are 5 clever tips to make sure your marketing and branding are as good as they can be.
6 Things Every New Business Should Consider
Starting a business is an undoubted risk at any time – you’re pouring your time and finances into a venture that might easily fail. Alex Sebuliba looks at some aspects of running a business that you might not necessarily think about, even though they’re just as important as having a proper business plan.
[Infographic] A Guide To Job-Hunting For Graduates
The pool of attractive, well-paying jobs are shrinking, yet at the same time the number of graduates looking to enter the work force is increasing at an unprecedented pace. This infographic from Adecco is compiled with tips for graduates looking for work - if you've recently graduated and are on a job-hunting mission, you'd do well to follow the advice.
How To Get A Good Work-Life Balance
We’ve all said it, ‘there are never enough hours in the day’. But working hours on end does not always mean working productively. Melanie Astbury, HR Manager at officekitten.co.uk offers a few tips she's learned about maintaining that much-desired balance in and out of work.
[Infographic] What You Need To Know To Be Productive At Work
Here's an infographic by Davitt Corporate Partners that looks at how your environment at work can have an impact on your levels of productivity, coupled with helpful tips on how you can ensure a productive workspace and much more.
[Infographic] 8 CEOs Who Made Their Fortune Before They Were 30
Youth is no barrier to entrepreneurship, as the likes of Mark Zuckerberg - who founded Facebook at the tender age of 20 - has shown. Here's an infographic that looks at eight new young entrepreneurs are making their own mark on the world.
Making Your First Business Count
Much is made of the successful entrepreneur’s ability to rebound from failure. Just try to make those mistakes small and survivable. Here’s how.
Switching Careers In Your Twenties
‘Quarter life crises’ appear to be on the rise – and it appears that’s partly down to many in their twenties leaving university and becoming disillusioned with their job as they experience it in the flesh.