Bruce Hakutizwi

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Bruce Hakutizwi is the U.S. and international manager of BusinessesForSale.com, a global online marketplace for buying and selling small- and medium-sized businesses. Bruce manages business development, account management, content building and client acquisition and retention in the United States, Canada, South Africa and Europe. He frequently writes about entrepreneurship and small business ownership.

When is the Right Time to Launch Your Business?

If you’ve ever aspired to start your own business, you know how exciting the idea can be. It’s easy to get carried away thinking about all of the possibilities of a business you’re passionate about,...

byBruce Hakutizwi

March 5, 2021

Top Priority Social Media Tasks for the Time-Starved Entrepreneur

Nowadays, nearly everyone is supposedly a social media expert: you, your mom, your 10-year-old nephew. Most internet-savvy individuals have some degree of experience with Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. But, when it comes to enterprise-level social...

byBruce Hakutizwi

January 31, 2020

3 Signs Your Existing Startup Should Franchise Right Now

It is estimated that that a new franchise opens every eight minutes. Every. Single. Day. That’s a lot of competition — with over 900,000 franchise businesses operating in the U.S. today, it can be overwhelming...

byBruce Hakutizwi

January 20, 2020

5 Steps to Take Before Making Your Side Hustle Your Main Gig

Starting up a side hustle has become easier than ever. Between the explosion of opportunities in the gig economy and the plethora of tools and resources now available to facilitate remote work, Statista reports an...

byBruce Hakutizwi

April 24, 2019

Navigating Your First Year of Filing Taxes as an Entrepreneur

If you’re planning to start up a new business this year, you’ll experience tax time as a business owner soon enough. The following tips will help you prepare well in advance. And if you started...

byBruce Hakutizwi

April 3, 2019

What Kind of Social Media Strategy Does My Startup Need?

When you’re starting a business, especially in a highly-saturated, digitally-driven market, you need to build brand awareness through every channel at your disposal, including social media. But, building a social media presence that resonates with...

byBruce Hakutizwi

December 2, 2018

Starting From Scratch: Advice From Real Entrepreneurs on Starting Your Own Business

Imagine this: You’re sitting at your desk at work, staring aimlessly out the small window above your desk that looks out into the parking lot. Just kidding, you don’t have a window! Anyways, you’re staring,...

byBruce Hakutizwi

October 26, 2018

Should You Buy That Underfunded Startup?

When it comes to investing in startups, especially in the tech sector, headlines are crowded with “unicorns” and “unicorn wannabes.” It’s always the companies that have garnered incredibly high valuations and are collecting round after...

byBruce Hakutizwi

October 7, 2018

How to Drive Users to Your Startup’s Website with an SEO Strategy

After launching a startup, you’re likely still in the beginning phases of identifying your online audience and what they want from your website. That’s where Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, comes in. An SEO strategy...

byBruce Hakutizwi

July 12, 2018

Why Your Startup’s Budget Must Include Social Ads

As of 2017, 81 percent of all Americans have a social media profile, whether on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or countless other platforms. Not long ago, it was easy for a startup to simply create social...

byBruce Hakutizwi

June 23, 2018

(Should You) Eliminate These 3 Marketing Elements You Don’t Need?

From hairstyles to musical tastes, just about everything changes over time. There are some “classics” that never go out of style, but for the most part, if something is outdated, it’s pretty obvious. When it...

byBruce Hakutizwi

June 3, 2018

How the New Tax Laws Might Affect Your Startup’s Financing

Many entrepreneurs in the U.S. have been keeping up with the recent changes to the tax law, passed at the end of 2017 and championed as a boon for small business. However, if you were...

byBruce Hakutizwi

April 3, 2018

Why It’s Key to Have an Exit Strategy Before Starting a Business

Some authors swear that writing the ending of a book first is imperative to the plot. Knowing where you want to end up can be invaluable, as it helps you plan out the beginning and...

byBruce Hakutizwi

February 21, 2018