Standing Out in the SaaS Crowd: Your Startup’s Unique Value
The SaaS market can feel like an endless sea of options. For every problem, there are a dozen…
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Beyond the Idea: Mapping Your Startup’s Path with the Business Model Canvas
The Business Model Canvas (BMC) is a valuable tool for businesses of all sizes, and I found it…
7 Steps to Set Up Your Business for Financial Success in 2025
Whether you’re launching your business in 2025, or hoping to grow yours, you may be feeling a combination…
Why the Beginning of the Year is the Best Time to Start a Business
The beginning of the year has always been a popular time to start a business, and with good…
The Value of Home-Based Businesses to Economic Growth
One key to the challenge of growing America’s economy is to appreciate the civic and economic value of…
6 Steps to Choosing a Business: Follow Your Passion, Measure Your Risk
Americans set a record in 2023 for starting businesses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A record 5.5…
5 Lessons This Entrepreneur Learned Building a Side Hustle
Like many entrepreneurs, I knew I wanted to run my own company from early on. I received an…
Want to Become a Digital Nomad-preneur? Avoid These Blunders
The dream of many office dwellers is to shed their winter coats and boots, grab a laptop and…
Why a Service-Based Business is a Great Model for Young Entrepreneurs
Millennials and Gen Z are the perfect small business owners. They like to be independent, expect more lifestyle…
Non-Seasonal Startups: Year-Round Lucrative Industries for Entrepreneurs
For entrepreneurs looking to start a company, the industry and business you choose can be the difference between…
Turn Your Passion into a Business: 3 Steps for Purpose-Driven Startups
Purpose-driven companies are all around us, replacing profit with a greater good. Tesla setting a standard for clean…
Want a Proven Business Model? Try Coffee Shop Franchising
The beauty of franchising is that you’re buying into a proven business model, Jeff says on this segment…
Need Extra Cash? Pursue a Side Hustle
On this segment of “The Pre W. Smith Show,” Jeff Sloan shares ideas on side hustles you can…
From Wall Street to Building a Restaurant Empire: 3 Tips for Mega-Entrepreneurship
As we embark on our professional careers, we all envision and strive for success within our respective industries.…
11 Mistakes to Avoid When Setting Up a Side Hustle
“This summer I’ve been making an extra $1,000 a month, and it only takes a few hours a…
What It Takes to Make it as a Micro-Business
Micro-businesses are having a moment. They’ve grown considerably in the last several years, initially prompted by pandemic regulations…
How Your New E-Commerce Brand Can Drive Exponential Growth
As retailers worldwide make the shift to e-commerce, how can your business follow suit? Total e-commerce revenue is…
The Stealth Mode Startup: What We Learned, What We’d Change and Why We Succeeded, Part 2
At Lumos, we raised $30 million in funding in 18 months. No one knew until they knew–and they…
From Stealth Mode to Success: Launching an Under-the-Radar Startup, Part 1
At Lumos, we raised $30 million in funding over a period of 18 months. And we didn’t say…
Why the Future of Entrepreneurship Is Content Creation
The days when entrepreneurship was inextricably linked to a product or service are long gone. Instead, content creation…