Inspiration for Entrepreneurs Archives

Harnessing Your Emotional Intelligence as a Female Entrepreneur

Women in the workforce hear it all the time: “You’re so emotional.” It’s a criticism levied at women (usually from men who are afraid to express their own feelings). The subtext is: “You’re too emotional...

byKarrie Brady

September 23, 2022

Turning Passion into a Career: Entrepreneur Shares Lessons Learned

Unlike most entrepreneurs, my main goal as a young adult was not to eventually start a business – it was to go to the Olympics. I spent years competitively swimming. I had perfected the techniques...

byJenny McCuiston

September 22, 2022

11 Reasons Why You Need a Side Hustle

Side hustles aren’t new, but they’re more popular than ever. Especially now, with so many ways to make money online, more and more people are deciding to pursue a side hustle. A 2021 survey from...

byGeorgi Todorov

September 21, 2022

5 Tips for Aspiring Mom Entrepreneurs to Turn Your Startup Dreams Into Reality

As a mom, your schedule tends to center around your kids more often than not. From school drop-offs and pickups to ballet recitals and lacrosse practices to checking homework and cooking dinner, it can feel...

byPurusha Rivera

September 20, 2022

5 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Starting A Business From Scratch

We often envision the traditional startupper as either the 24/7 working lonely wolf or the adventurer enjoying long-sought freedom and flexibility. But with the hardships, pitfalls, upswings and victories that come with starting your business,...

byLesley Pyle

September 15, 2022

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 energy in transportation, Pela making common goods compostable or Love Your Melon using hat sales to fight...

byTricia Martin-Owen

September 12, 2022

Time Management: The One Habit All Successful Entrepreneurs Learn to Master

Every person’s got their own “secret to success.” You know, the habit they swear by. Entrepreneurs have them, too. And more than likely, they’re all different tidbits of advice. Eat right, take a day off,...

byRachel Blakely-Gray

September 9, 2022

LIT Method’s Taylor Norris Shares Business Tips for Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs

Passion, vision, trust -- and being prepared for anything -- are the key drivers fueling women entrepreneurs. Every day is International Women’s Day in my mind. While it’s wonderful to have a holiday highlighting our...

byTaylor Norris

September 8, 2022

13 Tips for Future Women in Business Leadership

As a woman in leadership, what is your best tip for a future female leader? While the modern workspace is more open and equitable for women than previously, there are still pitfalls to avoid and...

byBrett Farmiloe

September 7, 2022

Urbanum’s Brigid Beaubien: An Eclectic Approach to Home Goods

Urbanum, with its creatively decorated windows and sophisticated black and gold color scheme, sits in a busy, revitalized strip in the New Center neighborhood of Detroit. For gifts and decor, this spot can't be beat...

byStartupNation

September 6, 2022

How to Leverage Your Full-Time Job to Fund Your Entrepreneurial Dreams

When I accepted a position at a software development company after college, I was clear with them from the start. During the interview, they asked about my passion and my goals. I shared that I...

byKyara Gray

September 6, 2022

Blo Blow Dry Bar CEO Shares Advice for Aspiring Female Business Leaders

Women have a history of creating and inspiring change – from writers to politicians to business leaders. And many have founded businesses that began as a passion and have now grown to become industry trailblazers....

byVanessa Yakobson

September 2, 2022

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 pursue during inflationary times, or any time you need some extra cash. Tune in for the full...

byJeff Sloan

August 29, 2022

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. But for many, we may not hit that pinnacle stride until transitioning to a different industry or...

byKal Gullapalli

August 29, 2022

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 week," said Mark Russo in a recent TikTok video. "I only had to invest a few hundred...

byAshley Murphy

August 25, 2022

Don’t Quit and Other Lessons from a Wantrepreneur Turned Entrepreneur

I’ve tried many businesses and side hustles over the past 15 years. I’ve mowed lawns, was a DJ at weddings, negotiated real estate deals, started an e-commerce business, and many others. Some of those endeavors...

byGarit Boothe

August 19, 2022

Secret to Small Business Success: A Commitment to Lifelong Learning

There’s a misconception that the most successful business leaders are born with their leadership credentials imprinted in their DNA. Surely because they are more successful than their peers, it stands to reason they’re extremely sharp...

byChris Hubble

August 17, 2022

Why Entrepreneurs Are Made, Not Born

You either have it or you don’t. How many times have you heard that? Or, a business owner saying, “I was born to be an entrepreneur.” But in business and life, things are rarely that...

byChristan Hiscock

August 15, 2022

10 Leadership Traits Entrepreneurs Should Possess

An entrepreneur does not run a business with his or her acute business acumen alone: it comes with leadership skills. Here are 10 leadership traits for entrepreneurs: Related: Why ‘Hands-On’ Is The Most Valuable Leadership...

byJoel Roberts

August 10, 2022

Here’s Why Market Timing is Everything When it Comes to Startup Success

The following is excerpted from “SUPER FOUNDERS: What Data Reveals About Billion-Dollar Startups” by Ali Tamaseb. Copyright © 2021. Available from PublicAffairs, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc. In 1995, General Magic, the startup company where Tony...

byAli Tamaseb

August 9, 2022