Estimating Startup Costs for a New Business
Even with inflation easing in 2024, the rising costs that small businesses face present a significant challenge to…
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How to Conduct Market Research
You’ve gone through a lot already in starting up your business. Many organizational decisions are behind you and…
11 Tips to Master Self-Discipline and Rid Yourself of Bad Habits
In this installment of advice from The Oracles, the leading entrepreneurs and startup founders take on the topic…
10 Tips for Women to Successfully Raise Startup Capital
Women have more of a challenge than men when it comes to raising money. According to Fortune Magazine,…
How to Secure Funding as a Female Business Owner
Raising working capital is a huge part of the job when starting a business. However, many women-owned businesses…
Why Having the Right Advisors When Launching a Startup is So Crucial
When startups don’t have the right advisors, they waste time, money, energy and human resources — but that’s…
Common Small Business Challenges and How to Solve Them
Owning a small business is a dream for many. The freedom, creativity and potential for growth it brings…
10 Tips for Landing a Product Licensing Deal
Inventors can either build a new company to commercialize their product, or they can license their product to an existing company that already has the resources in place to get the product out into the market. This article offers 10 tips for how best to license a product to an existing company.
8 Steps for the Perfect Product Launch
You’ve created the killer product that will change the world. Now you need people to buy it. Top…
6 Reasons Why A Mentor is Essential to New Business Owners
Entrepreneurs know how exciting it is to bring a new idea to life. Yet, however great the idea,…
There’s No One Way to Pick an Insurance Broker (But Here’s a Cheat Sheet)
To start or run a small business, an entrepreneur has an incredible number of tasks to check off,…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Small Business Insurance is Mission Critical (Episode 266)
On today’s Business Beat, Jeff chats with Michael Spath, client executive and small business advisor at Kapnick Insurance…
‘Everything Borrowed’ Podcast Ep. 19: A Conversation with Major General Darren L. Werner
Major General Darren L. Werner has not only achieved the rank of General in the U.S Army Tank-automotive…
‘Everything Borrowed’ Podcast Ep. 18: A Conversation with Randall Buchman
On this new episode of “Everything Borrowed,” Andrew welcomes Randall Buchman. Founder and CEO of Emerald Growth Partners,…
‘Everything Borrowed’ Podcast Ep. 17: A Conversation with Burton Heiss
Welcome to an all-new episode of “Everything Borrowed,” a podcast hosted by Andrew Blake! On this episode, Andrew…
StartupNation’s ‘Key Moves’ Podcast: John Ezzo (Episode 3)
Welcome to another episode of StartupNation’s “Key Moves” podcast, hosted by Jeff Sloan! In this podcast, Jeff goes…
‘Everything Borrowed’ Podcast Ep. 16: A Conversation with Mark Hackel
On this episode of “Everything Borrowed,” Mark Hackel, County Executive for Macomb County, joins Andrew to talk about…
‘Everything Borrowed’ Podcast Ep. 15: A Conversation with Darren McCarty
Four-time Stanley Cup champion, former Red Wings enforcer, host of “Grind Time with Darren McCarty” podcast and a…
StartupNation’s ‘Key Moves’ Podcast: Jayson Waller (Episode 2)
Welcome to another episode of StartupNation’s “Key Moves” podcast, hosted by Jeff Sloan! StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings…
‘Everything Borrowed’ Podcast Ep. 14: A Conversation with Jason Hundey
Friend, writer, teacher, podcaster and history buff are just a few words to describe today’s guest. On this…