Last year, we promised to bring more video content to the eyes of our readers, and boy, did we deliver! This year, StartupNation produced four exclusive StartupNation Originals video content series (with two more in the works for early 2018). As always, we aimed to provide you with content that interests entrepreneurs, startups and small business owners most.
Throughout 2017, we brought you:
- A completely redesigned front page with mobile-responsive functionality
- StartupNation Originals video content, including The Art of Opportunity, A Drink with Hillary Sawchuk, Competing Against Luck with Clayton Christensen and The Spark and The Grind with Erik Wahl
- Original StartupNation eBooks
- Design and launch of brand new StartupNation Community platform
- Q&As with industry-leading experts
- Increased newsletter frequency
Below, find a few highlights from the past year, which include articles written by industry-leading contributing writers, researchers, thought leaders and best-selling authors, compiled into our 2017 Year in Review:
Start a Business
- Accomplished entrepreneurs and members of The Oracles share how to start a business with $100
- Q&A with author and entrepreneur, Chris Guillebeau, who shares why you need a side hustle
- Why having confidence is a crucial element in thinking big
- Top small business grants for women and minorities
- The 10 steps you can take to start a side hustle (while keeping your day job)
- How the dropshipping business model solves many conventional e-commerce problems
- Five millennial entrepreneurs impacting the world today
Grow Your Business
- Learn the benefits of encouraging creativity and innovation in the workplace
- Rich20Something, DanielDiPiazza, shares the secret to startup growth
- How to create a killer crowdfunding campaign video
- Books to inspire personal growth, leadership and motivation
- Marketing and SEO fundamentals for entrepreneurs
- The top low-cost influencer marketing tools
Manage Your Business
- What major and minor risks to look for when it comes to business insurance savings
- Common payroll myths debunked
From the archives
- The Sloan Brothers offer top tips for becoming a better negotiator
- Learn the benefits of forming your business as a corporation
- The Sloan Brothers share how to land a product licensing deal
