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How to Identify Your Core Values and Align Them with Your Business Model
As an entrepreneur, it’s crucial that your business model and your personal core values are aligned in order…
Selecting a Side Hustle Based on the Right Business Model for You
When it comes to choosing the right side hustle, is it possible to pick a gig based off the…
4 Reasons Why Choosing the Right Business Model is a Make-or-Break Decision
When launching a startup, most entrepreneurs are focused on fine-tuning their product or service. While this is a…
How to Validate Your Business Idea in 30 Days (or Less)
Starting a business requires serious research, but it also requires you to seize opportunity. Jump in without consulting…
Building a Monthly Business Plan
While it’s important to create a 10-year business model, your real focus should be on your business plan…
A Step-By-Step Guide to Writing a Killer Business Plan
A business plan is as important to a new business as a map is to a ship, or…
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. If you’ve been…
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…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Make Sure Your Business Model is Sound (Episode 134)
Just six short months after it went live, Quibi, a mobile streaming service focused on providing short-form video…
How to Choose a Side Hustle That Matches Your Personality
Did you know that 43 percent of working Americans report having a side hustle? With an increase in…
Starting a Business with a Partner? Here’s What You Need to Know
Opportunities to start a business can happen at any time, even during a pandemic. Amid COVID-19, many individuals…
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…
Chef Bobby Nahra Shares the Recipe for Business Success
On today’s episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff sits down with Chef Bobby Nahra, owner of Encore Catering and…
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…
5 Business Industries Thriving During the Coronavirus (and How to Start One)
In Saint Louis, Missouri, a boom in puzzle sales has enabled Puzzle Warehouse, the largest distributor of puzzles…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Bartering in 2020 (Episode 29)
On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff talks about a thousand year old business model that’s back and…
In Crisis, What Should Entrepreneurs Make Free(mium)?
Lots of organizations, particularly subscription businesses, are changing their rules about what is free and what is paid,…
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Subscription Box Economy (Episode 4)
The subscription box economy is blossoming right here in our region. Today, over half of online shoppers (approximately…
How (and Why) to Continually Update Your Business Plan
“New year, new business plan.” Well, that’s not the exact saying, but in an increasingly competitive business world,…
10 Steps to Develop Your Winning Business Idea
You have an idea that you think could be a great business opportunity. You’ve run it by your…