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6 Types of Business Insurance That Protect Small Businesses

Why do small businesses need insurance? The answer is protection. The right insurance coverage helps protect your business and acts as a safeguard against potential risks and losses across a wide range of scenarios including...

byMyCorporation

October 20, 2021

How to Establish Yourself as a Thought Leader in Your Industry

When asked "who are you?" you might answer the question by saying “I’m a business owner” and sharing the name of your business and its offerings or services. As a thought leader, you might want...

byDeborah Sweeney

June 20, 2021

11 Top Entrepreneurs Share the Best Advice They’ve Ever Received from a Mentor

Mentors reduce your learning curve by years through mastering the best of wiser, more experienced role models. StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings on Dell products and accessories: Learn more here These 11 entrepreneurs share the...

byThe Oracles

May 5, 2021

3 Ways to Protect Your Freelance Business

What does the state of freelancing look like in the U.S.? According to a report from online freelance marketplace Freelancer, freelance job openings increased over 25% between the months of April through June 2020. This...

byMyCorporation

February 17, 2021

The Gen Z Guide to Starting a Business

Each generation leaves a significant mark on entrepreneurship. Gen Z is currently entering the working world in a time of great uncertainty amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Many Gen Zers are also watching businesses make significant...

byDeborah Sweeney

October 28, 2020

The Best (and Craziest) Advice I Ever Received and How It Led to My Success

Not everyone gets to the top by following the same rules, and these nine business moguls and Advisors in The Oracles are proof of that. Here, Grant Cardone, Bethenny Frankel and others share the unconventional...

byThe Oracles

September 4, 2020

Before Taking Your Company Fully Remote, Cross These 5 Legal Items Off Your To-Do List

When do we physically go back to work? The answer remains unclear. In a post COVID-19 world, individuals who have been working from home might return to an office that looks vastly different and follows...

byMyCorporation

June 10, 2020

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Hannan Lis (Episode 50)

On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff features a very successful entrepreneur from the metro Detroit community, Hannan Lis, who grew the largest group of WeightWatchers franchises and then sold the company. In a LinkedIn post on his...

byStartupNation

May 8, 2020

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 in North America, to hire 10 more employees. Rancho Gordo, an heirloom bean supplier in Napa Valley,...

byDeborah Sweeney

April 17, 2020

What Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 Need to Know About the CARES Act

Small businesses have long been referred to as the backbone of the economy. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, small businesses struggle on a day-by-day basis to weather the storm. At least three-quarters of U.S. small...

byMyCorporation

April 1, 2020

What Entrepreneurs Must Know Before Acting as Registered Agents

Shortly after incorporating or forming an LLC, small businesses must designate a registered agent. Not familiar with the term? A registered agent, often abbreviated as an RA, is the point of communication between the state...

byDeborah Sweeney

January 21, 2020

4 Ways Franchise Ownership Minimizes Business Risk

Aspiring business owners have several choices available for how they decide to break into entrepreneurship. Two of the most common ones include starting a business from the ground up and investing in a franchise. Both...

byMyCorporation

August 12, 2019

Before Starting a Business in 2019, Tackle These 3 Legal Areas

Planning to start a business in 2019? Here's the good news: preparing now will help to put you and your new company on the right track to success. Great idea? Check. Detailed business plan that...

byMyCorporation

December 5, 2018

5 Women Entrepreneurs Disrupting the Wine Industry

One of my favorite quotes about wine is “a bottle of wine is actually alive,” as spoken by actress Virginia Madsen in the film, "Sideways." Her character, Maya, goes on to discuss wine’s continued evolution...

byDeborah Sweeney

July 11, 2018

6 Tips Millennial Entrepreneurs Need to Hear Again and Again

Millennial entrepreneurs or “millennipreneurs” face a unique set of obstacles. They graduated college during or shortly after the great recession when professional opportunities were scarce and less than promising. To top it off, the cost...

byDavid Baird

August 27, 2017

5 Steps to Successful Entrepreneurship

Although I’ve been an entrepreneur for over 10 years, the company I co-founded is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year. It hasn’t all been smooth sailing, though. We’ve learned from our mistakes and kept planning for the...

byMike Canarelli

September 22, 2016

From Layoff to Startup: How to Become an Entrepreneur

There is no set template to starting a business. Each model is different, as is each market, each product and each individual entrepreneur. Although planning is crucial in order for your ventures to be successful, there...

byJordan Kasteler

June 3, 2016

How to Create a Customer Centric Culture

• Customer centric companies are more successful than those focused on products or profits. • Creating a customer centric culture requires the commitment of everyone involved: from management and through all departments. • Creating a...

byYaniv Vardi

July 9, 2014

11 Tools to Automate & Streamline Your Marketing

What's the most effective marketing software your business uses? This was the question StartupNation asked of 11 successful entrepreneurs. The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of...

byYoung Entrepreneurs Council

March 26, 2014

Vision to Venture webcast is live!

Here's a link to the webcast of my 8 Secrets to Startup Success. Throughout April and into early May, I was on a seminar tour with the folks at Microsoft Office Live Small Business. The...

byRich Sloan

June 7, 2008