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Learn about how to plan your business and life with StartupNation’s Business and Life Planning articles!

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 MBA, then spent several years in management consulting, which helped me learn how top executives think, what...

byCameron Smith

November 8, 2023

Hard Lessons I Learned on My Journey as an Entrepreneur

Simply put, starting your own business is a roller coaster of emotions. You get to control your own destiny, you have the freedom to build what you want, where you want and with whom you...

byMatthew Gillman

November 7, 2023

6 Things All Entrepreneurs Should Do in November

With fall in full swing, most entrepreneurs’ thoughts turn to the essential work that comes alongside the changing seasons. This means closing out the year on a high note, getting geared up for the holiday...

byMeredith Wood

November 2, 2023

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Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates. How that Affects Your Startup.

With core inflation remaining steady or declining in recent months, the Federal Reserve held the line Wednesday on interest rates. But that does not mean entrepreneurs and small business owners can bank on things staying...

byMatthew Gillman

October 28, 2023

The Best Funding Options for Minority Entrepreneurs

Getting funded can be a challenge for any investor. But for minority entrepreneurs, finding and securing capital can often require going the extra mile. Some entrepreneurs have found success in finding an investor who believes in...

byEric Goldschein

July 17, 2023

Estimating Startup Costs for a New Business

Confounded over how much money you'll require for your startup business? Well, don't fret. There's an easy approach to breaking this mystery down and creating a clear picture of the funds that your startup business...

byStartupNation

May 10, 2023

6 Steps to Choosing a Business: Follow Your Passion, Measure Your Risk

Americans continue starting businesses at a near-record pace, according to the most recent statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau. Projections of business starts in March 2023 outpaced February figures by more than 5%, according to...

byStartupNation

April 25, 2023

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10 Common Traits of an Entrepreneur

Many people dream of being an entrepreneur, especially in times like today when economic volatility has led to deep layoffs in the tech sector and general job insecurity in other industries. They see themselves choosing...

byAnne MacRae

April 18, 2023

6 Recession-Proof Side Hustles You Can Start Today to Bring in Extra Cash

With a couple of banks going under and jitters spreading about the banking industry overall, fears of a recession are back in the headlines. So it's only natural that with this economic volatility comes more...

byJennifer Paley

March 16, 2023

Learn How to Start and Build a Successful Lifestyle Brand

You’ve developed a great line of products or services. Now what? There are plenty of sales-focused businesses out there where this is the end of the story: have stuff, sell stuff, make money. Some entrepreneurs,...

byVeronica Vargas

March 16, 2023

For Anyone Wanting to Start a Business, There Is a Season

Is there such a thing as the “best” time of year to start a business? A strong argument can be made for early in the year, when entrepreneurs are rewarded with tax and accounting benefits....

byDeborah Sweeney

February 15, 2023

The 7 Benefits of Forming a Corporation

Whether you are just starting your business or you have already been operating as a sole proprietorship or general partnership, you may be wondering about the benefits of forming your business as a corporation. That's...

byBizFilings

February 14, 2023

15 Quotes That Will Motivate You to Start a Side Hustle (and Be a Better Entrepreneur)

It's normal to experience dips in motivation, to want to procrastinate instead of dealing with the mountain of work that lies ahead. But at the end of the day, true entrepreneurs know that you have...

byRyan Robinson

February 14, 2023

11 Reasons Why You Need a Side Hustle

Side hustles aren’t new, but in today's volatile economy 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. ...

byGeorgi Todorov

February 9, 2023

9 Essential Skills You Need to Start and Run a Successful Business

It’s easy to feel underqualified when you’re about to start a new business. It’s a huge undertaking! But the fact is that more people than ever seem to be taking the leap. In 2022, according...

byEmerson De Oliveira

February 1, 2023

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 considering forming an LLC or incorporating, but are curious about the benefits of starting up in January,...

byJames Gilmer

January 1, 2023

Monetizing Your True Purpose: How to Make Money at Anything

By now, you've mastered the importance of cracking your life’s purpose code and finding your purpose. Now, it’s time to discuss monetizing your true purpose. There are five primary reasons people do not achieve their...

byEric Lochtefeld

October 27, 2022

4 Major Obstacles Every Entrepreneur Must Overcome

With very few exceptions, the road to successful entrepreneurship has never been without its obstacles. Even during the best of times, blazing new ground in the business world has always been risky. After all, if...

byJohn Rampton

October 25, 2022

5 Ways E-Commerce Entrepreneurs Can Make More Data-Driven Decisions

E-commerce thrived in 2021, but if you want your brand to really take off, you need to focus on the data. Data-driven decision-making is the key to success in the modern world of e-commerce. If...

byLucas Miller

October 14, 2022

How to Build a Brand for the Modern Consumer

There’s no denying that a loved brand is one of the most valuable assets of a company. As a small business, you may constantly find yourself competing against big brands with loyal customers and marketing...

byShay Berman

October 13, 2022