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The Growing Importance of Personal Branding for Entrepreneurs

For Spencer Rascoff, CEO of Zillow Group, personal branding through social media is a big part of a successful company. “I was focused on corporate culture before it was cool,” he told The New Yorker....

byDaniel Matthews

April 6, 2018

4 Tips for Leading a Startup to Success

The success of young entrepreneurship has been on a steady decline over the past decade, as reported by the Kauffman Foundation. Often, entrepreneurs in their twenties catapult to CEO and founder status without proper training...

byArvind Raichur

February 18, 2018

7 Steps to Grow Your Business Through SEO

Reading blog after blog on dispelling SEO myths, you finally wonder, "When should I start seriously considering SEO for my startup?" Search engine optimization (SEO) is a term used for when a website makes its...

byRyan Jackson

February 9, 2018

7 Key Terms to Understand Before Starting an E-Commerce Business

E-commerce is big—much bigger than you might think. According to a survey from Pew Research, 79 percent of Americans have made an online purchase, and those numbers are even higher among younger demographics. Because of...

byNathan Resnick

February 6, 2018

3 Personal Growth Habits to Integrate Into Your Life

There is a difference between successful people and those who are not. While it’s easy to think that successful people got a lucky break or were born with a better disposition, that is hardly ever...

byAmanda Abella

January 31, 2018

Define Your Own Success: A Q&A with Dr. Patti Fletcher

Dr. Patti Fletcher is a seasoned tech executive, marketing influencer and gender equity advocate. She is also the author of “Disrupters: Success Strategies from Women Who Break the Mold,” an angel investor, speaker and executive-in-residence...

byCara O'Bleness

January 26, 2018

The New Way to Network: Tools for Cultivating Professional Relationships

The following is excerpted from "Disrupters: Success Strategies from Women Who Break the Mold" by Dr. Patti Fletcher (Entrepreneur Press; January 16, 2017). You know the old saying: “It’s not about what you know, it's...

byDr. Patti Fletcher

January 16, 2018

How to Find the Right Business Mentor

According to a 2013 executive coaching survey conducted by Stanford, 80 percent of CEOs said they had a business mentor that year. Additionally, those businesses that are mentored statistically last longer than those that don’t...

byAmanda Abella

December 18, 2017

4 Things You Need to Do to Plan For The New Year Before January

Happy New Year! Well, not yet, but for your business, it might as well already be. Why do I say that? Because in my experience, if you wait until January to set your business goals...

byAmanda Abella

November 21, 2017

Born for This: Improve Your Skills, Increase Your Value [Book Excerpt]

One of the many keys to succeeding as an entrepreneur lies in focusing not just on improving your skills, but improving the right skills, according to author, entrepreneur and speaker, Chris Guillebeau. Understanding and repositioning...

byChris Guillebeau

October 31, 2017

LinkedIn ProFinder Shares Advice for Navigating the Gig Economy

Whether you're a small business looking to hire help, or an entrepreneur seeking freelance work, there are plenty of resources to choose from. Sites like Fiverr are great for outsourcing on a budget, while a tool...

byCara O'Bleness

October 2, 2017

7 Tips for Flying Private from a Luxury Airline Founder and CEO

Flying private is a growing phenomenon, largely thanks to social media and iconic figures flying lavishly across the globe. Some fly private for comfort or luxury. Others use it to bypass TSA or avoid hasty...

byThe Oracles

September 22, 2017

Why Millennials Should Join the Gig Economy Before Becoming Entrepreneurs

Last year, a study from McKinsey Global Institute reported that in the United States alone, nearly three in 10 American workers are employed in independent positions. Most independent work is generally of the freelance variety...

byDeborah Sweeney

August 31, 2017

Stay Focused and On-Task with These 5 Free Productivity Apps

An overwhelming, ever-growing to-do list is at the center of many entrepreneurs' lives. A big problem for young entrepreneurs, especially, is that they make up a disproportionate percentage of "work martyrs," feeling like they have to...

byEmily Friedel

August 21, 2017

Walkie Chalk and City Girls Soap: 2 Suburban Families, 2 Ideas That Made it Big [StartupNation Radio]

On this edition of StartupNation Radio, Jeff interviews Shauna and Matt Damman from Walkie Chalk and City Girls Soap owner Amy McIntire. One day, while recovering from the arrival of their third child, Shauna was...

byStartupNation

July 22, 2017

4 Ways Your Business Can Improve by Joining a Coworking Space

Coworking spaces are all the rage these days. Just go to any major city and you can find a coworking space in every neighborhood. From small spaces above coffee shops to massive international chains, there...

byAmanda Abella

May 18, 2017

VIDEO: Erik Wahl Discusses His Creative Journey and Overcoming Obstacles

In “The Spark and The Grind,” artist, author and entrepreneur Erik Wahl illustrates the delicate balance between creativity and discipline: the spark of inspiration, and the grind of turning that idea into reality. “Sparking the...

byStartupNation

May 1, 2017

StartupNation: Build Your Business, Live Your Dream

If you're ready to escape the grind, write your own future and be wildly successful, StartupNation has all the resources you need to start, grow and manage your business. The most reliable resource for entrepreneurs,...

byStartupNation

April 29, 2017

How to Produce Juicy Content That Catches Eyeballs

Where I live in Los Angeles, I constantly see billboards for popular YouTubers, which tells me that Google is investing a lot of money into helping popular brands succeed. More and more frequently, we are...

byDaniel DiPiazza

April 26, 2017

Q&A: Serial Entrepreneur Ryan Blair on Investing in and Mentoring Aspiring Startups

Throughout his career as a serial entrepreneur, Ryan Blair has created and sold numerous companies for hundreds of millions of dollars. Blair is the former CEO of ViSalus, a healthy lifestyle company that went from...

byCara O'Bleness

April 17, 2017