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The 10X Rule: Drive Maximum Performance in Your Business

An entrepreneur is resourceful, able to make something more out of something less and is able to create growth and success. These are all qualities investors look for; investors invest assets, employees invest their knowledge...

byMichael S Melfi

April 8, 2017

April Tax Dates Small Businesses Need to Know About

Hello, April! After covering January, February and March, it’s time for the fourth (and final) installment in our series on tax dates small businesses need to know about. April is a huge month for tax dates,...

byDeborah Sweeney

April 1, 2017

To Incorporate or Not? The Many Small Business Structures

To incorporate, or not? It’s a perennial topic that has plenty of surrounding myths. As with so many things, there isn’t one right answer. Entrepreneurs, especially those who work solo, have choices. There are three...

byAnn Logue

March 30, 2017

4 Realities of Bootstrapping a Business From Nothing

I started my business back in 2010 with absolutely no money. The first month I decided to try freelancing I made $5. Granted, back then, freelancing was still seen as something you did when you...

byAmanda Abella

March 30, 2017

5 Startups Headed for Success (and How You Can Learn from Them)

Smart entrepreneurs know it’s not the business model itself that creates success, it’s the mind and strategy behind it. It’s the long vision, the sleepless nights, the endless pots of coffee and that insatiable drive...

byLarry Alton

March 29, 2017

How to Launch a Profitable Business in 24 Hours or Less

A few years ago, when I first started brainstorming different ways to make money for myself, I felt like taking a can of bright red spray paint, drawing an "X" on a concrete wall and...

byDaniel DiPiazza

March 27, 2017

Q&A with Our Inaugural StartupNation Story Competition Winners

In January, we announced the five winners of our inaugural StartupNation Story Competition. While we introduced you briefly earlier, we want our audience to get to know each of our winners a little bit better. Learn...

byStartupNation

March 20, 2017

How to Make Profit Serve a Purpose With Your Startup

There's no time like the present to start something that benefits the world, one so indispensable it can’t help but make a profit. That’s how the best startups operate, and this is your moment to make...

byDaniel Matthews

February 26, 2017

Small Business Resources Every Entrepreneur Should Know About

Entrepreneurship and freelancing are on a sharp upward swing. In fact, data from 10x Management indicates that 60 million U.S. workers will go freelance by 2020. A few specifics from the company’s findings include: 15...

byJordan Kasteler

February 23, 2017

How to Get Over a Creativity Slump In Your Business

As entrepreneurs, we are constantly coming up with new ideas. For many of us, it’s pretty natural. Not only that, but the more we do it the easier it becomes. That is, until you wake...

byAmanda Abella

January 22, 2017

Announcing Our Inaugural StartupNation Story Competition Winners!

StartupNation would like to thank each and every one of you who shared your journeys for our inaugural StartupNation Story competition. While we initially planned to select just one finalist, the response from our community...

byStartupNation

January 20, 2017

6 Startup Technology Trends For 2017

For many, the start of a new year means time to begin working on a resolution. For entrepreneurs, a new year represents something else: a time to look at startup technology trends and make adjustments to...

byJT Ripton

January 14, 2017

Q&A with Nick Loper of Side Hustle Nation

Many budding entrepreneurs may be taking on a side hustle such as driving for Uber, starting a freelance business or reselling goods on Amazon or eBay to dip their toes into the business world and...

bySusan Johnston Taylor

January 14, 2017

10 Profit Principles That Separate Want-trepreneurs from Entrepreneurs

Why do some entrepreneurs succeed, while others fail or never start at all? Let’s take a leap of faith and assume they have a strong support system, a powerful work ethic and a willingness to...

byEd “Skip” McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker

December 21, 2016

10 Projected Startup Trends of 2017

Maybe you’re an entrepreneur trying to pin down your next big idea. Maybe you’re a small business owner wondering what new competition might be awaiting you around the corner. You might be an investor, trying...

byJayson DeMers

December 13, 2016

Have an Entrepreneurial Story to Tell? Join the Competition!

Have you built your own business from the ground up? If so, StartupNation wants to hear from you! We are now accepting submissions for our inaugural “Share Your StartupNation Story” competition. StartupNation is looking for...

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December 12, 2016

Expert Advice: How to Make Your Startup More Successful

Starting your own company requires goal setting, dedication and more persistence than you ever thought you could have. However, a vision and drive to make your business a reality will only take you so far....

byJessica Thiefels

November 8, 2016

Fintech, Venture Capital and Your Company

Venture capitalists have moved on from social media apps and photo filters. The new interest is financial services, especially lending. This may create new options for small businesses looking for new sources of funding. The...

byAnn Logue

November 7, 2016

Preparing for the Unglamorous Side of Being an Entrepreneur

Despite what the media portrays, being an entrepreneur isn’t all glitz and glam. Actually, very little of it is. For every one grand scheme that takes off and flourishes, there are another dozen that will...

bySara Sugar

November 3, 2016

Entrepreneur in Residence: The Role That Will Boost Your Small Business

Most organizations are looking for a competitive advantage, a way to stay ahead of the curve and gain the insight and wisdom to create growth and success. So how do some educational institutions, Fortune 1000...

byMichael S Melfi

October 27, 2016