Upskilling to Launch Your Startup
Upskilling: Learning new skillsets When launching a startup, you’ll need to focus not only on creating an excellent…
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5 Quick Strategies To Help Entrepreneurs Shift From Hobbyists To Business Owners
Going from hobbyist to business owner is a mindset shift that takes a little doing, but well worth the end results.
Advice BEFORE You Start Your First Business
You and your first business WILL benefit from this advice
Want effective marketing? You need a startup mentality.
The best way to stay ahead of the curve is to ALWAYS run your marketing department as if your company is the new kid on the block.
Entrepreneurial success: what it takes to get there
Efficient use of limited resources combined with the essential DNA of an entrepreneur and a strong team, will bring the success envisioned.
My Top 5 Must-Reads for Startup Founders in 2015
There is a lot of information out there for startup founders. We recommend the 5 books that are chock full of practical advice to launch your startup!
The Challenges and Rewards of Creating a Startup in East Africa
Despite the difficulties startups may face when attempting a launch in Africa, the opportunities are just as great, particularly for those focusing their businesses in the mobile or virtual sectors.
Starting a business question from a blog reader
I began answering this question from one of my readers, and then just figured I might as well…
Life is Short.
Last week was a tough week. Hundreds of people lost their lives in the escalating war in Iraq.…
Every Day Seems More Intense When You’re Starting Up Your Business
I’m going to the Detroit Tigers baseball game tonight with my bride Suzanne. Section 144, Row L, Seats…
Reaching the Do Point
You’ve got a killer idea. (But, hey, you have a busy life.) You’ve never seen or heard of…
Britney Spears as an Entrepreneur?
Yes, that is exactly the kind of conversation that goes on sometimes in the StartupNation community forums. And…
Sara Blakely turned visible panty lines and uncomfortable g-strings into a booming business
The genesis of a new business idea can come from anywhere. You don’t like visible panty lines on…
When Small Business Opportunity Knocks, Answer the Door!
You say you’re not an entrepreneur? You look at Henry Ford & Ray Kroc and say, “Well, that…
Starting a business may be a trait we pass on to our children
From Joan Isabella, StartupNation Radio consultant My father is celebrating his 80th birthday this week. So I will…