This Entrepreneur Shares Key Takeaways from Launching Her Direct-to-Consumer E-Commerce Brand
As a child, I watched my mother’s generation attempt direct-to-consumer business in a, shall we say, clunky fashion.…
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5 Strategies to Turn Around a Program Launch That Isn’t Working
If you’re a few days into your program launch and you’re disappointed by lack of results, don’t waste…
Foundational Finance Considerations You Can’t Overlook When Launching Your Startup
There are few moments in the life of a business as consequential as Launch Day, the moment you…
3 Lessons for Balancing a Side Hustle When Launching a Business
Any founder will tell you that starting a new business while working another job (or two for that…
Finding success as an older entrepreneur
After having a successful career in Corporate America, running a small business is going to be easy for an older entrepreneur, right? Not really...
Hollywood Makeup Artist Turns To Natural Beauty With Lipstick Angels
See how one woman's inspiration turned her into a Lipstick Angel that helps others in need.
Competitors Are Not Your Enemy – Part 1 – Validation
Researching a competitor's business you can validate and learn if your idea is a viable business opportunity. The research should yield possible pitfalls, job openings, which may reveal their future plans and directions and so much more. In the end use the information you learn to make your own business plans and improve your products and services to help you become and grow into a successful startup business.
Start your own business to help fund your retirement
Planning for retirement is an important part of our lives. We all know the statistics: we’re living longer…
Independence Day – start a business
Let Freedom Ring! As Americans we are wired for freedom. Unlike any other country, we were founded on…
Sexy & new or dull & boring? – New businesses you can start
A Monday musing …. .… while some of my friends are at the Detroit Tigers home opener this…
Big business is in trouble, small business opportunity abounds!
Turning lemons into lemonade! Today’s news includes an item about big layoffs at a huge company with the…
How do you convince a friend to start a business?
I have a fozzy of a bear of a quandary on my hands. You see, my sister is…
The absolute number one best business to start
Full service car wash. You see, you probably thought I’d wimp out and not really name one. I…
Starting a business the old fashioned way: one customer at a time
One of the most popular questions we get at StartupNation is about start up business financing: how to…
Cool Company of the day: Dogmatic for dogs
The Westminster Show that aired this week was another glowing example of just how crazy we all are…
Olympic Champion Struck Gold Starting a Business at Thirteen
When Dale Begg-Smith (who grew up in Canada but raced the moguls for Australia) won the gold medal,…
Story of a young entrepreneur: do what you love
I called my Uncle Jim the other day. Actually I have two Uncle Jims. This one is the…
Looking for a small business idea? Listen to the wedding bells
I’m getting married! Yes, it’s extremely exciting and as a groom to be, I am learning a lot.…
Summer of ’05: we will miss you
The leaves on the ground and the Michigan football victory on Saturday aren’t the only reminders that fall…