Browsing Tag
Networking
163 posts
Building Community While Creating Your Company: The Value of Social Networks to Solopreneurs
In order to learn more about the entrepreneurial experience, The Office Providers conducted a survey of solopreneurs, with the intent of learning about their startup experience. After analyzing the results of the study, we dove further into one of the questions we asked of the survey respondents to assist those just starting up: “What would...
May 20, 2022
11 Self-Made Millionaires Reveal the Best Advice They Ever Got
These millionaires and advisors in The Oracles have had some super-smart mentors; so we asked them for the best advice they’ve ever received. Here’s what they told us — and how it led to their success. StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings on Dell products and accessories: Learn more here “You’ll never succeed without me” The best...
May 16, 2022
5 Ways to Grow Your Startup Using the Power of Negotiation
Negotiation is one of the fundamental parts of staring your own business. Everything from acquiring a business loan to clinching deals with new clients and settling prices with suppliers will take an element of bargaining and compromise. For some, this type of haggling comes as second nature; but for others, the mere thought of business...
May 2, 2022
The Importance of a Having a Business Mentor When Starting Up
As an entrepreneur, you have a fierce independent streak. It’s how you got your business off the ground in the first place. However, there will come a time where you hit a wall when it comes to growing your business. When you reach that point in your journey, it’s important to have a business mentor to...
April 26, 2022
40 Tips for Millennial Entrepreneurs to Improve Their Leadership Skills
Millennials are making waves. As a generation, they are redefining what a successful career is, with a focus on flexible and fulfilling work, and millennials are not afraid to make financial sacrifices in order to stay true to these values. With this in mind, combined with the fact that many millennial men and women are...
March 3, 2022
4 Ways Conferences Can Support Long-Term Success
As business owners, we tend to put the day-to-day of our business first at the expense of personal and professional growth. Many business owners have achieved their success through years of training and development. While it may need to be put on the back burner from time to time, business owners should still commit to...
March 2, 2022
How to Find the Perfect VC Partner, Even During Times of Uncertainty
While the pandemic has certainly had an impact on the startup space, speculations were off about one thing: venture capital. It didn’t dry up: Venture investors poured $150 billion into North American companies in 2020, up about 7% from 2019 levels. All was not rosy, however, as first-time financings comprised only a fraction of that...
March 1, 2022
Supercharge Your Professional Networking Through Podcasting
Networking has never been easy, and the transformation of the business landscape over the past few years has made it even more challenging. While sending cold emails and LinkedIn "connect with me" might work from time to time, podcasting has emerged as a powerful way to network with other professionals and industry influencers. Podcasting is...
February 24, 2022
5 Tips for Aspiring Mom Entrepreneurs to Turn Your Startup Dreams Into Reality
As a mom, your schedule tends to center around your kids more often than not. From school drop-offs and pickups to ballet recitals and lacrosse practices to checking homework and cooking dinner, it can feel as though you’ve lost some of your own interests and aspirations in the hectic shuffle of being a parent. And...
December 19, 2021
The Startup Coaching Playbook: Do You Need Business Coaching?
The biggest challenge for a startup founder is knowing where to focus. You’ve got to pitch investors, target the right customer, hone your business model and raise critical funding just in time. Your team is lean, the margin of error narrow. Yes, you can screw up some things, but there’s one task you can’t get...
December 10, 2021
5 Essential People to Have in Your Network as You Begin Your Entrepreneurial Journey
Succeeding as a new entrepreneur might seem more challenging now than ever before. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 20 percent of new businesses don’t survive for more than a year, and nearly half survive only five years. Looking through the lens of COVID-19, recent reports show that millions of businesses could close in...
November 13, 2021
5 Things Veterans Should Know About Starting a Business
Pursuing a second career after leaving the military can be challenging, which is why a growing number of veterans choose to become entrepreneurs. A 2018 study by the the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy reported that there were over 379,000 veteran-owned employer businesses in the U.S., and overall, 6.8 percent of all employer businesses...
November 11, 2021
3 Unexpected Sources of Publicity for Your Startup
As a new entrepreneur, you might overlook valuable sources of publicity for your business in favor of aiming for big press logos. But winning press from major online outlets doesn’t always impact your bottom line, nor is it cost efficient for new businesses. There’s a good chance that the following unexpected sources of publicity will...
October 8, 2021
How to Fix a Racially Biased Venture Capital Model and Commit to Diversity in Entrepreneurship
In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and nationwide protests, venture capital firms are making newfound commitments to invest in, or at least evaluate, potential investments that are led by diverse founders. Although commitments such as SoftBank’s $100 million fund to support people of color may seem like a leap forward, when we...
October 4, 2021
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Information Regarding Angel Investing (Episode 284)
On today's Business Beat, Jeff speaks with Marcia Dawood, chair of the Angel Capital Association Board of Directors, regarding the advantages of angel funding to finance and launch a business. Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn more about the advantages of working with angel investors: Tune in to News/Talk 760 AM WJR...
September 3, 2021
How to Set Expectations in a Business Partnership to Ensure Success
It’s an exciting moment in the life cycle of a startup when an entrepreneur decides to establish a partnership. Businesses that create partnerships together are able to align with like-minded brands that support and enhance each other’s services. This helps create partnerships that are mutually beneficial to both partners. Over time, one successful business partnership...
August 9, 2021
The Best Coworking Spaces in Detroit for Your Hybrid Work Model
Many companies are emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic with a hybrid work model, meaning some employees will return to the office at least part-time, but others will collaborate remotely. Navigating what this working plan actually looks like can be tricky. When — and where — can your team get together? Coworking spaces support hybrid work...
August 4, 2021
Why You Need a Business Mentor (and Where You Can Find One)
Mattie Mae Larson has a growing business in Hawaii turning trash into treasure. Her company, Upcycle Hawaii, creates wallets, zipper pouches, bookmarks, beach totes and a plethora of other products. All of Upcycle Hawaii’s items are made from post-consumer waste diverted from local landfills. While her business has been built with blood, sweat and tears,...
August 3, 2021
The Importance of Business Coaching: StartupNation Radio featuring Jon Dwoskin
On today's business coaching-themed episode of StartupNation, Jeff brings on Jon Dwoskin. Dwoskin is a business coach, author, speaker and podcaster who has coached everyone from solopreneurs to Fortune 500 companies. Tune in to the full StartupNation Radio show with Dwoskin to learn more about business coaching: StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings on Dell products...
July 10, 2021
How to Plan Successful In-Person Events in a Post-Pandemic Landscape
The pandemic changed how people interact with one another, but it could not squash the need for in-person connections that engage audiences. As vaccines roll out and restrictions ease, in-person events are slowly returning: A recent PULSE Survey notes that 81% of survey responders plan on holding in-person events in 2021. Post-pandemic, there is pent-up...
July 8, 2021