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WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Jack Dorsey (Episode 30)

Earlier this week, tech entrepreneur and founder of both Twitter and Square, Jack Dorsey, announced he will donate $1 billion of his personal net worth to aid in the COVID-19 crisis. In his announcement on Twitter, Dorsey...

byStartupNation

April 10, 2020

In Order to Succeed in Entrepreneurship, Get Uncomfortable, Says Square Co-Founder

When glassblower and computer scientist Jim McKelvey teamed up with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey to launch Square, a startup that enables small business owners to accept credit cards, payment industry insiders told them they were...

bySusan Johnston Taylor

March 10, 2020

The Best Mobile Card Readers for Startups (and Why Your Business Needs One)

When you’re starting a business, one of the biggest concerns is, “How do I accept payment?” Sure, some businesses do just fine on a cash-only basis, but being able to accept credit cards could be...

byMelissa Johnson

August 29, 2019

5 Time Management Tips to Help Get Your Business off the Ground

“How can I manage my time better?” is a question that crops up with alarming regularity. For entrepreneurs, this can have serious implications on their business. Luckily, there are steps they can take to prevent...

byInstant Offices

January 6, 2019

To Innovate From Inside Your Industry, Get Inside the Heads of Your Customers

When you’re an expert in your field, it can be hard to challenge the assumptions that have helped you build your business and get to where you are today. However, those same assumptions won’t always...

byHamlet Batista

July 5, 2018

What You Need to Know About Your Side Hustle’s Invoice

If you’re new to the side hustling and are paid for the work you do, there’s a 100 percent chance that you’ll need to submit an invoice to your respective client. What should be included...

byMyCorporation

May 29, 2018

4 IoT Devices That Can Help Your New Business Succeed

Predictions call for the introduction of billions of new Internet of Things, or IoT, devices in the next few years, but this might seem like nothing more than an interesting concept—and not one worth implementing...

byZach Wendt and Jeremy S. Cook

April 8, 2018