Trademarking Your Startup: Claiming What Is Yours
Working in a startup comes with its own set of ups and downs, but owning the creative rights to your work should not be one of them. Whether you are in the early stages of...
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Small Business Drive and Passion: What Keeps an Entrepreneur Going?
If you are an entrepreneur just starting out, you’ve probably already gotten a glimpse into the hard work that goes into launching and running a business. While it’s rewarding, there can be sleepless nights and...
WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Why Small Businesses Fail (Episode 271)
On today's Business Beat, Jeff discusses the top reasons that businesses fail, as found from a study by CB Insights. Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn more about why small businesses fail:...
New York: The Startup Founder’s Hotspot
The Big Apple: A Startup Hotspot Worth the Look Forget about Silicon Valley, it’s all about Silicon Alley now. New York is the start-up founder’s ultimate destination right now as more and more businesses are...
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Business development is critical for any new entrepreneur, and a high-growth business is always the desire. High-growth comes in the form of increasing revenue, but with hundreds of business strategies at your disposal, where do...
Retail Gone Mobile! Why You Should Start A Mobile Boutique
Is a mobile boutique right for you? If you are an entrepreneur looking to launch a retail business, but don’t have a tremendous amount of start-up capital to get it started, then a mobile boutique...
Three Branding Strategies That Made Nutella a Business Success
This year the hazelnut based sandwich spread Nutella turned 50, and its huge fan base has been celebrating with events across the country. Using the tagline “Spread the Happy,” Nutella has crossed the threshold from...
6 Core Values Every Startup Should Consider (Hint: Happiness Should Be One of Them)
Entrepreneurs love talking about company culture. But unlike hanging hammocks in the office or installing a two-story slide, your company’s core values can actually have a major impact on your bottom line. Strong core values...
Starting An eBay And Amazon Business In 2014: It’s All About The Cash Flow, Joe.
I’m really happy to announce that my good friends at StartupNation have asked me to keep on truckin' with some more e-commerce blog posts for your enjoyment and, hopefully, benefit. Basically, I am the Game...
8 Ways Technology Helps You Save Time
Working in blocks of time, using a to-do list and focusing on your top priority tasks are all proven ways to save time. When you combine those timesaving methods with technology, you can save even...
Six Businesses You Can Run From a Tropical Island
There’s been a prominent shift in the way that Gen Y perceives work and the idea of a “career.” No longer are most students graduating and trying to lock down a 30-year job at a...
Avoid the Top 4 Startup Mistakes When Incorporating
During the initial months of the year, savvy entrepreneurs rush to incorporate their businesses. And with good reason, a corporation or LLC is essential to protecting one's personal assets from any liability of the company....
The 5 Advantages of a Democratic Workplace
In my last article I talked about the 7 Trends Making Businesses More Democratic including the Internet, expectations of Generations X and Y, new business standards in a Post-Enron age, political transitions, humanity’s search for...
Relocating a Company to Another State
Companies aren’t stationary. They move from one state to another, usually to lower the cost of doing business and/or to provide a better quality of life for owners and employees. No one really knows how...
Big Dreams, No Cash: 10 Businesses You Can Start Today on a Tight Budget
Eden Reff dreamed all her life of opening a restaurant. But she couldn’t dream up the money to pay for it. By 2003, Reff's financial situation still hadn't changed. Her resolve had. She decided to...
How Much Stake Do You Feed An Angel (Investor)?
You know your startup will need outside financing - an angel on your shoulder who blesses you with cash. But you want to keep as much control of your company as possible. What do you...
Getting an Invention Prototype Built
Prototypes are near and dear to our hearts because building and using them helped us succeed in licensing our dead battery prevention device, the Battery Buddy, to a huge company. We built our prototypes ourselves....
Marketing Materials Checklist for Small Business
Give each one of these items solid consideration for your initial array of marketing materials for your small business: Logo You’ll want to create a polished image from the beginning and some kind of unique...
6 Grassroots Marketing Success Stories
Grassroots marketing is the best way for your startup business to create awareness among potential customers and to establish a brand in whatever markets you’re targeting – local, regional or even national. There’s nothing fancy...
Costs of Starting an Online Retail Business
Online retail businesses are a popular option for entrepreneurs with minimal capital to invest up front. What’s more, online retail is a great business to run as a home-based, solo, parent or part-time entrepreneur. It...