The Billion-Dollar Idea Fallacy
What is wrong, you ask, with thinking your business idea is worth a billion dollar idea? That you have the next unicorn? Nothing… Nothing. That’s a dream. We all dream. We dream of writing a…
Small Businesses Rising: How to Get Through the First Years Financially
Starting a small business is a goal most people have at some point in their lives. Despite this, many people never start the businesses they have in mind because of the cost involved. Staying afloat…
5 Inspiring Books You Must Read on a Plane
I am a little disturbed by the latest innovation. The last bastion for escaping from anyone sending you an email has been removed. You now can surf the web while travelling at 1,000 kmh at…
What Franchise Expenses Are Tax Deductible?
It’s everybody’s favorite time of year: tax time! [Collective groans from the audience.] In reality, nobody loves tax season. It’s a head-scratching time of year, and entrepreneurs and franchise owners alike always have plenty of…
How Toms Shoes Turned Social Responsibility into a Primary Business Strategy
Toms Shoes is a company that probably needs no introduction. It’s the shoe company that combined innovative business practices with philanthropy and got itself global attention as a result. Naturally, while some agreed with this…
5 Things to Avoid When Working from Home
The amount of people deciding to work from home is increasing each year. Although there are many amazing benefits to that type of work, you need to be aware of the disadvantages. One of the…
How to Use Forex Trading to Finance Your Startup
Financing a startup business is incredibly difficult. Since the credit crunch of 2008, mainstream banks have been less willing to fund startups, leaving many people’s dreams just that… dreams. However, being turned down by a…
Translating Your Hobby into a Business Breakthrough
To my surprise and delight, I recently found motivation in unexpected ways. I’m someone who has always really enjoyed looking at other people’s gardens. I literally stop to smell the roses, lilacs, peonies and any other…
Forget Finances: Fear of Failure is the Biggest Barrier for Creatives
The creative industry has quickly become a fundamental sector for many advanced economies, especially the UK. Last year, gov.uk reported that, in total, creative business were providing around £9.6m (~ US$ 11.7m) every hour to…
3 Quick and Easy Marketing Tips for Your Franchise
This is going to be a killer year for your franchise. How do I know? Because I’m about to give you some crazy easy marketing tips that you’d be a fool not to take advantage…
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