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Bootstrapping is Much More Fun Than Investors

If you really want to start a business your way without a boss or professional investor hovering over you, then just fund it yourself or through friends and family, and grow it organically. It’s more…

6 Hot Tips to Create an Office Space Your Employees Won’t Want to Leave

There’s no denying that working in an office environment can be insanely tedious. Walled in white boxes with bland colors, unsatisfying layouts and cluttered chaos that doesn’t fuel any employee’s creativity; an office space that…

How to Grow Your Small Operation into a Full-Blown Business

My partner Jeff and I started our business in 2007, operating essentially as two freelancers under one umbrella company. Jeff was a freelance website developer while I was a freelance writer for media publications and businesses….

LLC or Corporation: What’s Better?

Many entrepreneurs just starting a business or considering changing their current business’ structure come to us wondering: What’s the difference between an LLC and Corporation? Which one is a better option for me? It’s an…

4 Ways to Support Your Small Business with Personal Funds

It’s getting tougher for small businesses to find startup capital. Big banks want nothing to do with unproven upstarts—it’s all about “validation.” Conflicting laws make it difficult to raise money from small investors without forgoing…

How Are You Sharpening Your Saw?

Are you consciously sharpening your saw every day? Maybe it’s just because I’m living through it, but I truly believe that there’s never been an era that has experienced the rate of change that we’re…

PLAYLive Lesson: Vetting Franchisees

The key to building a prosperous franchise is to place quality franchisees at the helm of your business. As a long-time franchise lawyer and part franchise owner, I cannot stress enough how essential this is…

How Your Chair is Silently Harming You

Do you spend more than six hours in a day sitting in a chair or a couch? You are not alone in moving towards a sedentary lifestyle. Working professionals with desk-jobs spend close to one-third…

Starting a Retail Business: What You Need to Know

Opening a clothing store, or any store for that matter, might be your goal or your dream and it is certainly an attainable one with the right execution. Knowing how to do it and how…

A Day in the Life of a Startup Owner

Some days will be smooth sailing; others will be an uphill battle. Just like when you take a new job in any area, when you start your own business you’re bound to face some challenges….

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