Buying a Franchise: How to Legally Protect Yourself
Purchasing a franchise is not only a large investment, but there are also several aspects of running a business that open you up to liability. Partner with experienced professionals throughout the process of buying and…
3 Creative Ways to Fund Your Ideas
You’ve gotta spend money to make money. It might be a tired old cliche, but when it comes to small businesses and startups, it still rings true. These days it’s very hard to get anything…
Kidpreneur
Some parents live by the philosophy of starting ‘em young when it comes to preparing for the future while others will argue to let kids be kids. However, they might not be as innocent as…
Why Does Small Business Matter?
Today, the US is a hotbed of startups and small businesses. Even with the popularity of the Internet and multi-national corporations, small businesses are much more common and more likely to impact your life than…
7 Indicators of Employee-to-Entrepreneur Potential
As a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, and having graduated from a big company myself, I talk to many people who have spent years struggling up the corporate ladder who dream of jumping ship and becoming…
Perseverance with Knowledge is the Key to Success
It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill.” ~Wilbur Wright I cannot overstate how important perseverance is when starting and running a business. However, to be truly successful and reap…
Self-Assessment: Will Your Startup Get Angel Investment?
Is your startup a good candidate for angel investment? If you can’t answer “yes” to the four questions here, then it probably isn’t. Angel investors are as hard to predict as any other group of…
How to Promote Your Small Business Event
Hosting live events for consumers to attend has powerful results for companies. In fact, a recent study conducted by the Content Marketing Institute found that 75 percent of B2B marketers rate live events as the…
Starting a Business? 3 Documents You Never Thought You Needed
While starting a business is an exciting endeavor, it does consist of some unexciting elements, like properly filing the required legal documents. Although it’s a mundane process, preparing all the appropriate documents is critical to…
Is Your “Business” Actually a Hobby?
You may have started a home-based business and now it is tax time and you don’t know what to do. You’re operating a business, so your expenses are deductible, right? Not. So. Fast. If you’re…
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