Some Entrepreneurs Get Big Value from an Incubator
More and more entrepreneurs are hearing about the successful graduates and investors queued behind a few well-known startup incubators, including Y Combinator, TechStars, and the Founder Institute.
Read More Don’t Answer That Objection!
A few days ago, I was tagging along with a sales person on a call. It started well, then the customer expressed an objection. That’s when things started to go wrong.
Read More “Free” Websites: The Dirty Secrets You Need to Know
I have mixed feelings about the “free” websites you can get from a number of online places. On the one hand, I certainly see the appeal for a small business on a budget. Then again, I do know what goes into building a quality website. I know what it takes to get one ranked well.
Read More Where Do Leaders Come From?
If you want to grow your business, you must grow your people. In the small and mid-sized companies that I work with, there is—not always, but more times than not—a sizable gap between the CEO and his or her direct reports. It’s not a skill gap. It’s a leadership gap.
Read More Threading Her Way to Success
As a child in India, Reema Khan used to spend hours after school helping out at her mother’s beauty salon. That experience came in handy after she moved to America, got an MBA, found a job, was laid off—and had to figure out her next best step.
Read More S Corp vs. LLC: Simple as Choosing Salt or Pepper?
When choosing an operating entity for a company, it is very important that we thoroughly research the options available. Your business can be a sole proprietorship, a partnership with someone else, a single member LLC, a pass-through entity like an S Corporation or it can be a C corporation.
Read More The 3 Most Important Lessons I’ve Learned from Starting Up
I’ve been an entrepreneur for more than half my life. At 16, I founded Buzz Marketing Group, the youth marketing and influencer agency I still run today. It’s been a long road to get to where I am today, but I’ve loved every minute of this journey.
Read More Diversify Your Portfolio with a Franchise Business
As an investor, if you have a healthy portfolio, you are always looking for ways to diversify your holdings. Owning a small business or franchise opportunity can be a smart addition which gives you the option to stay engaged in the semi-absentee model of operations while keeping your day job, so to speak.
Read More 10 Simple Tips to Double Your LinkedIn Connections
Sometimes the simplest tactics are forgotten that can make a big difference over time. With the majority of users having less than 500 connections these tips will provide the guidelines to take it beyond the 1,000 barrier.
Read More 5 Ways to Get More Traffic to Your eCommerce Store Blog
If you’re an online merchant selling your goods through an eCommerce website, then one of the best ways to attract more traffic (visitors) to your store is through blogging. Let’s think about why blogging is so important for an eCommerce website for just a minute.
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