Creating a Plan
5 Essential Tips on Opening a Sports Business
If you have a passion for sports and want to become a successful entrepreneur, starting a sports business might be a good idea. According to analysts, the sports industry is one of the biggest in…
4 Immediate Improvements Every Startup Can Make
It is like they say—a thousand startups, a thousand different problems. And then some. Every startup has its own problems and thinking there is a formula that could fix all of them would be foolish….
9 Ways to Spot an Opportunity for a New Business
As an advisor to startups and entrepreneurs, I often hear the myth that all new businesses must start with a great idea. I have to disagree. I believe the best entrepreneurs start by finding a…
5 Signals to Evaluate to Test the Value of Your Brand
Brands are people first. Customers are people too, so customers tend to take their relationship with a brand personally. Thus it’s not a surprise that people love their favorite smartphone brand, cringe when you mention…
Here are 10 Vision Tests for Your Success
Your vision for success must be solid and flexible enough to pass several critical tests if it is to guide a business enterprise to greatness. Here in brief are ten tests for your successful vision….
9 Steps to Starting Your Own Textile Business
The textile industry can be regarded as one of the most active in recent times. Hopefully it will continue to gain strong ground in times to come, as well. If the idea of opening a…
Food Truck Industry to Hit $2.7B This Year
There are several downsides to owning your own business. If your clients don’t pay you, often you can’t afford to pay yourself. Overhead can be a major money pit, especially if you own a business…
5 Great Ways to Market Your New Real Estate Business
The real estate game has changed a lot in the past few years. Technology has been thriving ceaselessly, which has opened the doors to a whole different world of marketing for everyone, including real estate…
8 Key Ingredients to a Profitable Consulting Business
Most of the guidance you see for entrepreneurs is aimed at those who are selling a product (Apple, Tesla, Xiaomi), or selling a service (Uber, Airbnb, Snapchat). Yet, according to statistics from the Small Business Association (SBA),…
Startup Vision: Paradox of Consistency vs. Opportunity
The world is full of paradox, like this one. Here’s research on startup vision that shows “The tech landscape is lush with entrepreneurs whose success blossomed only after the founders had modified or even abandoned their…