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3 Tips for Breaking into a Saturated Market
Let’s say you want to open and ice cream parlor, but there are already 10 in your city. Maybe you want to start a dog walking business but all the pooches are already being walked by the four others who have already established themselves.
A Small Business vs. a Startup: What’s the Difference?
Self-motivated entrepreneurs toss around a variety of words. Two of these highly popular terms include “small business” and “startup.” While they can refer to similar entrepreneurial endeavors in some cases, they are quite different from a broader perspective.
How to Open Your Own Cafe or Coffee Shop
We have seen a dynamic change on Main Street over the past two years, with retail clothing giants replaced by boutique and independent coffee shops and cafés that mimic those of Italy and France.
Growing Pains: The Top 4 Challenges Small Businesses Face
Running a business is like rowing a boat upstream. Once you stop rowing, you start to slip backwards. When the company is growing, owners have to be rowing furiously to get the next deal, to sign the next contract, to hire the next A player.
4 Tips on Building an Ideal Family Business
Familial familiarity is a huge part of why lots of family businesses enjoy success. If you want to get in on this action, check out the following tips on building an ideal family-owned small business.
Small Business Tips: When to Buy a Food Truck
In 2006, the real estate market in south Florida collapsed. Two brothers who were developers building houses on spec saw their business turn upside down as a result. They did what any Italian true-to-his roots would do; they bought a pizza truck.
3 Ways to Make a Social Impact with Your Startup
When I think about startups that incorporate social good, I think about businesses that are always doing the right thing—for their team, for their community, for their customers, and for the environment.
How to Be a Successful Serial Entrepreneur
Running multiple businesses is not for the faint of heart—doing so requires a lot of work and dedication. But if you’re driven, motivated, and passionate about what you do and who you do it for, serial entrepreneurship might just be the next step to take your business in.
The First 5: How to Hire Those Critical Early Employees
Similar to the foundation of a house, the founding team of a startup ultimately determines its future and potential for success—it’s the base on which the rest of the business will be built. Without a strong, durable, and well-balanced founding team there for support, a startup could crumble under the pressures of entrepreneurship.
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.
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