Startup
10 Things Entrepreneurs Get Wrong About Success
Success is what happens when you’ve survived all your mistakes; success doesn’t happen until you have stumbled and fallen, only to get back up again. Entrepreneurs make the same mistakes all the time but it…
Choose the Right Non-Profit Group for Your Small Business to Support
Charitable contributions from your small business not only benefit the less fortunate but also allow you to receive a tax deduction. But what’s the correct approach for immersing your business into the world of philanthropy?…
Avoiding Joint Employer Issues When Owning a Franchise
What is a Joint Employer Issue? A joint employer issue can happen when one company may end up supervising what at first glance could appear to be another company’s employees. If a company has direct…
Which Term is Right for Your Franchise?
Converting your thriving business into a profitable franchise will bring about a seemingly endless laundry list of decision-making. One you will need to face is setting the best term for franchisees. Franchise terms, the length…
Best Entrepreneur Books for Our Time: A Targeted Guide
The quest for the ideal entrepreneur book never ends because all entrepreneurs are wired differently and they ply their trade in different circumstances. Your favorite might not be your partner’s favorite and the entrepreneur books…
Did You Get Screwed in Business?
This is a true story. I was there. The details are possibly not exact, and the quotes are paraphrased, but the essentials are true. A startup founder was pitching to 22 local investors. The group…
Famous Desks of the Rich & Genius
Take a moment and think about the style of your desk—is it colorful and cluttered? Is it clean and minimal? Your desk style may reveal more about you than you think. For example, Einstein was…
Inside the Life of a Working Mom: How Women Can Have It All
For some reason, the 2012 Atlantic article, “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All,” has always fueled me. At the time that was written, I had a 3-year-old daughter, was pregnant with my second child,…
Join the Gig Economy and Be Your Own Boss
Freelancers make up 34% of the U.S. workforce, and that figure is projected to keep rising. Long ago freelancing was something you did only if you were an artist or a writer, but today just…