Startup
How to Use Forex Trading to Finance Your Startup
Financing a startup business is incredibly difficult. Since the credit crunch of 2008, mainstream banks have been less willing to fund startups, leaving many people’s dreams just that… dreams. However, being turned down by a…
Translating Your Hobby into a Business Breakthrough
To my surprise and delight, I recently found motivation in unexpected ways. I’m someone who has always really enjoyed looking at other people’s gardens. I literally stop to smell the roses, lilacs, peonies and any other…
Forget Finances: Fear of Failure is the Biggest Barrier for Creatives
The creative industry has quickly become a fundamental sector for many advanced economies, especially the UK. Last year, gov.uk reported that, in total, creative business were providing around £9.6m (~ US$ 11.7m) every hour to…
3 Quick and Easy Marketing Tips for Your Franchise
This is going to be a killer year for your franchise. How do I know? Because I’m about to give you some crazy easy marketing tips that you’d be a fool not to take advantage…
5 Fundamental Steps to Ensure Brand Consistency
When Kraft bought Cadbury for $19.5 billion, the value was not in the equipment, the recipes, or the chocolate. The value was in the brand. Intangible assets account for approximately 75% of the value of…
Are Public Figures an Asset to Your Franchise?
We’ve all taken note when a celebrity comes to the stage for a product. How could you forget the iconic Air Jordans that dominated streets in the 80s and 90s? Every time you pass Chanel…
How Effective is the “Why” of Your Business?
A business without a why is like a leader without a purpose. However, it’s easy to mix up a goal with a “why,” and this is where things often go wrong for businesses. Let me explain. A…
The Formula for Business Success is Simple
Yeah, sure. That’s what you probably thought when you read this blog post title. Nothing in business is simple, right? Experts will offer advice that relates to what they’re selling. They promise the moon if…
Are You Ready for a Business Partner?
It can be tricky to figure out when is a good time to take on a business partner. Just the idea of bringing on another person to have an equal stake in the company as…
Happy Anniversary “Office Space!” This Is How You Should Really Use Your Printer
Many of us can relate to the struggles of 9-5 cubicle life, most perfectly portrayed in the film Office Space. The cult-classic first debuted February 19, 1999, and while most of us don’t have to…
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