Startup
Getting Rid of Our Mental Ants
My great friend, author and Certified Go-Giver Speaker, Corey Jahnke (whom I call the “Zen Pharmacist”) often writes about an affliction he calls “ANTS.”
The New Brand Benefit
In a lot of ways starting a business and giving birth to a new brand can be an exciting process. No one knows who you are yet, so they have nothing to build an opinion on.
How True Entrepreneurs Make Themselves Accountable
Everyone seems to like the aspect of being an entrepreneur that goes with “being your own boss” and “able to do things my way.” But sometimes they forget that this kind of freedom comes with a price of personal accountability. Accountability means “the buck stops here,” and “all the failures are mine.”
3 Ways to Save Time and Money Looking for Startup Loans
Finding loans to start a business can be time consuming and costly if you are not careful. While it does not usually actually cost anything to apply for a loan moneywise, it does cost time, and time is money.
3 Things Never to Tell an Entrepreneur About Her/His Spouse
I just read 7 Things Never to Tell Your Spouse About Business Finances, posted by Barry Molz on Amex OPEN forum. I like it. I like Barry, too, I’ve been on his podcast and I like his work. But his tone here makes me uncomfortable.
How to Master Content Marketing for Your Boring Niche
There’s a common misconception floating around that if you focus on niche content, you won’t have much success. That is a completely bogus and wholly inaccurate view.
How Transcendental Meditation Can Help Your Business
An increasing number of highly successful entrepreneurs are adopting the practice of Transcendental Meditation, as they believe that it’s beneficial to both their personal and business lives.
What Does Seattle’s Minimum Wage Mean to Franchising?
FranNet stands in support of all small business owners, and does not want to see franchisees unfairly singled out as “major corporations” – which they are not. We hope you’ll stand in support as well.
3 Benefits to Bootstrapping Your Company
Recently, the St. Louis Business Journal described 2013 as the year “St. Louis tech took the money and ran,” profiling just how much money our city’s tech startups raised last year. The number is pretty impressive: $56M+ from just our top five startups.
How to Get an MBA in Entrepreneurship
A few years ago a friend told me he was taking an “Entrepreneurship Class” and I remember raising an eyebrow. How do you take a class to learn how to be a certain type of person?