Startup
7 Questions to Test Your Potential as an Entrepreneur
As a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, the most common question I get is, “I want to be an entrepreneur—how do I start?” The obvious answer is that you need an idea first, but I’ve come…
Putting Your Company’s Purpose First to Help Create Positive Impact
Most companies are born in a vacuum, from the space where a creator and a maker saw a need out in the world and took the many steps needed to fulfill it. But as time…
3 Ways to Make Your Franchise a Family Business
You can’t choose your family, but if you’re a franchise owner you can choose whether or not they are involved with your business! In fact, 43 percent of small businesses are family businesses according to the National…
How to Get Ahead as a Startup Business
The ever-shifting landscape of business can be equal parts satisfying and unpredictable. For most businesses out there, success almost entirely depends upon experience in the field, but most startup owners do not have years of…
Best Practice Examples: How a Gun Writer Started a Successful Business
A few years ago, a young gun writer—we’ll call him Josh—was making a decent bit of money writing for various firearms publications. But he had a problem: He’d hit a bit of a wall in…
When is the Best Time for Startup Companies to Move into a Physical Office?
New startup companies are often incorporated without the people involved ever meeting one another. Granted, this isn’t a recent trend. Game developers and other high-tech concerns back in the 1990s often outsourced work to creative…
Why Does My Small Business Need a Registered Agent?
Regardless of how large your business has grown, or if you’re just starting out, everyone needs a few talented human resources. A bookkeeper, someone familiar with taxes in your state, and a registered agent. What…
4 Steps You May Have Missed in Your Startup
Nowadays, it’s easier than ever to build a business. The internet is not only a resource for countless articles and how-to lists that can teach you all about running a new enterprise, but it can…
What Happens at Franchise Conferences?
Franchise conferences and conventions can be a great resource for franchisees or anyone exploring franchise opportunities. In addition to being an excellent learning experience, franchising conferences are a chance to meet other franchisees or franchise…
5 Differences Between Freelancing and Owning a Business
There is a big difference between freelancing and having a business of your own. Although both invest in resources, require planning, getting leads, developing a skill, and are in need of ideas, there are major…
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