Startup
What’s Your Story? Did Someone Else Create It?
It is an old warning in the entertainment industry. Define your persona the way you want others to view you—before someone else defines you by comparing you to someone not as flattering as you would…
5 Startup Cost Realities Most Founders Underestimate
Starting a new venture still costs real money, even though the entry price has come down dramatically in last few decades. For example, I come from a software background, and back in the early PC…
10 Great Startup Business Ideas for Computer Experts
Having a great understanding of technology, computers in particular, opens doors to a lot of business opportunities. If you have been using computers for years, you should have quite a lot of knowledge to start…
Online Marketing Plan for Local Business Startups: Your 30 Day Play
The first 30 days of an online marketing plan is huge for your startup local business. Starting a new business is exciting. It’s like Spring, the opening day of baseball, a time when hope is…
How to Manage a Successful Remote Startup
The past few years have seen a slew of startups that are completely remote. Zapier, an online service that allows businesses to quickly integrate their apps with multiple APIs is fully remote and so are…
3 Top Tips for Keeping Your Flooring Clean
There are many advantages in keeping your office premises clean and tidy. The first and most obvious is that clean and inviting offices and shop fronts will encourage customers and visitors to come in and…
7 Whirlwind New Venture Partner Marriages to Avoid
Most entrepreneurs who start a company alone soon come to the conclusion that two heads are better than one—someone to share the workload, the hard decisions, and the costs. In a moment of crisis, you…
Traits of Successful Franchise Owners
Owning a franchise is the best way to become your own boss, but not all franchise owners are equal. Here are 10 things successful franchise owners have in common. If you are looking to make…
Coworking Isn’t Just for Solopreneurs: Why Your Small Business Will Benefit from a Shared Space
When you think of coworking spaces, you probably think of freelancers who pay a small fee to rent a seat at a desk shared with several other people. A quiet coworking space offers relief from…
Relocating Your Office Securely: The Online & Offline Essentials
Relocating an office is something most companies never want to do by choice. The upheaval is huge, and the time, effort and costs involved can be mammoth. The fact is, that it is likely to…