Startup
Why Personal Credit Matters When Funding Your Business
Once you register your business as an LLC or a corporation, it begins building its own credit score. This doesn’t render your personal credit score irrelevant, though, because it takes some serious time and revenue…
What is Your Marketing Doing to Develop a Better World?
Is your business solely focused on profit-making or does it try to make a social impact, too—aligning profits with purpose? What does social impact mean? “Social impact has become much more than just a business strategy—driven by…
Business Development by the Numbers
Last week we started to identify some key financial metrics that you need to have a handle on as you plan your business development for the upcoming year in a smart way. If you did…
How to Be the (Best) Face for Your Brand
In an ideal world, our products and business plans would speak for themselves, and all we would have to do is drop them into the laps of investors and watch the funding roll in. But…
Truss Launches in Washington, DC, to Help Startups and Small & Medium Sized Businesses Find Office Space
January 30, Chicago IL — Today Truss announced that its AI-based platform for finding and leasing office space is now available to startups and small & medium sized businesses (SMBs) located in Washington, D.C. Truss’ end-to-end platform significantly simplifies,…
Business Plan Events and Why They Matter
(Note: I posted this earlier this week on the SBA Industry Word blog. It’s reposted here for your convenience.) What do you think of when you hear the phrase “business plan?” Does that bring to mind…
Why Are Children Education Franchises on the Rise? What Are Your Best Options?
If you’re looking to own your own business and seek to make a difference in the lives of children in your community, then you’re in luck. Over the last 20 years, education franchises have exploded…
What You Didn’t Know You Can Learn from Working in a Factory
The manufacturing industry’s evolution can be traced along the same lines as that of the tech industry. One of the most basic and common factors in the evolution cycle in both industries is the reduction…
4 Meaningful Ways to Smooth Your Move from a Coworking Space to a Private Office
Congratulations! Your small business has grown to the point that you can begin consider moving out of your coworking space into a private office. Coworking spaces have become highly popular over the past few years,…
3 Habits of Highly Successful Startup Founders
Starting a business is never easy. You are often the only person in the company, which means that you will have to wear multiple hats. Customer service problem? It’s up to you to fix it….