Startup
Starting a Business in 2018: Preparation and Pointers
At the close of 2017, countless people will take a look back at the year behind them and begin making resolutions for the year ahead. For some, that means leaving their old job behind and…
What You Need to Know: Registration State vs. Filing State
Every year that goes by, the world seems to get smaller. For anyone in the business realm, expanding out of your area can be as simple as hopping online or creating a website. When that…
7 Reasons You Should Care About Your Brand Voice
I’ll bet you don’t think about your organization’s brand voice every day! Well, that’s OK… if you think about it sometime. Whether your organization is small, mid-sized, or an enterprise, its brand voice is on…
5 Small Business Pitfalls and How to Easily Avoid Them
If you are starting a business, you are likely to fail. While the exact percentage of businesses which fail within a few years can be disputed, there is no doubt that more businesses fail than…
10 Strategies for Managing the Stress of a Startup
One of the most common complaints I hear from entrepreneurs is that they are overwhelmed by the workload and stress of starting their company. Then there are the additional challenges of balancing the demands of…
Top Entrepreneurial Industries
Entrepreneurs are typically the vanguard of change. They develop innovative products and services, create new ways of getting things done, and lead the post-industrial economy into previously unexplored territory. As entrepreneurs engage in evolving industries,…
Is Your Brilliant Idea a Viable Business? 6 Ways to Find Out
Every great business started out as a great business idea. Maybe you have a thought or two about the kind of company you’d like to start but you’re not sure if your idea has the…
Covenant to Non-Compete: What Are the Rules?
As a general rule of thumb, every franchisor will want to build a non-compete into their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD). Once you give a franchisee the complete playbook to running and operating your successful business…
How to Make Big Money in a Small Town
When we imagine big businesses, we tend to imagine tall offices in impressive buildings at the center of some of the world’s most powerful cities: London, New York, Seoul, Sydney, and — if it’s a…
4 Concrete Ways for Millennials to Achieve Their First Million Dollars
Setting a goal of having your first million before you reach the age of 40 may sound preposterous but it is highly achievable. If you get your first job or put up your first business…