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Getting Back into Business After Your Previous Company Closes Down
The Small Business Administration reports that 34 percent of small businesses will fail in their first two years. Furthermore, according to the same source, as much as 50 percent of businesses fail during their first…
6 Things You Need to Consider Before Becoming a Digital Solopreneur
The expansion of the digital world determines various employees to take that extra step to leave the corporate world and build their own business. We live in a time where the online medium is bursting…
What Does the Path to Success Look Like?
I just want some joy in my life. That statement made me sit up and think. It was a cry for help. And it made me ask…what is success and what does it look like?…
Do Millennials Make the Best Entrepreneurs?
In the last 20 years there has been an 89% increase in student borrowers—almost no one used to borrow money to go to school and now it’s commonplace. The average student loan balance has ballooned…
The Pros and Cons of Starting a Business with Friends
I first met Jonathan Wasserstrum, one of my best friends and now a co-founder of TheSquareFoot and our company’s CEO, nearly two decades ago. We became friends almost immediately after meeting in high school, and…
5 Businesses You Can Start from Home While on Maternity Leave
You may have had thoughts of kicking back and enjoying maternity leave with your new bundle of joy. But for many women, it is also the time and breathing space that they need to take…
Key Things to Consider Before Opening a Business
“The basic rule of free enterprise: You must give in order to get!” ~Scott Alexander So many people want to open their own businesses. I think that is wonderful since so many of the big…
The Key to Running a Business as a New Parent
Whenever a person transitions to running their own business, they have to adjust their concept of work/life balance. In return for equity and the possibility of financial freedom, you’ve got more responsibility and much longer…
4 Types of Companies You Can Start Without Advanced Technical Skills
There’s no doubt about it. Technology has changed the world of work. Due to the high demand created by the shift to online commerce, high-tech positions are among the highest paying in today’s job market….
6 Ways to Start Learning for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
One of the simplest questions I get from aspiring entrepreneurs, and ironically one of the hardest, is “How do I start?” I want to tell them to just start anywhere, but I realize that most…
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