Posts Tagged ‘Family’
How Entrepreneurs Attract Friends, Family and Fools
Many first-time entrepreneurs find themselves unable to bootstrap their startups, and also unable to find early funding at the venture capital level or even with angel investors.
Read More How Will Franchising Affect Your Family?
When you’re getting ready to make your franchise business investment, it makes sense to think about how your life will change once you’re a franchisee. But you may also want to think about how your family’s lives will change.
Read More Build a Legacy for Your Family
If there’s one thing we can always count on, it’s that families will continuously love and protect each other. A parent’s wisdom provides reason and caution through countless decisions and situations.
Read More Like Kids, the Child Education and Development Center Industries are Growing
If the New Year has brought you a sense of motivation to find a rewarding career, you may want to consider owning a child education franchise or development center.
Read More Family & Friends Critical of Your Startup? Here’s What to Do
Whether you are thinking of beginning your journey on the entrepreneurial path or have already stepped foot into these gorgeous, albeit at times rocky waters, chances are you’ve encountered criticism.
Read More All in the Family: Running a Small Business Together
Mom and pop shops are a big part of our American culture. It’s the picture many of us conjure up when we visualize main street America—very Norman Rockwell.
Read More Let Me Count the Ways Entrepreneurs Fund Startups
One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” I always answer that there isn’t any magic, and contrary to the popular myth, nobody is waiting in the wings to throw money at you, just because you have a new and exciting business idea.
Read More Are You Retaining Your Top Employees?
As a small business owner, one of your main concerns is how to retain your top employees. You’ve spent months or even years grooming your employees to fulfill their highest potential. Now you can see the risk in having them leave, right when they provide the most value for your business.
Read More Be Prepared: 5 Problems New Businesses Mishandle
There is virtually no business in the world that doesn’t run into at least a kink or two every now and then. Running and growing a small business is not a task suited for the faint of heart. Things can and will go wrong, and it’s important to know how to handle it properly. These are five problems that new businesses commonly face, but just don’t know how to handle well.
Read More Are You In It Alone?
I left my day job and opened up shop as an entrepreneur 21 years ago. And, though I didn’t know it then, that was the day my father stopped understanding me.
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