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Young Entrepreneur Wilbur You’s Path to Success: 5 Lessons We All Could Use Right Now

It is not every day that I get the chance to pick the brain of a young entrepreneur like Wilbur You. At 26, Wilbur has amassed some amazing experience in business and entrepreneurship. During our short interview, Wilbur and I spoke about his early successes and failures, how those shaped his later approach to...

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5 Important Lessons We Can All Learn from Foodpreneur Rebecca Montero

For some entrepreneurs, the path from conception to execution is a pretty clear one. Of course, there are obstacles that creep up along the way, but what works for one tech entrepreneur typically can send another down a similar path to success. But what happens when you have a highly specialized product or service...

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Leveling the Technology Playing Field for Small Business: A Candid Conversation with Zoho President Raj Sabhlok

Small businesses enter the commerce arena at a clear disadvantage to large corporations with deep pockets. Limited resources and funding force them to get incredibly creative with their business efforts to compete for customers. It also forces them to find solutions that level the technology playing field and allow them to perform like an...

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3 Tips for Female Entrepreneurs from Circular Board Founder at SXSW17 Dell Experience

If you are going to ask someone for tips specific to female entrepreneurship, you want to ask Carolyn Rodz. Carolyn is the founder of Circular Board, a collaborative accelerator for growth-oriented female entrepreneurs. They are a 100% virtual accelerator that has worked with women across six continents offering sources of capital and mentorship to help...

Eric Branner and Fons Relieve the Pain of Running a Teaching Business

Eric Branner and Fons Relieve the Pain of Running a Teaching Business

Like many entrepreneurs, Eric Branner began his company with the intent of solving a problem he faced in his music teaching business. Now the CEO and co-founder of Fons, Branner’s app aims to provide much-needed relief to teachers of all types who could stand to benefit from a more streamlined approach to the administrative...

How to Pitch a Complex Business: Advice from 2017 SXSW Dell Experience - interview with Bethany Edwards of Lia Diagnostics

How to Pitch a Complex Business: Advice from the 2017 SXSW Dell Experience

Pitching your business is a subject we frequently write about here on Smart Hustle. In the past year, we’ve covered articles on the sales pitch, pitch contests, pitching to the media, and even pitch advice from Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary. Recently, I encountered another angle that I think some business owners would appreciate, after watching...

The Experience: Dell Showcases the Power of Technology at SXSW 2017 - Interview with Erik Day

The Experience: Dell Showcases the Power of Technology at SXSW 2017

Dell made a splash at the 2017 SXSW festival, hosting an interactive 4-day pop-up called “The Experience” which allowed visitors to explore the latest Dell innovations, including virtual reality, security, open source, entrepreneurship, and creativity. Attendees interacted with cutting-edge technology related to music, video, and gaming, and listened to thought-provoking sessions like “How VR Could Change the...

Life Lessons and Marketing Tips from The Social Media Guru, Jessica Campos

Life Lessons and Marketing Tips from The Social Media Guru, Jessica Campos

You have heard it before: if you are not on social media, you are missing out on a prime opportunity to build relationships. My latest guest is Jessica Campos, the founder of Marketing for Greatness, and who many of you may already know as “The Social Media Guru.” She took some time out of her...

Charley Moore of Rocket Lawyer on Why Small Business Owners Need Good Counsel

Charley Moore of Rocket Lawyer on Why Small Business Owners Need Good Legal Counsel

Small business owners have enough to worry about these days. Then someone mentions all the potential ways a legal snafu may arise (e.g. intellectual property disputes, HR-related grievances, online privacy violations, incomplete employee contracts, etc.), and those worries become unbearable. The logical solution here would be to lawyer up. However, legal counsel does not come...