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Smart Hustlers are constantly on the go and often invest most of their time and energy in their work. Use these pieces of tips and advice to help maintain a healthy work / life balance.

By Ramon RayLifestyle, Your Smart Hustle

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...

By Deborah Oster PannellLifestylestartup, veteran

My Day at NYC Coworking Space The Yard

Are you thinking about joining a coworking space? Here in New York City, there are a variety of coworking options, and they’re all a little different. I decided to get a closer look at one of the spaces that has several locations around the city. It's called The Yard, and it's an amazing NYC...

By VirTaskticLifestyle

Why Motherhood Can Be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Entrepreneurship

It was the phone call with a girlfriend on my long drive home from my first business retreat that made me stop at a CVS and pick up a pregnancy test. I was fired up after spending several days with smart, accomplished people. I had re-worked my business model and couldn’t wait to get...

By Ramon RayAdvice, Lifestyle

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...

An Exploration of Reuel Matthew’s Image Building Journey with Egami Collection

By Ramon RayLifestyle, Your Smart Hustlebranding, Fashion

Fashion Startup Shares About Image Building

Entrepreneurship is hard work. I don’t think any of us can deny that fact. We have our passion, we hustle to make it work, and we hope that all the time, money, and effort we put into it pays off. But you know what? That payoff doesn’t always come as quickly or fruitfully as...

By VirTaskticAdvice, Lifestylelifestyle

Why Building a Business, Not Reading a Book, is the Best Way to Prepare for an Entrepreneurial Career

The most valuable lessons you can learn as an entrepreneur, come from the doing, not the reading. While education, school, and business books all have their place, there is nothing quite like running a business to teach you the in’s and out’s of being an entrepreneur. I can tell you this from first-hand experience. As...

By Carolyn CrummeyLifestyle, Operations

FreshBooks Survey Finds Majority of Self-Employed Professionals Have No Intention of Returning to Traditional Employment

New Data Shines a Spotlight on the Challenges and Rewards Facing Self-employed Professionals and Small Business Owners in America FreshBooks, the #1 accounting software solution in the cloud for self-employed professionals and their teams, today unveiled a new survey that shines a light on the challenges, trade-offs, and mindset of small business owners. The survey,...

By Deborah Oster PannellLifestylecommunity, networking

Building a Community – The Key to a Successful Business

As many of you know, I’ve promised to share with Smart Hustle readers some of my knowledge gleaned from years of working in the arts. I started out last month with this conversation with creative development advisor, Marc Zegans. He and I talked about how having a distinctive personality, something that has helped many...

By Carolyn CrummeyLifestyle

Ramon Ray Speaks at SXSW 2017 on Depression in Entrepreneurship

Depression in entrepreneurship is a much more common issue than many may think. The high-stress and isolation of running a business on your own can often lead to self-doubt and feelings of despair, anxiety, frustration and sadness. The topic will be addressed at SXSW 2017 in a presentation called How Entrepreneurs Can Overcome Depression...

By Ramon RayLifestyle, Your Smart Hustlebusiness interview, Interview, Smart Hustle Interviews

Switching Up the Business Routine and Challenging Your Business to Grow

Smart Hustle Magazine exists as a reminder that although the entrepreneurial journey may seem long and lonely, you actually have a lot of people walking right beside you. In fact, there are 5.73 million employer firms in America, and most business owners look more like YOU than they do Mark Zuckerberg or Richard Branson....