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...
If you are a French-American entrepreneur launching a new project in the United States, then you may be eligible for the French American Entrepreneurship Award (FAEA). This annual startup competition was launched in 2008 by Club 600, a private club of French speaking entrepreneurs and CEOs with chapters in New York, Miami and Mexico. This...
Even if you’re sitting on a fantastic idea for a new business, you know you’ve got a long, tough road to travel before you see success. Planning for the worst and hoping for the best is still the best way to plan. To that end, you have to understand what challenges your young company...
One of the greatest inspirations for starting a business comes from need. When there isn’t a solution to a problem you encounter, EUREKA - it is the perfect time for a new product to be born and introduced to the market and many others who probably have the same need. This is exactly how Priska Diaz...
Have you ever just sat and wondered how many hours app developers have spent building top mobile applications that generate a lot of money, even if they’re free? You’ve probably thought that only experienced app developers have found success, but in reality, there are many apps that made it without any development experience. You...
There’s a lot of hype around startup valuations. Landing a large number can be a big win for startups, not to mention the excitement that springs up anytime the news of “unicorns” with billion-dollar valuations arise. Earlier this year, London-based TransferWise announced a funding round of $26 million with a $1.1 billion valuation. What’s most notable...
Hiring is one of the most important parts of setting up a business and, simultaneously, the source of the biggest mistakes. Recruitment is quite a demanding task to complete, but with the recent boosts in technology, it has become easier and more efficient. Mistakes, however, still occur and the best way to avoid these...
For every movie-worthy startup success story (think Facebook), there are plenty more stories of unachieved dreams that we will never get to hear about. And that shouldn’t be surprising at all. Not when statistics show that about 50 percent of new businesses fail within the first five years. Sometimes, those numbers can be much...
I met my latest interview guest in the green room at MSNBC, and I was drawn to her confidence and high energy. As it turns out, Dawn Dickson, the founder and CEO of Flat Out of Heels and Solutions Vending International, exhibits many of the characteristics I see in successful hustlers: namely, she is...
Getting a product-based business off the ground has unique challenges compared to service-based businesses. Not only do you have to deal with marketing, branding, finding leads, and growing customers, but you also have to handle the designing and manufacturing of a physical product. Not knowing how to convert the idea into a mass-produced product...
