[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Owning a small business is a test of self-determination and passion every day. When you’re one person or a small team, it can be difficult to see the glowing light of success at the end of the tunnel, especially when you’re up against big-name competition. Even large powerhouses go at it in...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Launching a startup is uncharted territory for most people. There are many considerations but no map to guide the way. When you read about the most successful startups of all time, most people focus on the great idea that made the company famous. An excellent business idea is important, but the...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Only 75 percent of new businesses survive past the one-year mark. That means that 1 out of every 4 businesses will close their doors before the end of year one. And while you would think that making it past year one gets you to the summit, the reality is that...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Many entrepreneurs emerge every day, with the hopes of establishing their own successful business. However, many startups face premature failure because of common, easily avoidable mistakes. If you have a startup business, ask yourself if you’re making the following startup mistakes. If you’ve answered yes to even just one of these,...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]This week on Ignition, John Lee Dumas of "Entrepreneur on Fire", shares his expert tips and advice on developing a strategy to start your own podcast and how to make it unique and engaging. This is box titleQuestion of the Week: My couples counseling business has been growing slowly but steadily over the last three...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Since July of 2010, 500 Startup has invested in over 900 startups to help accelerate and grow their businesses from the early stages. As one of the partners of 500 Startups, Edit Yeung has worked with so many different entrepreneurs and startup businesses and was able to share with me some...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Entrepreneurship is founded on the premise of finding financial independence. The idea of owning a business stems from the lure of generating income that equates to productivity. For first-time entrepreneurs the prospect of transitioning careers will appear daunting with the uncertainties that lie ahead. The question that most first-time entrepreneurs often...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]I recently caught up with Arjun Rai, CEO and Founder of Canvs.co at his office in the entrepreneur center at NYIT (New York Institute of Technology). Arjun shares with me his no nonsense strategies on how he has hustled to build his business and what it takes to find continual growth and success. The young entrepreneur...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Each week, business enthusiasts set down in front of their television sets to watch business based reality TV shows like Shark Tank, Restaurant Startup and The Profit. We watch for the thrill of watching businesses either make a great deal or totally go bust and use the lessons as takeaways of what...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] Last month members of our team attended the 2014 HUSTLECON conference in San Francisco. This conference touts itself as being an event on non-technical startup tactics. "Kind of like TED but less hoity-toity", is how they describe themselves. One of the speakers at the conference was Dawoon Kang, founder of Coffee Meets Bagel. If you are...
