One thing that many small business owners don’t think about is retirement. There are two reasons for this. First, many owners think they will never retire because what else would they do? Secondly, before they retire, they will have sold their company for a “boat load of money” and won’t have…
How investors determine whether your business is worth it
One of the first and most important moves you’re going to make as an aspiring entrepreneur is putting together a solid business plan. A business plan isn’t necessarily going to predict the future of your business, but it’s going to serve as a blueprint for the early and middle stages…
An alternative to traditional crowdfunding you can use to fund your startup
Every entrepreneur has felt the struggle of raising money for a business. It costs tens of thousands of dollars to launch even a modest startup, and potentially millions of dollars for a bigger or more demanding idea. Old school tactics like tapping into personal loans or shopping for an angel…
Choose your story, change your business
We are governed by stories in our lives. What makes up our experience of the world is partially the stories we attach to it, and that also applies to our businesses (and it doesn’t matter, incidentally, if you are an official company owner or not – you still have a “business”). Whether that means…
Should your business spend thousands of dollars on a strong domain name?
Let’s face it. Domain names are getting expensive. If you’re lucky, and you’re trying to get a domain name that’s long, strange or not hotly contested, you can probably pick up the name for just a few bucks. But if you want something short, attractive and marketable, you could end up…
5 myths that may be causing your startup to stall
Entrepreneurship is on the rise across the globe. More than 582 million people have embarked on the journey to create a new business, according to Global Entrepreneurship Monitor.
And seemingly there are just as many myths and misconceptions…
How to make your startup irresistible to investors
Any startup that’s serious about growing and scaling has to think bigger. There’s nothing wrong with starting small and lean — most companies have to take this approach — but there comes a time when taking on outside investments and partnerships is necessary…