You’ve got a great idea, maybe the next killer app. You launch, and the next thing you know, you’re wrapped up in a legal battle because, much to your surprise, one small component of your product uses technology that has been patented by someone else before you…
3 reasons why 2022 might be the year to sell your business
After 2 years of pandemic uncertainty, markets are settling down.
For small business owners, the past two years have been a rollercoaster ride of Covid variant surges, labor shortages, and supply chain disruptions. While many suffered hardship, others only experienced mild disruptions…
3 ways visual content can make or break the customer experience
Audiences demand visual content. How you approach that content can greatly impact your business.
We’ve heard the saying before: “You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression.” But even in our age of continuous connection…
When can you afford to retire as a small business owner?
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…