For many small business owners in the startup stages of success, having a hobby is something they can only dream of fitting into their busy schedules. On another hand, there are countless aspiring entrepreneurs who have made psyching themselves up for entrepreneurship their hobby by keeping up-to-date with positive thinking affirmations, TED talks, and the
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As a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, and having graduated from a big company myself, I talk to many people who have spent years struggling up the corporate ladder who dream of jumping ship and becoming an entrepreneur. I typically suggest that the grass always looks greener on the other side, and the move from employee
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Some parents live by the philosophy of starting ‘em young when it comes to preparing for the future while others will argue to let kids be kids. However, they might not be as innocent as they think. Your children’s seemingly harmless toys are playing a role in their future career choices. You never know, you
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Knot & Bow founder Erin Ozer talks organic growth, hiring tipping points, and the importance of risk. Opportunity is all about perspective. Some people look at $200 and see a flight to somewhere warm. Erin Ozer, founder of the Brooklyn-based gift and party supplies company Knot & Bow, saw a business. Having quit her job
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Nothing is quite as rewarding as working with future generations. Watching children learn something new, whether it’s a new word or a new subject, is one of life’s greatest pleasures. If you’re interested in starting a franchise, you’re not only thinking of how rewarding your work will be – you’re also considering how stable your
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Many new, first-time business owners don’t know about surety bonds until they find out they are required to have them—usually as part of the licensing process. Typically, a government agency in your state or county will require you to have a surety bond. So, if you’re a small business owner or entrepreneur, chances are that
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Many times, the people who choose to enter the world of franchising are creative. These are the people who embrace the path to entrepreneurship. Does that sound like you? Not every franchise is built to let creative minds come to life. Some are better suited for the franchise owners who want more guidance and support
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My partner Jeff and I started our business in 2007, operating essentially as two freelancers under one umbrella company. Jeff was a freelance website developer while I was a freelance writer for media publications and businesses. While the first year was a struggle, we hit a good routine after that—we both had a steady stream of work,
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It is a ride many people dream about and most wish they had never gotten on. This article was written for visionaries and masochists alike. During a particularly tough business cycle, I asked my friend and mentor Rick Voirin about whether it was the right time for me to change the direction of one of
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You don’t always need a fancy degree or lengthy resume to realize your dreams. A background in business is not a prerequisite to entrepreneurial success. Sure, a relevant background and some formal training can give you an industry edge, but what your success really boils down to is perseverance, resourcefulness, strategy, and flexibility. And these
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As cliché as it sounds, everything really does happen for reason. Thinking back to two years ago, I enjoyed my job but an unexpected divorce thrust me into being a single mom of three kids, and doing it on $34K a year just wasn’t enough to make ends meet. To put it simply, I found
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Crista Freeman, an entrepreneur with an art degree and background in e-commerce, started making ice cream with her partner Jess Eddy in their kitchen. Now, it’s sold across the country. The ice cream market is tougher than it seems. Making it and shipping it to suppliers requires a large-scale operation: the product demands unique industrial
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Starting a business can be stressful. There’s a lot to consider. What if someone comes up with the same idea and they beat you to the punch? What if you can’t find the right team to help you grow your business? It’s scary, and that’s probably why not everyone is doing it all the time.
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Every day people trash a tremendous amount of paper, plastic, metals, and other recyclable materials. While waste is essential to keep the consumer cycle rolling, it is not necessary that it ends up in a landfill. The past decade has witnessed some serious “Go Green” efforts which have created a huge market potential for environmentally
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Maayan Zilberman is a designer, artist, and the candy maker behind Sweet Saba. She lives in and works in New York City. EMPLOYEES 3 LOCATION New York, NY INDUSTRY Candy FOUNDED 2015 WEB www.sweetsaba.com The easiest path is the one you already know. Too often, people remain in careers they’re no longer attached to simply
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If you’re planning to launch a new product, you have to keep many different factors in mind. It obviously helps to have a great product, but there’s a lot more to it than that. You have to make sure there’s a strong demand for your new product. You also have to create a strategic new
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Steve Blank, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur-turned-professor with over two decades of experience, has over the course of his career founded or worked within eight different startups. And in that time, he’s lived through every entrepreneur’s worst nightmare: he had his ideas stolen. Twice. “The first time it happened, it was no big deal,” Blank recounted in a 2009 VentureBeat article.
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I’ve operated a small women’s clothing boutique for a year-and-a-half and there is one thing I wish I knew before I went live with the website: Pre-launching. This doesn’t mean that I was just naïve and launched a site with zero research or any idea of how I was going to manage the website; it’s
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Make one mention that you’re interested in starting a franchise and chances are, you’ll be hit with a tsunami of advice. Many times, this advice is laced with myths about franchise ownership. Here are five common franchise myths and the real truths about franchising that you need to know as you decide what franchise to
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The era of stable lifetime jobs for business professionals within a single company are gone. Companies are rightsized quickly now as markets change rapidly, and business professionals are quick to jump to new opportunities for growth and survival, with no ties to special benefits or pension plans. Thus smart business professionals are rapidly becoming the new
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