How to Make Sure Your Business Gets Paid – entrepreneur.com The elements of prompt and accurate invoices. Continue Reading On entrepreneur.com » 4 Places to Find Big Ideas – inc.com Need to stop fighting fires and find time to think deeply? Here are four activities that can help even the busiest people make space in their schedule for big ideas.Business owners face a conundrum: The day-to-day functioning of your company keeps you super busy, so busy in fact that you generally have little time for the type of deep, strategic thinking on which the long-term success of your business depends…...
Does Collaboration Actually Hurt Productivity? – inc.com In some offices the insistence on collaboration is forcing people to take creative measures to focus. What’s the new etiquette when it comes to connection vs. concentration?Collaboration is all the rage (so much so that some are even speculating it might be the new greenwashing), but this trendy we’re-all-in-it-together ethos doesn’t just set off some folks’ hype sensors, it also presents other dangers… Continue Reading On inc.com » 3 Social Media Startups to Watch From SXSW 2013 – youngentrepreneur.com The ‘next big thing’ in social media might not have debuted this week, but...
5 Quick Tips for Better Bootstrapping From SXSW – youngentrepreneur.com The founders of popular image-hosting service imgur on what it takes to launch a tech startup without seeking outside investors. Continue Reading On youngentrepreneur.com » Big Speech? You're Practicing Wrong – inc.com If you want to know how you really look to investors, it’s time to record yourself.Most CEOs never know how their pitch looks or sounds–until someone videotapes you at a pitching event. And then you watch the footage: OMG!You’re not alone. When I saw my first video, all I could think when I stared at my hands was...
5 Tips for Surviving the Shark Tank – inc.com If you get an opportunity to pitch your business to investors, following these five principles will help you secure funding for your growth.At some point, growth businesses need to raise capital. Funding from cash flow and the owners’ bank accounts are the best sources but are inherently limited, especially if you have a business that is scaling rapidly… Continue Reading On inc.com » A Simple Follow Up to Create More Profits In Your Business – .businessownersideacafe.com/ How many times have you attended a networking event, had a number of great conversations...
NYC Business Toasts on News of Judge Nixing Sugary Drink Ban – foxsmallbusinesscenter.com Local entrepreneurs cheered as NY state judge blocks Mayor Bloomberg’s ban on sugary drinks larger than 20 fluid ounces, which would have gone into effect Tuesday. Continue Reading On foxsmallbusinesscenter.com » MakerBot’s Bre Pettis on the Next Industrial Revolution – youngentrepreneur.com The 3-D printing visionary kicks off the 2013 South by Southwest Interactive Festival. His advice to entrepreneurs with a dream: “Believe that it’s possible.” Continue Reading On youngentrepreneur.com » How to Build an Advisory Board – entrepreneur.com Why you should consider building an advisory team...
7 Thing You Should Still See at SXSW – inc.com South by Southwest Interactive is in full swing. Just arrived in Austin? Still going strong? Here’s how to make the most of the rest of the fest.Austin, Texas, is officially swarming with the young digital creatives of the world, as the 2013 SXSW Interactive Festival is well underway. Congratulations if you’ve made it this far–and good luck powering through the next three days… Continue Reading On inc.com » College Startup Re-Imagines Bike Sharing – youngentrepreneur.com ViaCycle set out to design a GPS-enabled, stationless bike-share system. Continue Reading On youngentrepreneur.com »...
10 Tips for Successful Business Networking – businessknowhow.com Want to make your business networking more effective? Here are ten tips to keep in mind. Continue Reading On businessknowhow.com » From Mobile to Social Media to Disruptive Tech: A Preview of This Year’s SXSW Interactive – youngentrepreneur.com A look inside the tech world’s go-to event for creatives and innovators. Continue Reading On youngentrepreneur.com » Alexis Ohanian: How I Got Washington to Listen to Start-ups – inc.com Now, the Reddit co-founder keeps getting asked: When are you going to run for Congress?Every couple weeks, someone asks Alexis Ohanian when he’s going to...
Online Microlenders Offer Capital to Young Businesses – youngentrepreneur.com An eBay merchant quadruples his revenue with help from an online microlender. Continue Reading On youngentrepreneur.com » Is It Possible to Have Too Many Ideas? – inc.com Not if you can develop a good process for managing them.Some investors hate it when you bring them more than one idea. In their minds, this equates to a lack of focus. They see a person with a lot of ideas as some type of mad scientist, and they assume he or she isn’t a good businessperson. I’m not like this… Continue Reading On...
4 Strategies Used by Superstar Athletes to Become Super Focused – youngentrepreneur.com Sports greats use these methods to focus on boring tasks without procrastinating, here’s how you can too. Continue Reading On youngentrepreneur.com » It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint: The Real Reason Start-ups Fail – inc.com Ask 10 entrepreneurs why startups fail and you’ll get 10 different answers. But there’s just one simple cause underlying all of them.If you ask 10 successful entrepreneurs or venture capitalists why start-ups fail, you’ll probably get 10 different answers. That’s because there’s no shortage of common failure modes:- They don’t solve a big...
It Never Pays to Be a Know-It-All – inc.com The former head of Columbia Records learned early on what all CEOs must do: Embrace your strengths–and hire around your weaknesses.Clive Davis started his career as a lawyer. As he recounts in his new autobiography, The Soundtrack of My Life, Davis spent several years working as general counsel for Columbia Records before a fortuitous political reorganization landed him at the helm of the company… Continue Reading On inc.com » Maintaining Your Startup's Focus – entrepreneur.com Too many passions can derail you. Find one that sticks. Continue Reading On entrepreneur.com » 13...
3 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Naming Your Business – entrepreneur.com Here’s a look at three entrepreneurs who have changed company names and the lessons they learned. Continue Reading On entrepreneur.com » Survey Says: Start a Business, It Might Improve Your Sex Life – inc.com Some of the perks of owning a small business? More freedom, better sleep and more sex.In January, my Inc.com colleague Selena Cuffe wrote that, though her evidence was purely anecdotal, she believed that entrepreneurship was highly correlated with a better sex life. Turns out the evidence isn’t just anecdotal… Continue Reading On inc.com » Jason...
Tony Hawk: I Learned to Say 'No' – inc.com It’s easy to lose focus when you can’t turn down a business opportunity. Here’s how Tony Hawk learned the value of sticking with what you know.Tony Hawk knows that when you’re hurtling down a halfpipe into an aerial spin, losing focus could get you seriously hurt. After co-founding a skateboard company in 1991, Hawk learned that distractions in the business world can be equally dangerous… Continue Reading On inc.com » Advertisement: – inc.com Continue Reading On inc.com » A Look Inside NYC's Entrepreneurial Landscape – entrepreneur.com A new exhibit at New...
How to Find a Good Lawyer – entrepreneur.com What qualities entrepreneurs should look for in when hiring an attorney. Continue Reading On entrepreneur.com » Hunting for Business Ideas? Consider Looking at These 8 Hot Industries – youngentrepreneur.com There may be a lot of economic uncertainty, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad time to launch a business. For a few business ideas, take a spin through this list of eight online industries expected to see healthy U.S. … Continue Reading On youngentrepreneur.com » How Informational Meetings Can Expand Your Network and Influence – youngentrepreneur.com Want to network and bone up...
6 Tips for Crafting a Killer Business Name – youngentrepreneur.com Social entrepreneur and educator Steve Mariotti on why naming your business is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Continue Reading On youngentrepreneur.com » Going Overseas? Don't Leave Home Without This App – inc.com A number of apps promise to translate text over the Web. But a new one goes a step further: It puts live interpreters only a click away.Online translation services, such as Google Translate, have a come a long way. Even so, when you’re traveling and get into a pickle or working with international customers and...
