Given the dismal failure rates for new restaurants (some reports put it as high as 90%), it is heartening to watch a local restaurateur succeed with a new restaurant. But can a successful new restaurant ever be too successful? Being “too successful” may sound like a nice problem to have; after all, how can you […]
I am often inspired by the dedication and tenacity of women entrepreneurs. Women start their businesses for a variety of reasons. According to research by SCORE, millennial women are often driven by market opportunity while baby boomers are driven by necessity. But regardless of the age group or primary driver, there are some universal considerations
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It’s not unusual for business owners to feel stuck at times. Sales are leveling off, it’s gotten hard to find employees to staff up, or you just feel like you’re in a rut. When this happens, you may need a new set of eyes to help you find ways to reenergize and grow your business.
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I never thought I’d end up here. After launching my content marketing agency in 2006, struggling, and then finally finding my equilibrium with it, I started a second business this year. Yeah. I’m kinda crazy. My second business is nothing like the first: I run creative classes in my neighborhood at local venues. So, by
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By Henry Cazalet Startups are bombarded by helpful advice. It comes at them from all angles. There’s no shortage of experienced and battle-weary entrepreneurs willing to pass on their pearls of wisdom to an eager audience. Much of their advice is sound and practical, built up over years of learning from their own mistakes. Tapping
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By Chip Gallent I have been playing in bands off and on for more than 25 years, or about as long as I have been in the business world. Though the parallels of being an entrepreneur and playing in a band may not seem obvious, believe me, the two have a lot in common. Some
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I see and hear it all the time. My inbox is flooded with hundreds of emails asking the same questions all the time: “How do I make money online?” It’s such a simple question, with a heavily loaded answer. All too often, it’s not a matter of telling someone how to make money online. Instead, it’s
When you’re an entrepreneur, one of your best sources of advice can be other entrepreneurs. Sometimes, though, the advice they offer may not be very good, or at least not applicable to your company. To know when (and when not) to follow the advice of fellow entrepreneurs, we asked members of YEC this question: Q. What
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“Looking back on your career 20, 30 years from now, what do you want to say you’ve accomplished?” That’s a question Jeff Weiner, the CEO of LinkedIn, often asks prospective employees. And how would you answer that question? Take a minute and think about it. In other words, what matters to you as you are
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For many small business owners, their business is a 24/7 passion. Yet in a recent GetResponse survey, more than half (51.5%) of small and midsized business (SMB) owners say they left their 9-to-5 jobs and started a business in order to enjoy better work-life balance. How’s that going for them? Here’s what the survey found.
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