StartABiz Staff
Entrepreneurship is on the rise, and for good reason. There's more funding available than ever before, educational courses and content on how to start your own business are easily accessible, and community-driven coworking and innovation hubs are popping up all over the country. It's a good time to be involved in the startup scene — an industry that's not...
By now we all know that it’s possible to work more or less anywhere we want using our smartphones. We’re used to that, and we’re actually pretty good at it. But it’s not enough to simply keep our businesses operating while we’re on the go. We want the ability to rule our empires directly from our mobile devices.
Whether you...
When most people think about entrepreneurial potential, they tend to gravitate toward intellectual categories of thought: How much business knowledge or acumen do you have? How much experience have you held in this particular industry? Are you creative enough to come up with innovative new approaches?
The answers to these questions are important, but they ignore an entire realm of entrepreneurial...
The idea that corporations and startups excel better together isn’t new. We all know innovation is key to sustained success, and one way to accelerate innovation is through collaboration.
Three-quarters of startups that collaborated with corporations reported their experience to be highly beneficial. And research shows that collaboration leads to increased business for corporation.
But while this all sounds good and well,...
After the third attempt and failure at starting a business I said, “That’s it. I’m never doing this again! This is clearly for other people.”
I hated it.
But I tried again.
I HAD ZERO BUSINESS SENSE.
All I knew about business was this: if you do work for someone, you get paid, and then you pay bills.
That’s the entire knowledge I had about...
by James A. Martin
According to a set of intelligent humans interviewed for this story, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are going to help drive the tech economy in 2017.
When CIO.com posted a query on Help a Reporter Out, a site designed to help journalists connect with sources, asking about startup trends to watch in 2017, the overwhelming majority...
I wish that there was an exact science on what not only makes an entrepreneur successful but also what determines the success or failure of their startups.
The truth is, there are a countless amount of factors that influence the fate of a startup. And, sometimes it all comes down to timing and luck. But, you can increase the chances...
Starting a new, remote or work-from-home gig — be it a contract project or a full-time job — can be intimidating when you’re used to going into an office day after day.
This style of employment is growing in popularity, with some very notable companies lending it their endorsements and an ever-increasing number of workers wishing for it.
But don’t let...
The idea for early-stage companies to share facilities in a business incubator became popular in the late 1970s. In 1980, approximately 12 business incubators were operating in the United States. These incubators offered startups, entrepreneurs and small businesses the support, expertise and tools necessary to succeed in increasingly competitive markets. They're also driving high return on investment doing so.
A popular Connecticut study entitled Business...
Besides my day job, I spend many hours each month mentoring young startups in accelerators across London, Berlin, Tel Aviv and the U.S.
I find it fulfilling to absorb the energy in these platforms even when I don’t really have time; it inspires me. However, many startups make some common mistakes in their early stages, and choosing the wrong acceleration program...