StartABiz Staff
One day you may wake up with an incredible idea that you think it would make you the next Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg. One day you may find yourself drawing away from work day-dreaming on that wonderful idea thinking that it is gonna be the next big thing in this century and hoping that it would kick off...
Could you use some extra income for retirement? Even if you’re short as much as a million dollars, you don’t need to reconsider your retirement goals. One way you can keep yourself on track – or even exceed your target – is by starting a business. Even if you’re older than 50, it’s important that you take this option...
Networking and making connections is vital for a burgeoning entrepreneur. The right introductions can help catapult a new startup from a roughshod patchwork of ideas and execution in a garage or studio apartment to a fully operational, well-funded machine.
By connecting entrepreneurs to potential clients and mentors, investors and partners, community-based networking businesses can become incubators of growth.
I asked a couple of...
Yes. There are. But mostly because this question is built on a wrong assumption.
You don’t find passion. You build it.
To explain, I’d like to combine two concepts from people I truly believe in.
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Idea #1: Passion follows from being good at what you do, not the other way around.
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This idea addresses the first part of your question:
“Talking about big passion...
2017 is well under way and perhaps you feel like you still need some direction in your career. Have you always wanted to set your own schedule and be your own boss? If the answer is yes, then this year is the perfect time for you to start your own business! Here we have 5 signs that a start-up...
When you are ready to incorporate your business, you'll need to select a state of incorporation. You may have noticed that many companies are incorporated in Delaware -- far more than are physically headquartered there.
In fact, more than half of all publicly traded and Fortune 500 companies have incorporated in Delaware. You may be wondering why.
The answer is that for...
To a startup founder, patents and copyrights can be super important, marginally relevant, or somewhere in between the two. So how do you determine the level of importance? More and more startups are creating an IP strategy, which can serve as a helpful framework for treating your various IP as your startup grows.
Too often than not, startups spend exuberant...
For first-time founders, there’s a lot of new territory to navigate. Pretty quickly, you need to figure out product-market fit, customer acquisition costs, and a realistic business model. You need to add to your team and make your first big hires. And you need to understand important legal matters like intellectual property, ownership percentage, and business structures.
In this article,...
For experienced professionals looking to break out of the traditional game, consulting has a lot of appeal; you can set your own hours, share your expertise with others, and quite possibly, make a lot of money. In fact, there are over 600,000 consultants in the United States making an average of close to six figures.
Unfortunately, the reality of consulting...
We tend to think of success as a linear path; like an arrow that shoots up from rock bottom to the nirvana of success in a slanted rise. It’s not. The path to success is more like a toddler doodle with plenty of U-turns, twisty roads, bumpy tracks as well as ups and downs. We’re sure that you’ve come...