StartABiz Staff
Behind every great startup is a great idea. An idea that will fill a void, solve a common problem, and — of course — make money.
While launching a startup is an exciting entrepreneurial venture, too many people get wrapped up in the fantasy that they'll attract investors or get rich quick. It's a common pitfall, but it's a mistake nobody...
One of those skills was as an SAT/ACT test prep coach working for Kaplan Test Prep in college (and shortly after).
I'd never really taken the time to step back and think about how much a skill like this was worth to the people I was providing the service for -- both Kaplan and the families I was helping. I...
We are living at a time of unlimited potential. Never before have we experienced such a rapid growth in the number of young entrepreneurs who’ve begun working for themselves. From app developers, to freelance writers, business consultants, creative producers, and startup founders, there’s no shortage of people willing to take large calculated risks in the name of sculpting their...
Some people hang on to a job they hate because the money is "too good." Some people hang on to a job they hate because the "prestige" of the title makes it too hard on their egos to quit.
And some hang on to a job they hate because they're afraid to start their own business --which to me is the...
California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada recently passed laws legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. Arkansas, Florida and North Dakota enacted medical marijuana initiatives, bringing the total of states (and the District of Columbia) that allow some form of marijuana use to 33.
What does this trend mean for entrepreneurs thinking of entering the cannabis industry?
National prohibitions against interstate cannabis commerce...
I’ve worked at a number of companies developing mobile products since the technology began, including Psion (now Motorola), Three, and INQ (now closed). I also worked alongside Facebook in Palo Alto, California, in 2007, leading the first integration of the social network into a phone before it had its own dedicated team. The experience opened my eyes to a...
I made the entrepreneur leap at 35, pregnant and with a family to support. At 35, I was leaving behind a bigger paycheck than the more traditional 20-year-olds taking a bet on a start-up. Given that, it's not very odd that one of the most common questions I hear is around how I actually made the decision to take...
Colonel Harland David Sanders established Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) when he was in his 60s while Ray Kroc started McDonalds when he was in his 50s. Today, both KFC and McDonalds are two of the world's leading fast food companies.
Their founders? Both were advanced in years -- Sanders was even a "senior citizen." But that didn't stop them.
So, the message...
Right now there’s a fire probably lit under your ass because it’s the first day of the new year. And that fire might keep burning for a week or two, but eventually it goes out, and everything goes back to normal. To kick ass and conquer the world, it’s important to remember that it’s the little things we do...
Retirement is a great time to start a business, when you no longer have the financial, family and time obligations you once did. But many people just can’t bring themselves to do it.
There are many things that may be stopping you from becoming an entrepreneur, but that doesn’t mean they should. Here are five commonly perceived obstacles and how...