StartABiz Staff
We all want to be successful and have the potential to succeed. However, many of us have had to fight limiting beliefs about success since we were children. Those beliefs may have been introduced by the education system, religion, cultural norms or, even our own parents.
Before I decided to quit my job as a business consultant and become an entrepreneur, I knew...
by Biplab Ghosh
The life of Chris Gardner is one made for the big screen. From single father without resources, living on the streets of San Francisco with his small son, he achieved through force and perseverance to get around obstacles and found a successful company. If this story doesn’t sound familiar, maybe it will if you have in mind...
When I left my high-paying job at a successful private equity firm in San Francisco, I broke "the rules." For the first time in my life, I felt free but also very afraid. It’s every financial professional’s dream to become a partner at a private equity firm where the compensation can amount to tens of millions in a lifetime. But...
By Jessica Rovello
If you watched the Olympics like I did, you may be wondering what tricks you can learn from successful athletes to achieve extraordinary results.
Outside of thousands of hours of practice, there is one common trait amongst gold medalists that you can use in your business to achieve amazing outcomes. And you don't even need to hit the gym...
We live in a world where hard work, when not coupled with smart work, is of no use. And, thanks to technology we’ve got so much at our hands that can help us evolve from being just hard worker to become a smart worker.
Whether you talk about time management, task management or content management, there are virtually endless numbers...
by Polina Marinova
Like many Americans, Mike Brown watched the Super Bowl this year for the commercials. But he was waiting to see one ad in particular — his own.
The owner of the Death Wish Coffee Company had entered Intuit’s Small Business, Big Game contest for a chance to win a 30-second ad in the Super Bowl 50. Brown...
The last day of the Olympics brings the marathon, a brutal test of endurance requiring immense physical and mental strength. Being an entrepreneur means you don’t have to dust off your running shoes to understand how that feels!
Starting a business, running your online business empire and being an entrepreneur means you enjoy the flexibility and freedom not afforded to...
All for nothing.
Many good entrepreneurs fail in their businesses, simply because they start in the wrong place. Wrong customers, wrong market, wrong motivation. Doomed from Day One.
Sad part? Most could have spotted and steered away from the approaching train wreck.
To start you on a wiser course to a successful business, you're about to learn three ways how successful entrepreneurs...
Are you the type of person who can’t sit still? Every time you go out with friends and family, do you start talking with everyone you see and meet? Do you love to read the news, books and articles of people who inspire you? If you identify with some of these statements, you’re a natural entrepreneur.
Entrepreneur in detail.
Being an...
By David Wither
There are many unorthodox ways to fund your business. If you're trying to raise money and angel investors won't bite you might be wondering whether you'll ever get your company off the ground. With the payments industry being disrupted and a whole host of other changes coming to the world of finance, now has never been a...