StartABiz Staff
by Rieva Lesonsky
No one ever said running a small business was easy. However, when asked what they find most difficult about being business owners, “branding/marketing” is the top answer for entrepreneurs. In the more than 30 years I’ve been working with small business owners and writing about small business issues, marketing your business has consistently topped the list...
Stacia Pierce launched her career from home while her little ones played at her feet, just as her mother and father did when she was a baby.
"I come from a strong legacy of entrepreneurs," the Orlando, Fla.-based mompreneur proudly says. "My children grew up in and around independent businesses, like I did."
Pierce's father was a solo realtor and her...
By Larry Kim
I have a 2-year-old boy. It's incredibly exciting experience being part of his journey - teaching him new things and trying to be the best role model I can be as he grows.
I also have an 8-year-old "child"--the company I founded in 2008, WordStream.
Raising a child and building a great startup culture are surprisingly similar.
Like a child, the startup...
Barbara Corcoran isn’t known for her political correctness -- quite the opposite.
She says what she thinks and doesn’t hold back, and sometimes it gets her in trouble. Such was the case, minus the trouble, when we chatted on-set recently with the spunky real estate mogul about “running a business as a woman in a man’s world.”
The key to smashing...
Most startups begin as an idea in an entrepreneur’s head. Just a few neurons bouncing around inside a skull full of mush. The entrepreneur typically doesn’t have the necessary resources, skills, or capital to execute on her idea. To get her idea off of the ground she must run a sophisticated confidence scheme designed to convince potential co-founders, employees,...
Nobody is born an entrepreneur. Different people take different paths to achieve success, and there is no set-in-stone instruction for becoming one. Entrepreneurs take on a number of different roles and these roles can vary depending on what field you choose to enter.
While there is no perfect guide to entrepreneurship, there are a few steps that should be taken before...
By Bernadette
Have you ever struggled to illustrate or articulate how your business or idea creates value?
This 12-word framework is the simplest way to do it.
Take a look at how we could map Blue Apron’s business plan using the 12-word framework.
Blue Apron’s 12-Word Business Plan
OPPORTUNITY
People want to eat healthy, home cooked meals, but they don’t have the time and skills...
What do you do when you're doing you're best and it's not enough?" - Keith Urban in an interview in Rolling Stone
Been there, done that. More than once. There are words I could use to describe that feeling that are not very polite. It's a scary, potentially debilitating experience. People choose options at that point that can include numbing...
by David Johnson
You should always have more than one idea.
The Entrepreneur Insiders network is an online community where the most thoughtful and influential people in America’s startup scene contribute answers to timely questions about entrepreneurship and careers. Today’s answer to the question “What are some tips for maintaining a successful startup?” is written by David Johnson,...
By Chris Munch
Benjamin Franklin Nailed It In 1751
Benjamin Franklin in his early 20s developed a system for achieving almost anything in life that has proven the test of time.
In fact for over 275 years pretty much every person who has achieved significant success has been using this method either consciously or without knowing that Benjamin Franklin developed it all...