YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
by Rob Frohwein, CEO of Kabbage. Let’s be honest, most small businesses’ capital needs aren’t being met by today’s lenders. In fact, the bulk of commercial lenders don’t serve small businesses at all. Not because they don’t want to, but because they aren’t structured do so effectively or efficiently, and the cost-to-margin ratio isn’t favorable for smaller loans.
ConversionXL
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
The endgame of optimization begins when the local maximum has been found for the most relevant pages on your website. At this point, uncovering more gains can become a greater challenge. How can you deal with such a scenario? The first thing to realize is that this is not a typical situation to be in. Most businesses are still learning their way around the fundamentals.
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YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
When it comes to starting your own business it’s usually a series of baby steps, at least at the start. Most ventures start out small and grow steadily from there. Starting out small also means starting out with a relatively small budget, with hopes that you will make enough money to grow that budget. This small budget doesn’t often allow for a huge amount of expenses, which means you need to be pretty cutthroat at the beginning.
Hearpreneur
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
The number of hours entrepreneurs work varies due to many factors. Some of those determinants are such as nature of work where some businesses such as online business may require more of your online presence. How much we work can determine our productivity to a huge extent. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners how they much work and here are the responses. #1- Depends on projects and clients.
Speaker: Nick Noreña, Innovation Coach and Advisor, Kromatic
Every startup and innovation project exists within an ecosystem that either helps or hurts that project. As innovation managers, we need to keep a pulse of that ecosystem and make sure we're helping those innovation projects we're managing every step of the way. In this webinar, Nick Noreña will walk through an Innovation Ecosystem Model that he and his team at Kromatic have developed to help investors, heads of product, teachers, and executives understand how they can best support innovation in
Transformify
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Employees are the most valuable asset of any business. Without engaged and motivated employees, businesses would not thrive. Management involves maximizing the potential and use of assets. Therefore, employee management is simply maximizing the potential and use of a company's employees. It seems cold, so to do it effectively a "people approach" must be utilized.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
From Dwayne Rettinger’s perspective, millennial entrepreneurs are more saddled with stereotypes than they should be. For all the suggested negatives about this generation, Rettinger points out that they are still young enough to be stunningly creative and open to new ideas. But, for a generation that is on average facing more financial obstacles, having access to financial guidance is crucial.
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YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Developing unique products and services, investing in brilliant branding and enhancing your online presence are all valuable strategies for a successful new business. But networking is vital to entrepreneurial success for 78 per cent of startups. Making commercial connections in a relaxed and informal manner can help you garner valuable advice from peers and might even lead to future collaborations.
YFS Magazine
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
How can you increase Facebook content engagement in lieu of the recent News Feed changes? I’ve outlined some steps you can take to put your best foot forward on Facebook.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
If you operate a business that makes regular shipments across the country, you need to have a proper fleet of vehicles at your disposal. Big rig trucks and similar large vehicles need to be kept in the best shape possible and manned by the best people possible. As a business requiring a big rig to function properly, you need to make sure that you have a strong system in place.
Mike Michalowicz
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
More people are starting businesses than ever before. The fact is many of these entrepreneurial start ups are guaranteed to fail, since they were started for one of these 5 WRONG reasons: Desperation. Desperate people do desperate things. With the unemployment rate being so low, former great employees are trying to become (marginal) entrepreneurs. Unfortunately this does not work.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
As a brand new upstart, there are many challenges that you will need to face head on. One of the biggest ones is finding ways to effectively market your brand new business so that you start to draw in customers and clients. As an upstart, there’s a good chance you don’t have a ton of cash to spend on marketing, which is why it’s important to be creative and smart when it comes to your efforts.
The Startup Magazine
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
It’s increasingly difficult to run small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) these days. In addition to changing legal compliances, potential tax increases, and growing technology, there is stiff competition to cope with. Overall, it is important to run your business more efficiently than ever before. Improving the efficiency of your enterprise should be your main concern right now.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects the electrician market to grow as a rate of 14% between 2014 and 2024. More homes and businesses are good for electricians that need to install and maintain the electricity flowing through buildings. Electricians are also in high demand in the United Kingdom and there’s a major skill shortage in Australia for electricians.
Tim Keane
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
There is a national trend in angel investing as angel investors continue to retreat from seed and startup stage deals and seek ventures with more established track records. Contrary to the public musings we’ve seen in Milwaukee, it’s not a.
The Startup Magazine
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
As an entrepreneur, having an online presence is fundamental. Google is the most popular search engine worldwide. It organizes the world’s information, making it accessible and useful all over the world. Listing your business on Google enables you to manage your business information across Google search and Google maps. Having updated and accurate information about your business on Google will enable potential customers to find your business easily and help your business grow.
Up and Running
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
You or your team had a eureka moment and you invented something unique. You have a hunch that this could be the next big thing. You don’t want to let the opportunity slip into someone else’s hand. Should you protect your idea by filing a patent? What is a patent? A patent is a legal right granted by a particular government. If you hold a patent, no one can use your invention to make, sell, or market a product without your consent.
OnlyOnce
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
I was in a Board meeting last week (not Return Path ’s), when one of my fellow directors came out with this gem: “No one will ever thank us for keeping our prices low.”. When I first heard this, as is the case with most great quotes, I was drawn to its wit and simplicity. But then I started thinking – is it true? My mind first went to retail. Having a reputation as being a low-cost provider can be in and of itself effective marketing – if that reputation is strong enough and your selection is
Tim Keane
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
There is a national trend in angel investing as angel investors continue to retreat from seed and startup stage deals and seek ventures with more established track records. Contrary to the public musings we’ve seen in Milwaukee, it’s not a.
OnlyOnce
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
I was in a Board meeting last week (not Return Path ’s), when one of my fellow directors came out with this gem: “No one will ever thank us for keeping our prices low.”. When I first heard this, as is the case with most great quotes, I was drawn to its wit and simplicity. But then I started thinking – is it true? My mind first went to retail. Having a reputation as being a low-cost provider can be in and of itself effective marketing – if that reputation is strong enough and your selection is
Growthink Blog
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Isn’t it awesome to see the amazing grace, endurance, skill, and competitiveness of our Olympic athletes? And wouldn’t it be great to perform as executives and entrepreneurs at that kind of “ultra-peak” level? Well, it isn’t as hard as it seems. It just requires one simple thing that all Olympians do instinctively. Which is, in their quest for gold, assemble an awesome team of coaches, trainers, agents, nutritionists, sponsors, equipment partners, family, friends, and "moral teams" to enable and
Reid Hoffman
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
5 takeaways for serial entrepreneurs from my conversation with Ev Williams : Bet on the way the world is moving. Start from where you are. Don’t worry about a wipeout. Persevere. And position yourself for luck. Don’t derail your own destiny. Read the full post on Medium.
Jeff Hilimire
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
I’m a nut for productivity. I have to be, considering my large family, the many things I’m involved with , and my goals for 2018 (which include blogging every week day and reading one book a week.). None of that could happen if I wasn’t always trying to optimize how I spend my time. It all starts with an almost religious-like focus on my calendar and to-do process , and I recently hired a part-time admin to help with coordination of meetings and help with small projects.
Reid Hoffman
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
OpenAI has the ability to help AI move forward in ways that ultimately benefit all humanity. Read the full post on LinkedIn.
Steve Blank
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
It’s always fun to see what happens to my students after they leave class. Jeff Witten started CoinOut four years ago in my Columbia University 5-day Lean LaunchPad class. CoinOut eliminates the hassle of getting a pocket full of loose change from merchants by allowing you to put it in a digital wallet. Jeff just appeared on Shark Tank and the Sharks funded him.
YoungUpstarts
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
by Marek Danyluk, managing partner at Space Executive. This week, Trump slapped tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines on Monday in his first major move to level a global playing field. For now, the countries and companies on the receiving end of the Trump tariffs are not declaring crisis. Through its subsidiaries in neighbouring Asian nations or directly, the biggest impact is potentially in China, the world’s largest producer of solar panels.
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