Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 4, 2016
In my view, starting a new business has never been easier, and according to reports from the Kaufmann Foundation , the numbers are finally here to show it. The number of startups rose in 2015 for the first time in five years, with the largest year-over-year increase in two decades. Over 500,000 new businesses were created last year, or about one per minute of every day.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 4, 2016
By Robert J. Holton, Vice President, Private Client Group at Cleary Gull. For a firm to become truly innovative, Gary Hamel and Nancy Tennant suggest in their recent Harvard Business Review article all employees should be taught to think like innovators. In this view , explained in a previous blog, innovation is not the exclusive purview of a few creative geniuses, but stems from an environment which percolates and cherishes innovative thinking.
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Up and Running
MAY 4, 2016
You wake up at sunrise to teach the first class of the day at your new fitness studio. You love motivating your clients to reach optimum levels of health and wellbeing. This is what keeps you going when you face challenges or get overwhelmed in the nitty gritty of running your own fitness center. If this sounds like something you would love to do, then this article is for you!
Lightspeed Venture Partners
MAY 4, 2016
Identifying and hiring great talent is one of the hardest and most important parts of building a company and setting it up for success. While finding great talent is hard enough as it is, retention is even harder. We live in the age of LinkedIn and Glassdoor. The best performing companies and CEOs know this — your best employees are constantly being courted by recruiters and competitors, and if you drop the ball on talent management, you drop everything.
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
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 4, 2016
It’s safe to say that all eyes globally are on the United States right now with an election that feels more like a script of House of Cards… Continue reading on Both Sides of the Table »
YoungUpstarts
MAY 4, 2016
Let’s be honest: investing your hard-earned money is not always easy. In fact, there are plenty of reasons why many people feel a complete loss when faced with the overwhelming process of managing their assets. Yet, as long as you do it the right way, you can end up being a wise investor, and one of the most important factors to take into account is your portfolio.
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YoungUpstarts
MAY 4, 2016
by Gyawu Mahama, Social Media and Marketing Manager at Hiscox Small Business Insurance. National Small Business Week is not only the perfect time to reflect upon the major role that small business plays in our communities, but also marks an opportunity for aspiring small business owners to think about finally taking the proverbial leap and create a plan to turn their dreams into a reality.
The Equity Kicker
MAY 4, 2016
These are Forward Partners dealflow stats for the first four months of 2016. 832 leads. 47 first meetings (6% of leads). 8 second meetings (17% of first meetings). 2 deals (25% of second meetings). We met an additional 53 companies at FP Office Hours. In some ways they are like first meetings and they do sometimes lead to deals, but they are only 15 minutes long and many of them are speculative in nature so I excluded them from the analysis.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 4, 2016
Organization can be quite easy when you first begin a startup. This is because things move at a slower pace, there are fewer employees, and you may not have many clients. It can be easy to overlook the need for a proper organizational structure in the beginning. It is important to have an appropriate arrangement from the very commencement of your startup business, however.
YFS Magazine
MAY 4, 2016
Here's a look at how 21 common strategies successful entrepreneurs use in order to thrive and survive. And when all else fails. hug your dog or cat.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 4, 2016
The popularity of the internet is known to the entire world and it is said that more than 15 billion online searches take place every month. And if you are planning to start your internet marketing campaign, there is one term that you cannot ignore or skip — Search Engine Optimisation – SEO. It is indeed a buzz word and starting an online marketing campaign without knowing the heads and tails of SEO makes the concept redundant.
crowdSPRING Blog
MAY 4, 2016
An entrepreneur’s day is busy, chaotic, and exhausting. On most days, you feel like all of the hours and effort you put into your business are worth it. But running a business – especially a startup – can often feel like riding a roller-coaster. There are days when you probably find yourself wondering whether you’re crazy trying to build something new.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 4, 2016
Most people don’t plan on ending up injured one day. In fact, the average person tries to avoid getting hurt. The truth about life is, however, that it’s unpredictable. You could get injured while walking through the grocery store or while on the job. As accidents sometimes happen in life, it is important to be proactive in finding resolve. So when you end up injured as a result of another party (your employer, the grocery store owner, etc.), the best way to get resolve it is to locate an attorn
SiliconHills
MAY 4, 2016
OutboundEngine, which makes an online marketing platform for small business owners, announced Wednesday that it has closed a $16 million Series C funding round. Austin-based S3 Ventures led the round with participation from previous investors Silverton Partners, Noro-Moseley, Harmony Partners, Altos Ventures and Capital Factory. To date, the company has raised $33.8 million.
YFS Magazine
MAY 4, 2016
For early-stage entrepreneurs there is a lot to be learned from Shark Tank episodes. Here's an inside look at 7 key lessons to learn before you can swim with the sharks.
ConversionXL
MAY 4, 2016
Have you ever wished for a tap to call button on a mobile site? Or struggled to tap a tiny link? Have you ever wondered what would happen after you clicked a button on a site? Or, worse, wondered what to do next on a site? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you’ve experienced a UX mistake. They’re more common than most people realize.
YFS Magazine
MAY 4, 2016
While growing your customer base is most certainly important, so too is retaining the customers you already have.
Duct Tape Marketing
MAY 4, 2016
113 of the Best Lead Generation Tools and Resources written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. I know, monster list posts are so last year, but I wanted to put together a resource that could be a bit of a guide as you navigate all of the various platforms, networks, and channels available today. As I’ve written in the past, I currently point to sixteen distinct growth channels and have grouped the tools and resources by channel to make it easier to navigate.
The Entrepreneurial Mind
MAY 4, 2016
Arnie Malham talks about how his company, cj Advertising, found a niche offering a full-service ad agency in the personal injury space. TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious. The post Ad Agency Finds Successful Niche Market appeared first on Dr Jeff Cornwall.
Duct Tape Marketing
MAY 4, 2016
Is There Such a Think As Work-Life Balance? written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Carrie Wilkerson. Carrie Wilkerson via Twitter. Ah, yes, balance, now there’s a goal. But as a small business owner is it even possible? No, I don’t think so, at least not in the traditional 2 + 2 = 4 kind of way. Balance for me is less about accounting for where you spend your time and more about how you spend your time and how that makes you feel.
The Entrepreneurial Mind
MAY 4, 2016
TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious. The post How do I plan for taxes? appeared first on Dr Jeff Cornwall.
Brandanew
MAY 4, 2016
Creating fabulous content is the best thing your brand can do. However, it is indeed a pity if that content reaches no one. Or to put it differently, if it does not reach the right consumers. Usually, I get tons of emails from people wanting to establish an online brand. Many founders are looking for instant fame, and getting viral. A ton of them also look at measuring their performance through likes and shares only as pure vanity metrics.
Hunter Walker
MAY 4, 2016
My final year at YouTube was spent on a set of activities aimed at extending YouTube’s capabilities as an education and activism platform, not just an entertainment vehicle. One of the role models I met during this time was Scott Harrison, founder of charity: water. Scott’s a magnetic public speaker and as evidenced by his previous life of running high-end NYC nightclubs, he knows what makes people tick.
Mike Michalowicz
MAY 4, 2016
Also Available On. Show Summary. Mike Agugliaro shares how he started a small electrical contractor/plumber business and grew it into a massive home service company that now generates more than $32 million in revenue. The secrets to his success aren’t necessarily what you’d expect… a moment of exhaustion resulted in an explosion of growth.
Hunter Walker
MAY 4, 2016
My final year at YouTube was spent on a set of activities aimed at extending YouTube’s capabilities as an education and activism platform, not just an entertainment vehicle. One of the role models I met during this time was Scott Harrison, founder of charity: water. Scott’s a magnetic public speaker and as evidenced by his previous life of running high-end NYC nightclubs, he knows what makes people tick.
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