Tag: Startup Advice
Top 10 Reasons Why Your Small Business is Failing—FYI, They’re All About You
Let me guess. You began your small business with a bottomless pit of hope, enthusiasm, and energy, right? You were downright unstoppable. Then, one day you woke up and realized that “it” should have happened already. You and your business should have already “made it.” Perhaps you’re running out of capital or maybe your passion […]
Starting A Business? Start A Blog First!
If you’re an aspiring entrepreneur looking to start your own business, I’ve got some advice for you. Start a blog before you start a business. I know what you’re thinking, “Why would I start a blog when I should be focused on starting my business?” To be honest, that’s a perfectly good question, but as […]
How to Start an Online Business: Tips from the Front Line
As an entrepreneur, you have the great fortune of being able to get tons of information about how to start a business, build your brand and create a community. However, this can be really overwhelming and many entrepreneurs don’t know where to start. Once you sift through all the information you can get stuck trying […]
10 Tips for Hosting a Successful Entrepreneur Meetup
What’s your best tip for hosting a successful in-person meetup for other entrepreneurs in your community? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions […]
Advertising on a Bootstrapper’s Budget? 15 Tips for Making It Work
How should bootstrappers allocate resources for marketing and advertising? How do you figure out what’s reasonable when your company is still new? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free […]
10 Tips for Entrepreneurs Thinking About Using a Debt Collection Agency
What advice would you give an entrepreneur thinking about using a debt collection agency for the first time? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program that […]
Stop Living the Dream…In Your Mind
The world does not exist in a vacuum. We are susceptible to emotion, time-pressure, and often a lack of information. Translating what you read into action leads you to realize the inevitable role that trial-and-error plays in building experience and perfecting your craft. Especially the error part… The Importance of Trial and Error No one […]
Three Laws Of Startup Success
Starting a business is much like climbing a tree, you must start at the bottom and it’s very likely you may fall a few times before you get to the top. The simple fact is that you will make mistakes. However, the way that you handle these mistakes is usually a clear indication of how […]
The Top 10 Things I’ve Learned This Year
There’s a quote I love most, which is “when you see a successful person, you just see the success, not all the work and pain it takes them to get there”. It’s been an entire year since I pitched my idea at Women 2.0 Startup weekend. Now I have a live private beta site with […]
3 Pieces of Hard Won Startup Advice
You can’t take more than a few steps through startup-land without stumbling across another blog post full of entrepreneurship advice. That stuff is everywhere — and there’s no shortage of newly minted, fresh-faced CEOs who want to share their anecdotes with you. The best advice are the learned lessons combined with the right perspective layered […]