Tips

The startup world is incredibly competitive when it comes to finding funding from venture capitalists. These people and their VC firms see hundreds of pitches per year. Anyone who has watched the show Shark Tank realizes that pitching to people who have already made a fortune can be intimidating. The pitches that stand out the …

Image Source If you are in the process of starting a startup, you might be wondering what the best place to start is. In many respects, the best starting point is the idea, the spark, itself. Without a strong idea, there is little use in the business at all. However, alone a strong idea is …

Wikimedia Commons One moment a retail store is up and running, doing business. The next, it’s boarded up, and there’s a sign outside that says, “for lease.” How does this happen? What are startup retailers doing that is dooming their businesses to failure? Owners and managers often point to a couple of reasons for why …

It is common knowledge that most successful tech companies nowadays were actually founded by immigrants. A Russian immigrant was co-founder of Google, a Hungarian was a co-founder of Intel, and Steve Chen of YouTube is from Taiwan, as is Jerry Yang of Yahoo. Nowadays, these are some of the biggest tech companies in Silicon Valley. …

The old days of slow and stable are starting to fade as the healthcare industry is experiencing a flood of promising new startups looking to revolutionize the way users interact with healthcare. Where some have questioned the wisdom of obtaining a public health degree online from an online institution such as the University of Arizona, …

(Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/eCABsW) I find that a lot of people get carried away looking for startup tips and tricks. They focus on what they have to do and forget about some of the things they should avoid. Today, I’ve put together a list of major issues you need to address, or your startup will fail. Intellectual …

Startups have to deal with so many different problems. It is quite difficult to make great business choices if you do not have the experience that you need. Most startup owners are beginner entrepreneurs. Whether you sell something like jewelery at anaheart.co.uk or you want to open a small shop that sells handmade items, learning …

Image When you are in charge of a new startup, one of the main things you want is to see considerable growth. This is what the majority of businesses are hoping for, of course. Yet, it can be difficult to achieve. If you are in charge of a new startup, you might be wondering how …

In this fast-paced world, entrepreneurs and professionals today are faced with the challenge of keeping a balance between work and home. The working parents, in particular, are feeling the pressure as they juggle their work in the office and their responsibilities as mom and dad at home. But this should not be an issue as …