by Surbhi Bhatia | Featured Contributor Planning to start-up a new business but not sure how to market it and acquire your first customers? While the initial few months can be challenging to build customer trust, brand value and go operational, social media can be a great tool to help you jumpstart your initial customer […]
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How to Finally Decide on a Business Idea & Why Choosing the Wrong One is OK
by Tara Eggenspiller For several years, I’ve had tons of business ideas but struggled with committing to one. I felt any one of them could be a success but wasn’t sold on any enough to invest my time and money into building the actual product. Many books geared toward entrepreneurs assume the reader has already […]
3 Myths about Entrepreneurship by @SandraDawes
by Sandra Dawes | Featured Contributor If you haven’t started your own business yet, and are thinking about taking the plunge into entrepreneurship, congratulations! It has been quite a ride for me and some of the most fulfilling work I’ve ever done. As you consider whether or not you’re ready to make the move to […]
Sowing the Seeds to Grow Your Business by @companyofwomen
by Anne Day | Featured Contributor Experts will tell you that you need to find your niche, and more to the point, a niche market that will pay for your product or service. And they are right, but that’s not always realistic when you are starting out. Finding customers at the beginning can be a […]
How to Give Your Start-Up a Head Start in 2014 by @DeborahSweeney
by Deborah Sweeney, CEO of MyCorporation.com | Featured Contributor Most people tend to feel a bit lethargic around December. The year is drawing to a close, and holiday plans take us away from the worries of business. The owners of start-ups often approach the end of the year as the end of the first chapter […]
How to Choose a Business Partner by @DeborahSweeney
by: Deborah Sweeney, CEO of MyCorporation.com | Featured Contributor A business partnership is a very unique sort of relationship. Not only do business partners have to work through the usual disagreements and disputes that all people in relationships go through, but they have to do so while running a new company. Their livelihoods are tied […]