Resources

Starting and running a business requires funds. The first option for most small businesses is bootstrapping to minimize the risks of having the business fail with borrowed funds. Whichever the path you undertake to get funding, it’s important to understand your business needs and the goals you have set. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners how one can get funding for ...

Besides personal branding, a book can be a great asset to your business. It can be used to generate income and improve the credibility of your business in its area of specialty. Authors attest to many other benefits of writing their books and the greatest of them is that you do the work once but the advantages follow many years ...

Being a business owner requires motivation which can come from various sources such as podcasts and YouTube channels. There are some YouTube channels which serve to inspires us to achieve greater heights due to their valuable content. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners about their Favorite YouTube channel and here are the responses; #1- TED Talks TED Talks is one of ...

According to recent statistics, prospects for Americans hoping to enjoy a leisurely and rewarding retirement are bleak. One in three have no retirement savings, the outcome of mounting student loan bills, credit card debt, the high cost of college tuition, underemployment, the lingering effects of the recession and other economic factors. Millenials and members of Gen X have saved nearly ...

Podcasts are booming and especially for entrepreneurs and business owners, it is a way to continue to grow and develop our leadership, marketing and even sales skills while continuing to run our ventures. Business owners only have so much time to execute and complete the millions of things on our to-do list so anyway that we can multi-task in an ...

Business as usual is no longer business as usual. Things have changed and a lot of it has to do with the smartphone. According to mobiThinking, there are over one billion smartphones in use around the world. This means there are even more apps in the Play Store and the App Store and on these one billion devices. For entrepreneurs and ...

Entrepreneurs and business owners everywhere are constantly on the search for tools to make their lives easier. There aren’t enough hours in the day to handle every minuscule task so stumbling upon that one random site which leaves you with a new tool for your belt can be a miracle in itself. We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners what ...

For the small business owner, whether he calls himself a CEO or an entrepreneur, whether his ambitions are regional, national or international, one thing is common to this particular individual: There will come a time when he will need – and when he will seek ways to acquire or apply for – additional working capital. Knowing when to make that ...

Introduction Franchising has changed over the years. In the beginning, it was a way to own a single location. This was when franchisees were content to earn a modest income. In the United States, there is more than 50 percent of franchise owners who have multiple units. Some own hundreds of units with millions of dollars in annual revenue. These ...

In order to stay ahead of the competition, various businesses are relying on the latest technologies that offer more functionality. This is why knowledge bases have become immensely important for every business in the world, as they provide easier data management on a variety of levels. For example, the creation of customer support documentation was fairly limited in the past, ...