Failure is not something you will consider when starting a new business. But research also suggests, the failure rate for new startups within five years of their business is near to 50 percent. Most of the entrepreneurs follow all the golden rules of becoming successful. Nevertheless, there are a lot of reasons and causes behind an entrepreneur’s failure, and today ...

Creativity is the root of innovations we see around especially in technology. A business that cultivates creativity is bound to fit in the business world and also grow at a high rate. It can be a challenge to maintain creativity each day but there are various ways in which you do it succesfully. We asked entrepreneurs and business owners how ...

The use of live videos is gaining popularity over time and is a great way to connect with followers as well as grow your online presence. Examples of live videos are such as Facebook Live that facilitate real-time engagement with your audience. Majority of the businesses that use live streaming videos report increased customer loyalty as well as engagement. There ...

Networking is important for every business. It has various benefits such as helping find investors, build mutually benefitting relationships and helping establish new businesses. While some people find the art of networking as an insincere approach to meeting new people, there are few attributes and skills  that could help you master the art of networking with ease. We asked entrepreneurs ...

In the business world, it can be difficult for younger people to successfully manage those who are older than they are. This is partially because we are taught to respect our elders, and it is partially because those who are older may believe that their life experience informs them in a way that a younger person may not understand. What ...

TITLE: Pour Your Heart Into It: How STARBUCKS Built a Company One Cup at a Time Author: Howard Schultz and Dori Jones Yang Pages: 340   NOTABLE QUOTES “Every company should stand for something” “Just ‘say yes’ to the customer. Good companies go out of their way to please the customer” “[Entrepreneurs] are scared to bring in truly smart, successful ...

To be or not to be an entrepreneur has never really been a question for me. I come from a long line of self-starters who, luckily for me, braved the odds of success and showed me that it can be done. No one in my family struck it rich like an Internet start-up phenom, and, as with any business, bad ...

Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness…the moment one definitely commits oneself, the providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man [or woman] could have dreamt would have come his [or her] way. ...

At the end of the long and hard days, there is always a golden pot at the end of the rainbow.  It is that “golden pot” which keeps entrepreneurs working, innovating and clocking 28 hour days.  There is certainly a good and a bad side to everything, but it is the positive that usually keeps ‘preneurs motivated.   Q: What’s ...

When I’m speaking, one of the most frequently asked questions I get is “Why did you become an entrepreneur versus anything else?” To me, there isn’t really anything else that compares to being an entrepreneur, so I knew from a young age that it was what I wanted to become; but I’ve boiled down this answer to what I call ...