Category: How to Start a Business
Having your own business and being your own boss is absolutely cool, but it’s not easy and usually, you should make some sacrifices. To be honest, ‘some’ is not the right word and ‘many’ would be more appropriate to be used here. because your newborn business, as any newborn, needs your full attention and dedication in order to survive… You need to be a full-time parent to grow a healthy business. And yes, it will probably be hard… How to know whether you are ready or not? Although there is not an easy answer to this simple question, we can...
Arranging the needed funds for your startup is a crucial factor for its successful launch. Even though money is not the most important thing, it’s 100% needed when launching a new venture. If you are a starting entrepreneur, you most probably have been thinking about how exactly to find the cash for your starting business. Well, the consulting company Startups.co has created this wonderful infographic, showing some interesting statistics about how startups get mainly financed. Here you can not only see the main options about how to get funding for a startup but also some intriguing statistics about the ways...
I had the chance to catch up with Sandip Sekhon, the founder of the crowdfunding website GoGetFunding. A website that is increasingly growing in popularity and was recently mentioned by Forbes as one of the top 6 crowdfunding sites. Here, he talks about how it all began: As an online entrepreneur, I’m always looking at how exciting businesses can be made even better. And back in 2010 when I conceived the idea for GoGetFunding, crowdfunding was still pretty new and was just starting to take off. Kickstarter and IndieGoGo were leading the way and although they were and still are...
Working from home is the best of both worlds for stay-at-home moms or nursing mothers. You get to determine your rates choose which job to accomplish, increase/decrease your working hours, as well as work around your family life. Moreover, the job will keep you intellectually motivated while giving you a sense of accomplishment. With the advancement of technology, working from home has never been easier. We have rounded up 12 work-from-home jobs and ideas for businesses that are legitimate and can be utilized for earning additional income from home. That does not mean men can’t pursue these ideas, but for...
Mark Cuban is a well-known entrepreneur and business mogul not only in the United States but also in many other countries in the world. He is one of the guys many young people want to be like, having accumulated a net worth of around $2.5 billion (2013) and being the manager and the founder of a bunch of successful businesses. Currently, he is best known as the owner of the National Basketball Association’s team Dallas Mavericks (The Mavs), he also stays behind Landmark Theatres, and Magnolia Pictures, and is the chairman of the well-known HDTV cable network – AXS TV....
The words entrepreneur and entrepreneurship have become really popular but also very few people know the exact definition and meaning of them. Often an entrepreneur is used instead of a businessman or a man/woman who starts a company and takes risks. But this is not correct! Nope… Let me try to throw some light on this popular word. In fact, the answer to the question “What is an entrepreneur?” seems to be not so trivial. But one thing is for sure, not every businessman is an entrepreneur. This is just like the apple – it’s a fruit but not all...
Venture capital funding is one cool and accessible way of satisfying the hunger for cash of a dynamically growing startup. The company StartUps.co, which main activity is providing help to starting entrepreneurs throughout the fundraising stage, has created this beautiful infographic below, where you can see some interesting statistics about venture capital financing in the US. This information can be of great help because you can get a feel about the basics of this kind of funding. More than $100 billion was the invested money by venture capital companies during the Dot Com Boom in 1999. On average, this number...
While I was browsing around the Internet, I came across another cool infographic, which shows 8 specifics for all successful entrepreneurs things. I think the following tips will be really helpful for any ambitious person and here I am publishing them here. I have read the stories of many self-made millionaires and billionaires, and I can conclude from this experience that the following facts apply really well to successful people. Here they are: 1. Never have a backup plan! 2. Work really hard, greatness comes from effort. 3. Pursue your goals. 4. Don’t try to be one of the herd,...
Starting A Business With No Money Many starting entrepreneurs think that money (or its absence) will be one of the biggest problems at the beginning of their business adventure. In most cases, this is not really so, especially today, in the era of the Internet and online business. The world has changed, money is no longer important for having a successful company! Don’t believe it? Here is the proof. Just think about how many of today’s biggest technology corporations like Google, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Apple, and a ton of other started up in a garage, with no money. Yes, they...
Building a million-dollar business online is sometimes easier than one may think. Sometimes, you don’t even need a fancy degree, sound experience, or/and any other special tools and services. Sometimes, what you need to start a very successful company is just passion, desire, persistence, and … some faith in God. This story is a bright example of all of this. It’s about a monk called Father Bernard McCoy who started a very successful online store that still brings millions of revenue to his abbey… This Is How To Build A Million-Dollar Business Online From Scratch LaserMonks.com is a successful business...
