We can all dream about what it takes to make our startup a success.  From recent survey feedback, it seems evident that the urban legends leading to success are wrong.  The average entrepreneur is not the one who dumped a …

When a new product is introduced to the market, what do you think the chances are that it will be a success? We're not talking a "Silly Bands" or "iPhone" type success — just that a product actually enters the …

If you really want to impress a startup founder as a potential employee, or you want to be a smart investor, you need to know the right questions to ask. These are the questions that get past the hype of …

When you're deciding how to go about starting a new business, one option is often to purchase a franchise. There are franchises for just about any type of business you can think of these days, from dog groomers to accountants. …

A nonprofit corporation is a corporation that is formed for purposes other than generating profit. Nonprofit corporations are formed pursuant to different state law than standard for-profit corporations. There are many types of nonprofits, such as churches or church associations, …

You hear it called by many names: a mastermind group, success team, think tank, advisory board, etc. But it's got one purpose, and that is to help you get your business to where you want it to be. Whether you're …

Every time I hear about a new startup that is in stealth mode, I wonder what problem they are hiding from whom. Of course they pretend that they are trying to avoid alerting competitors prior to launch, but too often …

Behind most great startup success stories is a long list of mistakes! Unfortunately, for every success story you see, there is an even longer list of failure stories with mistakes that you don't see. But rather than dwell on the …

You are excited… you have a great new service, and you are ready to start putting it all together and make it work. However, when it comes to really putting all the pieces in place, you aren't completely certain on …

Most of the people I meet who are new to ecommerce suffer from the same false pretense that simply having an ecommerce site is all they need.  Once it's up and running, the search engines will find them, the seas …

Need a recession-proof business idea? Look no further than the following list of 2011 startup trends: Mobile Commerce With smart phones as ubiquitous as they are – and growing in use – it's only natural that mobile commerce should take …

A while back I received a discouraging note from an entrepreneur with a patent and a medical software application who couldn't find a dime of investment, and was grousing that seed funding just wasn't available anymore. After exchanging a couple …

Just as in past generations, you hear a lot of talk these days about how "the youth of today" are lazy, unmotivated, and generally headed in the wrong direction.  If you want to see proof of just the opposite of …

There's no getting around it. The economic downturn has made it more challenging than ever for budding entrepreneurs to obtain small business funding. To minimize losses, lenders both large and small have adopted more stringent rules and regulations for granting …

Many entrepreneurs think that risk is just an "occupational hazard" that can be minimized or eliminated by a smart businessman.  That way of thinking is simplistic and wrong.  In reality, some risks are good and should be embraced for growth …

How many times have you heard a friend mention how he or she wants to lose weight? How many times have you heard a friend talk about the next BIG thing and how he or she wants to start a …

Alex Algard founded WhitePages.com in 1997 on a lark. What started as a hobby quickly blossomed into one of the busiest sites on the web, profitable since day one. Today, Alex remains CEO, providing guidance and direction as the site …

Wouldn't you like to be one of the lucky people who joined Google and Microsoft when these were startups, and now be a multi-millionaire?  So people ask me "How many shares should I ask for when I join a startup …

According to the Google AdWords Keyword Tool there are approximately 1.83 million searches each month for "Business Plan."  This data would suggest that there are probably more entrepreneurs writing business plans now than ever before, which means it has never …

You have seen it in the movies and the in the news.  The trading pit is the big room in the stock exchange where hundreds of people shout and wave their arms as they buy and sell stocks.  To outsiders …

Most entrepreneurs are destined for their careers from the day they are born.  They may not make presentations detailing their dreams of becoming an entrepreneur for their second grade Career Day, but they exhibit the traits they need to succeed.  …

Looking for some concrete, practical, straight-forward entrepreneurial advice?  Of course you are!  And today's interview most certainly delivers.  An entrepreneur at heart, Rahul Vohra has been involved with a number of startups, headed up the Cambridge University Entrepreneurs while attending …

Right now, if you looked around the world and took notice of the changes, you would notice that things are shifting.  While you might have been worried about the economy in the past few years, things are beginning to improve. …

Startups ask me "How much money should I ask for?" The simple answer is the absolute minimum amount you need to make your plan work.  Some entrepreneurs try to start with a huge number, hoping they can negotiate and close …

We recently had the pleasure of catching up with Jessica Mah, the co-founder and CEO of inDinero. inDinero is a financial monitoring platform that allows you to easily track all aspects of your finances and see exactly how your business …