Starting up
When to Ditch the Coffee Shop for Co-Working
Workplace expert and entrepreneur Liz Elam on knowing when to say when to working out of your local café in favor of more professional accommodations.
3 Tips for Newbie Entrepreneurs on Starting a Business
Workplace expert and entrepreneur Liz Elam offers some advice about starting a business with little experience.
Have a Burning Business Question? Ask the Expert
Entrepreneur, angel investor and professor Dave Lerner wants to answer your big questions about launching and growing a small business.
Overcoming the Groupon Effect: How to Sell Merchants on Your Start-Up Deal Site
Faced with a glut of daily-deal sites, new entrants are having a tough time winning over merchants. Here's how to cut through the hype and build your client roster.
10 Stories From the Web to Know About This Week
An Inside look at Chanel's secrets, the truth about nerds, branding with Instagram, meetings that don’t suck, facing your demons, why sparring with co-founders is a good thing… This week’s notable news and tantalizing tidbits for young treps.
5 Ways Start-up Founders Can Eat Healthy on the Cheap
Launching a startup doesn't leave much time (or money) for buying and preparing gourmet meals. With these tips, you can still eat well without wasting time or cash.
One Entrepreneur’s Rocky Road to Success After ‘Shark Tank’
One of Shark Tank's first entrepreneurs, Tiffany Krumins, talks about dealing with cancer, giving up half of her equity, and the challenges of getting her product made in the U.S.
Picked the Wrong Major? Here’s How to Pivot Into Entrepreneurship
Young entrepreneurs like Austin Hackett of CrowdHall and Julie Sygiel of Underbrella are finding success outside their college degrees.
What the Founder of Travel Site Trippy Can Teach You About Entrepreneurship
Serial entrepreneur J.R. Johnson launched his first company 12 years ago at age 28. Here's what he wishes he knew then.
Finding Start-Up Success Through Serious School Spirit
University of Oregon grad Abraham Choe wanted more university-branded goods. So he launched a business to make it happen.
Thinking of Majoring in Entrepreneurship? Read This First
For many heading to campus who also dream of starting a business one day, majoring in entrepreneurship can help. But it's far from the only major decision you'll need to make along the way.
How to Ease Acquisitions from the Acqui-Hired Founders
Tech giants aren't just looking for talent, they're buying it. See what the transition has been like for start-up founders.
How to Know When to Start Your Own Business (Infographic)
There is always a reason why it's the right time to start your own business.
3 Tips to a Speedy Launch
Student entrepreneur Karim Abouelnaga discusses how he managed to start up quickly and efficiently.
Project Restaurant: Turning 8th Graders into Future Mario Batalis
A summer program in Harlem is teaching students what it takes to launch and grow a successful eatery.
7 Paybacks an Alma Mater Can Offer Young Entrepreneurs
Think university resources are only for students? Here are some ideas for how to best utilize your old school -- even when you're no longer on campus.
How Eco-Friendly Fashion Startup Landed on Top Retailers’ Shelves in 6 Months
See how these young treps turned a winning Kickstarter campaign into a thriving business in just a few months. Photo credit: Adrian Cabrero, courtesy of ENK International
The Changing Path to Entrepreneurship: A Look at Alternatives to Business School
To become an entrepreneur, it might behoove you to study something different. Here's more about some of the alternative courses and programs picking up steam among aspiring entrepreneurs.
Is Working at a Startup a Waste of Time for Future Founders?
After a recent blog post detailing the vagaries of life at startups hit the web, we asked young treps to share their own experiences as start-up employees.
Recognizing the Silver Lining – And Business Idea – Behind a Bad Internship
After a dismal summer internship experience, Shara Senderoff wanted to help others avoid the same fate. Here's how she's attempting to start up a bad-internship antidote.
Kidworth Hopes to Turn Enterprising Youngsters into Kidpreneurs
See how the youth-oriented financial services company aims to cultivate more
than one million young entrepreneurs.
Andrew Rasiej on the Next Big Wave in Tech — And How Young Treps Can Surf It
The NY Tech Meetup chairman offers his thoughts on the future of social media and helpful resources for starting up today.
Could Faculty Entrepreneurs Drive Innovation?
To spur added innovation in the U.S., some support giving academics more freedom to start up. Here's a look at the argument for and against the idea.
4 Start-Up Accounting Tips for the Young Trep
When launching a new business, young entrepreneurs tend to forget one very important element: their books. Here's how to avoid making that mistake.
Lean Startups Need Business Plans, Too
Lean business planning doesn't mean no business planning. The formal written business plan has long been obsolete. A real business plan should grow organically, with regular review and revision.
