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Building a Business

26 Questions to Help You Decide If a Late-in-Life Business Is Right for You

Instead of just asking "Why me?" ask yourself these questions to determine if becoming an entrepreneur after you retire from your job is a smart move for you.

By Rick Terrien

Building a Business

The 3-Step Startup Journey

By Rick Terrien

Business Ideas

100 Businesses You Can Start With Less Than $100

By John Rampton

Building a Business

3 Reasons Most Businesses Don’t Reach 6 Figures

By Emily Richett

Building a Business

8 Things You Need to Know Before Starting a Business

Bluemercury's Marla Beck and other successful founders share their advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Building a Business

6 Facts You Need to Know About Starting Your Own Consulting Business

Consider these 'yield' signs which can save you a lot of grief and get you closer to achieving your dreams.

By Neil Patel

Building a Business

Validate Your Startup Idea by Doing the Things That Don’t Scale

Scaling happens when you roll up your sleeves and get hands-on with solving real problems and selling quickly before hiring in response to demand.

By Abdo Riani

Building a Business

The Best and Worst States to Start a Business in 2018

It's true what they say-- location is everything.

By Madison Semarjian

Human Resources

The First Jobs of Highly Successful People

Did you know that Meghan Markle, the actress turned Duchess of Sussex, worked as a calligraphy writer?

By Stephen J. Bronner

Building a Business

Tai Lopez Shares 7 Steps to Launch a Business With No Money or Experience

How to go from idea to paying customers in one to eight weeks.

Building a Business

Starting Up Outside of Silicon Valley May Be Tough, But It Lays the Groundwork for Generations of Entrepreneurs

For those of us building new startup communities, the payoffs extend far beyond our current ventures.

By Micha Kaufman

Building a Business

Answer These 7 Questions Before Starting Your Side Business

Take stock of the assets you have and create a realistic plan to define your purpose, gather resources and develop market insights.

By Ahmed Safwan

Building a Business

8 Financial Tips for Entrepreneurs Launching a Startup

How to lay the foundation for a sustainable business.

By Jonathan Long

Building a Business

The Magic Can’t Begin Until You Get Started

Nothing is easy but very little is impossible if you work your plan.

By Daniel DiPiazza

Building a Business

5 Favors to Call in When Launching a Business

Your network of family and friends are your go-to source for help in the early stages. All you have to do is ask.

By Sabine Ghali

Building a Business

Stop Worrying About What You Don’t Know and Just Focus on Opportunities

Making your startup a success has far more to do with the what you'll figure out than what you already know.

By Sabine Ghali

Thought Leaders

Lost Your Job? Consider it a Wake-Up Call to Become an Entrepreneur.

Oftentimes losing a job is when entrepreneurs finally wake up to their true calling.

By Mike Wood

Thought Leaders

How Your Better Half Makes You a Better Leader

Committed relationships teach us how to find compromise in conflict and work toward a shared vision.

By Dheeraj Pandey

Building a Business

2 Things to Consider In Addition to the Huge Cost Before Pursuing Your MBA

The price of an MBA is about what you wish a house cost but, as with everything in business, the real question is not how much money now but how much return later.

By Mike Moradian

Building a Business

That 9-to-5 Job You Hate Isn’t As Safe As You Think

You won't regret spending your "free'' time growing your side project into a viable way to make a living.

By Steve Eakin

Building a Business

4 Reasons You Should Start a Firm Instead of Launching a Startup

'Startup' and 'firm' are similar terms but with a distinction that can lead entrepreneurs to greatness.

By Per Bylund

Building a Business

Just Start Doing Whatever It Is You Can’t Stop Thinking About

Try, fail, learn, repeat. It's not fast but it gets you there sooner than not starting until you're 'ready'.

By Daniel DiPiazza

Building a Business

The 6 Startup Essentials for a Business That Will Succeed

Starting a business is an adventure, don't let it become drudgery.

By Jane Wesman

Building a Business

The 5 Fundamentals for Growing Your Startup

There are some things you have to do well no matter what business you are trying to build.

By Kelly Bolton

Building a Business

27 Businesses You Can Start for Less Than $1,000

'People want control over their career, and so creating their own business for under $1,000 gives them the ability to test it out, to see what works and what doesn't,' career coach says.

By Marguerite Ward

Thought Leaders

The Complex Emotions of Mourning The Death of Your Startup, But Not Giving Up on Entrepreneurship

Brian Bordainick spent three and a half years building Dinner Lab. A couple of weeks ago, he had to pull the plug on it. It hurts, he says, but he already knows he will try again.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Leading a Startup in Stage 2: Operational Validation

Learn how to negotiate this treacherous ground and achieve operational validation.

By Derek Lidow

Building a Business

Do You Really Want to Be Your Own Boss? Answer These 6 Questions First.

Think of a startup like boat-building. Do you know what you're doing before you take it out on those stormy seas?

By Han-Gwon Lung

Thought Leaders

How Entrepreneurs Can Capitalize On Their Alma Mater

Your university may have some surprising resources that can help your entrepreneurial endeavors.

By Martin Zwilling

Thought Leaders

10 Types of Businesses You Can Build After 5 p.m.

Do you play an instrument? Cook a killer quiche? Walk dogs? There's money to be made there.

By Sujan Patel