Building a Business
With as Little as $500, These Entrepreneurs Created Multimillion-Dollar Businesses. Learn Their Secrets.
Don't let a lack of cash stop a good business idea from succeeding.
By David Port
Starting Up | Page 7
Building a Business
No, You Shouldn’t Obsess Over Being Perfect — Especially When Starting Up
An imperfect start can always be improved, but obsessing over a perfect plan will never take you anywhere on its own.
By James Clear
Building a Business
Trim the Fat From Your Startup
The lean movement is often associated with big business, but its principles can work for small companies, too.
By Ann C. Logue
Building a Business
Mike Judge’s New Series ‘Silicon Valley’: Will You Watch?
The creator of classics like Beavis and Butthead, King of the Hill, and Office Space tackles startup culture in an HBO comedy
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
7 Reasons Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better for Your Startup
Keeping a tight rein on expansion may actually be good for your company.
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Accidental Entrepreneurs Create a Thriving Textile Business
When it comes to theatrical materials, one company is center stage.
Building a Business
10 Tips to Turn Your Startup Dream Into a Reality
Anyone can have a million-dollar idea. But turning your dream into a living and breathing startup, takes work. Here are 10 tips to get you started.
By Adam Toren
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When Launching a Company, Consider These 5 Things
From being passionate to choosing the right partners, entrepreneurs need to focus on a few key components to help build a sustainable business.
By Josh Reeves
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Naming Your Business? Consider These 3 Points First
Finding the right name can make or break your business.
By Jodi Helmer
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A New Take on Vintage Design
Apparel startup Homage combines period-correct design sensibilities with contemporary production techniques.
By Jason Ankeny
Building a Business
Have a Burning Business Question? Ask the Expert: Kirsten Green.
The investor behind hot startups Warby Parker, Birchbox and Bonobos is looking to take your questions.
Building a Business
Entrepreneur’s Top 10 Infographics of 2013
The habits of the world's smartest people, the career arches of self-made billionaires, what really motivates employees and more topics explained through infographics.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Do the Side Hustle: 5 Better Ways to Earn Extra Cash
Check out these five digital-platforms where side hustling and passion drive income.
By Kate Taylor
Business Accounting
The Right Way to Ask Your Parents to Finance Your Business
4 things to consider before asking mom and dad for money.
Buying a Franchise
A Startup Brings Circuit-Training to the Masses
9Round kicks up circuit fitness training with boxing and kickboxing inspired workouts.
By Jason Daley
Business Operations & Logistics
Jon Lech Johansen (a.k.a. ‘DVD-Jon’) on Starting Up as a Self-Taught Engineer
A self-taught engineer turned entrepreneur who helped unlock protected DVDs in the '90s shares his thoughts on programming, startup VISAs and whom he admires in tech.
Building a Business
Young Entrepreneurs on How to Spend Your First $1 Million
If you're in the rarefied position of being able to attract investor dollars, these three young founders have some advice for you.
Building a Business
The Startup Hustle: Why a Clever Business Plan Does Not a Business Make
When launching a new company, a good idea goes a long way. But a healthy dose of moxie may be what pushes a startup over the edge into success.
By Neil Parmar
Tech
Bedtime Gets High-Tech With Digital PJs
Inspired by QR-code technology, Juan Murdoch created cotton pajamas printed with a series of dots; when scanned with a smartphone, each dot launches one of 47 narrated bedtime stories,
By Jodi Helmer
Business Accounting
The Case for an Early Buyout
Being acquired by a bigger company early in your venture's life cycle can be a sweet deal in its own right.
By Sam Hogg
Building a Business
How to Transform Your Passion into a Successful Business
Starting a new business is an emotional roller coaster. That's why it helps to make a living out of what you love. Here's how to get there.
By Gautam Gupta
Business Accounting
Investing Trend for 2014: Equity Crowdfunding
No idea, no problem. Platforms like Upstart and Pave allow entrepreneurs to crowdfund from accredited investors in exchange for a small cut of their future incomes.
Building a Business
3 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Kindergarteners
Don't over-think it: Embrace your inner 5-year-old and go with your gut.
By Sam Hogg
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5 Steps to Take Your Product From Concept to Reality
Practical tips for turning a product idea into a consumer must-have.
Building a Business
Why So Many VC Firms Invest in the Same Companies
How to understand venture capital's herd mentality.
By Sam Hogg
Tech
How to Survive Your First 100 Days of App Development
Getting an app off the ground isn't easy. Here are five steps to help make your first hundred days more manageable.
Building a Business
Want to Be an Entrepreneur? Here Are 3 Tips on Getting Started
For our series College Treps, founder of real estate software company Rivolix offers up advice on what aspiring entrepreneurs should do when starting up.