launching startup

10 Practical Tips for Successfully Launching Your Startup

Launching a startup is an exciting milestone in the life cycle of any business venture. With countless ideas and numerous hurdles to overcome, it can be a daunting task even for the most seasoned entrepreneur.  This has shifted the focus of startups from solely being innovative and disruptive to also adopting a methodical and...

business partnership

3 Tricks To Making A Business Partnership Last

The right partnership can help you and your business thrive, especially if you’re willing to use these tips and work on improving the partnership over time. Running a small business alone is hard, but as it turns out, running a business with a partner may be even harder. Statistics show that up to 70%...

hiring small business

11 Things You Need to Do Before You Hire Your First Employee

Expanding your small business by staffing up? Here are important things you should have in place before hiring your first employee If you’re reading this because you’re ready to hire your first employee, congratulations! This is an exciting and momentous milestone in your business’s history! That said, there are a whole host of things...

smb business challenges

4 Business Challenges Every SMB Needs to Overcome

Startups and entrepreneurs must know that there are business challenges that must be met in order to be truly successful The ugly truth that people don’t tell you about SMBs is that most of them don’t make it in the long run. Sure, some experience their first problems during the very launch, which makes...

startup marketing campaign

Launching a Startup Marketing Campaign on a Tight Budget

Strategies for creating startup marketing campaigns to get your new small business up & running (without a big budget) Running a startup business is difficult enough. Marketing your startup on a tight budget is even more difficult. But, without marketing, there is no way of spreading the word out there or hoping that your...

app marketing budget

How to Market Your App When Your Startup Doesn’t Have a Big Budget

Low cost strategies for marketing new apps on a startup budget that will get your app noticed in your target category Startup marketing is very different as compared to big companies. Companies have huge budgets to promote their products whereas startups often have nothing but a great idea. Let’s say you’ve developed and released...

Tech Companies Are Stepping in Where Banks Have Backed Down

Digital startups and small businesses have new options for small business loans with tech companies like PayPal that specialize in growing online businesses Younger and smaller online businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to acquire traditional loans. While banks may be turning away these new digital startups, bigger and more experienced tech companies like...

business ideas

5 Tips for Pitching Your Business Idea

How to pitch your business idea to get potential investors interested and practically begging to give you money If you want to enter the business world, the first thing you’re going to need is a good idea. And if you’re not going to finance the business yourself, you’ll simply have to know how to pitch...