Tag Archives: Entrepreneur

via Forbes: Need to find investors to launch a startup or scale your business? There’s more than one way to approach fundraising and to get noticed by those with the capital you need to get to the next level. No matter how great your product or business idea, how lean you …

via Good Men Project: Becoming an entrepreneur can be exciting and rewarding. There are, however, a number of things you’ll need to master as fast as possible to start and grow your business to be successful. To blossom and bring your ideas to life, you’ll need to know what, how, and …

via OUPblog: Time and again I’ve heard musicians express some variation of the following sentiment: “I guess entrepreneurship is fine for some folks, but that’s not me. I’m a musician, not an entrepreneur.” The thing is, most folks who say this don’t really understand what it means to “be an …

via Forbes: Most business owners would be thrilled to have an inbound sales strategy as effective as the one that Mike Risich has built. As founder and CEO of Bolt On Technology, a software as a service company that offers cloud-based workflow tools to the automotive repair aftermarket, Risich estimates that …

via Good Men Project: There are many reasons why you might decide to try and run a business from home. It might be that the sort of career you are keen to pursue is one which is generally done in private, such as writing or painting and so on. Or it …

via Business 2 Community: Entrepreneurship is trendy right now which is a good thing. As an entrepreneur myself, I’m always happy to share why starting your own business is such a great thing. However, I’ve noticed that sometimes people form assumptions about growing a business that are off the mark. These …

via Forbes: There are a myriad of ways to achieve success starting with little or nothing. The growth and range of online courses, audiobooks, and “masterminds” are helping those that want to achieve success to do that in their pajamas. Yet, tried and true methods of pen and paper, meditation, and …

via rb: Start by identifying your main goals; do they relate to an increase in conversions, revenue or perhaps even site traffic? Here are six steps to achieve lead generation this year. In order to stand out, you must be bold, creative and stick by a carefully thought-out sales strategy. Start …

via YOURSTORY: Fundraising is the simplest job on paper, but the hardest in execution. When investors think of startups, they think of profitability and big returns. But as a social enterprise, the playing field is different. You are trying to gain profits and returns, no doubt, but while creating large-scale social …

via Forbes: What can be the reason(s) that VCs/angel investors aren’t interested in my profitable business idea? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by Brett Fox, Former CEO of Touchstone Semiconductor, on Quora: One …

via HuffPost : The Dutch airline, KLM has developed a social media strategy revered by marketers. The brand uses Twitter, Facebook and Instagram masterfully to provide outstanding customer service and to advance the organization’s brand narrative. As a result of this strategy, KLM makes roughly €25 million annually from social media. …

via Forbes : In today’s modern marketplace — crammed with competitors, fickle consumers and e-commerce decisions — it takes more than initiative, drive and passion to achieve success with a new business. Entrepreneurs need to be more conscious of the market, as well as aware of what their customers expect in …