Building Your Brand or Startup Company Requires This Type of Person
If you are a small company or brand looking from a startup to an established entity then you need to find people who know how to build. Not physical building, but business and brand building. One of...
View ArticleThe Makings of a Great Startup Name: 6 Tips
What you call a new venture can very well turn out to be one of the most important decisions you will make in the early days of a company. The business name will dictate which Web domain you can...
View ArticleYoung entrepreneurs pitch their business plans for investment panel in LaPlace
Dressed and poised like business professionals, eight chief executive officers from the River Parishes took to the stage April 21 in the John L. Ory Magnet School auditorium in LaPlace. In only six...
View ArticleThe psychology of entrepreneurship: have you got what it takes?
Being an entrepreneur can feel like a rollercoaster ride. One with steep highs and lows, moments of intense adrenaline, exposure, disorientation and occasionally the sense that you’ve somehow arrived...
View ArticleWhat Went Wrong: 101 Failed Startups Tell All
Worried about your startup? You are not alone. That’s the subtext to a new study from CB Insights, which goes into the 20 reasons startups are likely to fail. The study has everything, from weak...
View ArticleWhat ‘Ghostbusters’ Taught Me About Entrepreneurship
I think we can all agree that throughout the rich and vast history of cinema, one film stands out among the rest. Forget about Citizen Kane or Casablanca. I’m referring of course to the 1984...
View ArticleWhat Data on Older Households Tell Us About Wealth Inequality and...
Entrepreneurial activity—a measure of a country’s dynamism and indicator of economic opportunity—can enhance economic growth through a number of channels. First, entrepreneurship fosters innovation...
View ArticleYoung entrepreneur creates thriving business
When his parents suggested that he start his own lawn-mowing business to raise money for a new scooter, 10-year-old Ashton Ray decided that he was up for the challenge. “My mom and Eric said,...
View Article9 things college grads must do to succeed in business
Many new college graduates will end up working for a small business; some will help launch a startup. But in a real sense, these graduates are, themselves, the ultimate “startups.” So how do you...
View ArticleHow to run a start-up business from your mobile
Is it now possible to run an entire business from your smartphone or tablet? On trains and buses, in queues and cafes, people are working on their businesses. Whether you’re a sole trader or running a...
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