July, 2016
Failed Deals in Japan Become Interesting for Private Equity Firms
Copyright: imtmphoto / 123RF Stock Photo It seems that there is a new pool of fish for the sharks to attack, the sharks being private equity firms and the fish being the Japanese market. The Japanese economy is built on mergers and acquisitions (M&As), and many of them fail. Not just that, there have been some serious integration [...]
5 Reasons to Start Locally With Your Product Sales
The local retail store is your best place to start trying to make money with your product. I was able to get my product in over 4,500 retail stores, but it all started with me walking into Orchard Nutrition, a small health foods store. The local retailer is the perfect place to test the market for your product, especially if you ever [...]
2016 is the Year for Social Commerce
The e-commerce industry has only been growing – and at a rapid rate we may add – over the past five years. Last year saw not only an increase in e-commerce sales, but also saw an increase in sales coming through social media. According to Social Media Explorer’s article 5 Tips for Taking Advantage of the 2016 Social Commerce Boom, “out [...]
Daymond John's 5 Best Tactics for Marketing a New Product
Join us for a free, live webinar and learn how to drive revenue with content marketing. Tune in 8/4 at 10:30 a.m. PT. Register Now » So you’ve identified a gap in the market, figured out how to fill it, and have created a product you think people will love. Now what? Daymond John — prolific investor, business owner and star of the [...]
Top 10 Best Cities to Start a Massage Therapy Business
Stressed out? Overworked? It’s nothing a great massage therapist can’t fix, and it seems that demand for massage therapy is on fire. To meet demand, the number of massage therapists working in the U.S. is expected to grow 22 percent between 2014 and 2024, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is much faster than other [...]
5 Reasons a Coworking Space Makes Sense for Startups
Coworking spaces are, in many ways, exactly like the stereotype you’re probably picturing — free organic coffee (and sometimes beer), couches for lounging, ping pong or foosball tables and a sea of young people busy on Apple computers. While these kind of amenities may be the first thing that jumps to mind when you consider joining [...]
Start Small to Break Into an Industry
In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Bolanile Maté of Be Better Paris gets the chance to sit down with the team behind Öny, a French fashion label breaking into the Paris fashion scene. Audrey Jouanny reveals that she and her co-founders started the label based on one signature piece. From there, they expanded, but she notes the [...]
5 Tips for Turnarounds That Unleash Your Company's Unmet Potential
We’re searching for top company cultures to be featured on our annual list. Think your company has what it takes? Apply Now » Every year, thousands of promising companies across the globe find themselves at a turning point. It could be that revenue targets aren’t being reached, the business model is no longer viable or long-term [...]
Free Ways to Use Pokémon GO to Increase Local Business Visibility
Yesterday we talked about how to use “Lure” in Pokémon GO to Lure New Customers. While the cost associated with this method is low, it could add up if you wanted to light up your PokéStop for hours at a time every day. It’s also possible you don’t have a PokéStop conveniently located right next door to your place [...]