October, 2016
What the American Farm Can Teach Business Leaders About 'Sowing' Success
Reader Resource Position yourself for growth in 2017—join us live at the Entrepreneur 360™.Flash Sale—save up to $200 on registration. Ends Thursday. Secure Your Seat » Images and activities revolving around the American family farm are a staple of the autumn season: happy families going apple picking; kids getting “lost” [...]
3 Tips For Researching Your Rivals
This story appears in the November 2016 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » Q: What are the best ways to research the competition? A: When it’s time to size up your opposition, consultant and author Becky Sheetz invokes the wisdom of ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu: Know your enemy, and know yourself. 1. Cultivate spies. Hire [...]
7 Ideas About Business Innovation From . . . Would You Believe, the Performing Arts
Reader Resource Position yourself for growth in 2017—join us live at the Entrepreneur 360™.Flash Sale—save up to $200 on registration. Ends Thursday. Secure Your Seat » I’ve spent a significant portion of my career as an entrepreneur; however, I’ve also consistently been around creative fields and even dabbled in them professionally (I [...]
Developing a Mobile App That Will Interest Users
So, you have a great idea for the next mind-bending app but how are you going to build it? There are many important aspects that you need to take into consideration before you get started. You should be asking yourself many questions before building that next important app. Take a look at the following statistics prepared by Software [...]
Examining the Pros and Cons of Bitcoin for Small Business
By Brian Neese Bitcoin is a digital currency and payment system that is created and exchanged electronically, outside of banks and governments. Using a virtual wallet, users can store, spend and receive bitcoins, as well as convert traditional currency into bitcoins. Since Satoshi Nakamoto invented bitcoin in 2008 and released it in 2009 [...]
How Kimra Luna Built Her Multi-Million-Dollar Business
Kimra Luna’s rags to online business riches story is an incredible one. Pregnant and on welfare, Luna tried multiple blog and business ideas, desperate to get her family back on track. When her husband finally got a job, she became even more motivated, because she wanted him to be back at home instead of working long hours away from [...]
E-commerce for Small Businesses: A User’s Guide
Copyright: andreypopov / 123RF Stock Photo By Tricia Hussung For most of history, the process of buying and selling remained about the same. Customers visited businesses in person to make purchases, and companies kept all of their stock stored locally. However, the advent of the internet drastically changed retail for both consumers and [...]
Convert Your Start-Up Costs Into Deductions in 2016
Reader Resource Position yourself for growth in 2017—join us live at the Entrepreneur 360™.Flash Sale—save up to $200 on registration. Ends Thursday. Secure Your Seat » This article is part of the End of Year Tax Tips Series from tax and legal expert Mark J. Kohler. You might be surprised that “start-up costs” makes my Top Ten Year-End [...]
A Guide for How to Buy a Business Successfully
Have you ever thought about running your own business? In all likelihood, the answer is yes. There are millions of Americans who would love to be able to be in control of their income. Of course, getting a business off of the ground can be much more difficult than you could ever imagine. This is why many successful business people [...]