October, 2020
3 Crucial Risk-Avoidance Strategies to Protect Your Business
October 20, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The current circumstances have had a major disruptive effect on business operations around the world. Many countries have imposed lockdowns to various degrees, limiting movement locally and internationally. Add the fact that markets (stocks, [...]
The 10 Biggest Mistakes My App Development Company Made in Our First 10 Years in Business
October 20, 2020 11 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Ten years ago, on October 14, 2010, right before I graduated college, I went to Boston City Hall, paid a filing fee and registered my company, Yeti, LLC. I soon brought on my business partner, Rudy Mutta, and now, 10 years later, we’re [...]
4 Outdated Rules Every Business Owner Needs to Ditch
October 19, 2020 7 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Whether you like it or not, things have changed. The traditional “rules” of work simply don’t apply to a majority of jobs anymore, and that can be a hard truth to hear. Many of us are already overwhelmed with the sheer volume of tough decisions, [...]
These Are the Core Elements Needed to Successfully Pivot Your Business
October 19, 2020 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The World Bank says that the global economy may be facing its most massive contraction since the Second World War. The massive amount of job cuts in line with the slowing of the US economy has made one fact obvious. Businesses facing this dire [...]
Helping Others Help Themselves: 4 Expert Tips on How to Start a Successful Coaching Business
October 12, 2020 8 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Coaching can take many forms—life, executive, career, skills—but all share the same mission: to help people unlock answers. As human beings, we are often the biggest block to ourselves and our progress, unable to realize our potential without [...]
4 Lessons You Can Learn From Estonia's Tech Unicorns
Companies from this small nation been able to make a global impact because they keep possibilities in mind. October 17, 2020 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you’re like most Americans, you may not have heard of Estonia or even be able to place it on a map, but you might just be using a product [...]
How Sticking to Their Principles Helped Zappos and Tom's of Maine Step Ahead of Their Competition
October 18, 2020 7 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Capturing market share in a competitive industry is a matter of differentiation. When Tesla saw that its rivals favored function over form, it positioned itself as a sleek alternative to more prosaic vehicles like the Toyota Prius or the Chevy [...]
How to Keep Remote Workers Productive and Happy
As the work force becomes more remote, employers are finding new ways to help their staff achieve better results out of the office. October 18, 2020 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If a company has survived this far into 2020, they’ve figured out how to make remote work possible. But [...]
Telling Your Startup Story: 4 Expert Tips to Create the Perfect Investor Pitch for Your New Business
October 12, 2020 8 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When it comes to pitching, the odds often seem stacked against startups. Investors reportedly look at pitch decks for only 3 minutes and 44 seconds, and for every 1,000 pitches an investor hears, they only fund 100 companies. But investors [...]
Preparing Ecommerce for the "New" Holidays
October 17, 2020 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Sometimes the holidays aren’t quite “the most wonderful time of the year.” According to one study, the holiday season stresses out 88 percent of Americans. For ecommerce companies, this is even more true. Every year, store owners [...]