December, 2020
The Colombian Startup That Educates Non-Digital Natives Through WhatsApp
December 14, 2020 4 min read This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process. 2020 put companies to the test for their adaptability. New scenarios and abrupt changes forced companies to deploy new strategies that moved old structures. In this scenario, the educational [...]
5 Social Media Marketing Mistakes You Need to Avoid
December 11, 2020 10 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When I first got into marketing, it was long enough ago that a lot of people said the internet would just be a fad. Several years later, when social media started to become a thing, most people said the same about that. Today, it’s clear how [...]
Why I'm Thankful for All the Investors Who Said 'No'
December 8, 2020 4 min read This story appears in the December 2020 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » In 2009, after five years as a product manager at Google, I quit my job to become a novelist. I loved my time at Google, but I just felt like I wasn’t on my own path. So I went off in pursuit of finding it. I spent six years writing [...]
Run Your Business Better With Enhanced Project Management Skills
Get certified in Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and more. December 13, 2020 2 min read Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. In a pandemic-ridden economy, with [...]
Elevator Pitch Ep. 8: 'Imagine If Jimi Hendrix and Beethoven Got Together for an Epic Jam'
This episode of our weekly pitch show features guitarists, dentists and deals. December 9, 2020 3 min read Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch invites ambitious entrepreneurs to step into the Entrepreneur Elevator, and then gives them just 60 seconds to pique the interest of a group of judges. It’s a high-pressure, fast-paced environment in [...]
These are the Top Venture Capital Firms of 2020
December 11, 2020 4 min read This story originally appeared on ValueWalk Venture capital is a type of private equity that primarily invests in start-up and small companies exhibiting long-term growth potential. They invest both in companies that have already shown impressive growth and companies showing high growth potential. Venture [...]
Lauren Conrad: Don't Be Afraid to Learn as You Go, Entrepreneurs!
The co-founder of The Little Market says it can be a benefit to not know about every problem you’re about to face. December 10, 2020 1 min read Lauren Conrad, co-founder of nonprofit fair trade shop The Little Market, admits that going into the process of starting a business, she and Hannah Skvarla didn’t know what they [...]
Why Tenacity Is One of the Most Critical but Overlooked Entrepreneurial Skills
December 11, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As entrepreneurs, we’re passionate, volatile, growth-hungry individuals. We’ve broken the norm, escaped the rat race, shed our inhibitions, and eagerly look forward to a future of exceptional success. But while our fire and risk-taking mindset [...]
7 Proven Tips to Buying a Business Post-Pandemic
December 11, 2020 6 min read This story originally appeared on ValueWalk When is the right time to buy a business? It’s an important question many people ask themselves for a variety of reasons, and it becomes even more interesting when they’re considering buying a business after the COVID-19 pandemic ends. That leads to a series of [...]
3 Ways to Maintain Growth Despite a Down Economy
December 11, 2020 5 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Is there a way to not only survive a bad situation but turn it into a good one? There absolutely is – plenty of organizations are already doing it. Targeting expansion during an economic slowdown doesn’t exactly follow conventional wisdom, but [...]