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This entry is part 4 of 14 in the series Hiscox Authors Series for EntrepreneursStarting a business is a serious thing don’t jeopardize your success by making these foolish mistakes. Hate your job? Ready to start your own business? Want to be one of those entrepreneurs you read about or see on TV who seem [...]
This entry is part 26 of 26 in the series MyStartUpStoryThink launching a business is easy? Small business owner, Gene Marks, shared what he learned when he made the leap into entrepreneurship. Hiscox’s My Startup Story, featuring top entrepreneurs offering small business advice and discussing their own start-up experiences, kicks off the first instalment of [...]
Does your small business give back to the local community? To get customers vested in your business, consider becoming invested in their neighborhood. Not all small businesses are brick and mortar stores, but many are. And if you’re one of those businesses, you’re in a ripe position to give back to the community your business calls [...]
Are entrepreneurs born or made? The truth is that entrepreneurship is something you can only learn to be good at. Are entrepreneurs born or made? It’s a business variation on the old nature/nurture theme, but still a valid question. You’d be mistaken to think that some of the most successful start-up founders were born with the innate [...]
It was tough for small businesses in 2012, but it would seem that many entrepreneurs think this year is unlikely to be much better. Two major small business confidence surveys – the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index and the Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index – plunged late last year and [...]
Small business insurance is just as essential to your company as a phone number or email address. The questions “When should I buy insurance and what types should I get?” are rarely going to be at the top of an entrepreneur’s to-do list. They’re also unlikely to be at the front of your mind when you’re [...]
The 3rd Annual Streamy Awards recognizing excellence in original online video took place on Sunday, February 17th in a ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium produced by Dick Clark Productions. Leap Year had nominations in three categories and was the winner of Best Branded Entertainment Series beating out series produced by DuPont, Microsoft Xbox, Symantec/Norton and CliffsNotes/AOL/Mark [...]
The number of one-person businesses grew by 415,000, or nearly 2%, in 2010, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. More and more Americans are choosing to become their own bosses, according to government data. There are now over 22 million of these one person companies in this country and they are [...]
As a small business you can never compete with the marketing muscle that’s used by big firms. The amount the average large company spends on advertising each year is probably more than your small business will bring in over the next 100 years. But you can still put together a marketing strategy that will help you to stand [...]
With so many sources of information for today’s entrepreneurs, it’s easy to get overwhelmed, but these four golden rules can help you stay on track. It’s tough to turn your start-up into a success, but there are so many sources of inspiration and guidance for today’s aspiring entrepreneurs that it’s easy to be overwhelmed. There are “how to” guides, [...]
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