2014 is The Year of The Horse but it can also be the year you finally start your business. Businesses begin with an idea and desire and are then formed in steps. Many of the initial steps in starting a business are free or inexpensive and can be done in your spare time. Since a large part of forming a business involves research and analysis, the sooner you start…
At Utah Valley University’s first VentureCon on Tuesday, the variety of student businesses was impressive. VentureCon was the Entrepreneurship Institute’s first foray into a student business trade show, but it’s one Peter Robinson, Morris Professor of Entrepreneurship at UVU, plans to repeat. Business-minded students from entrepreneur classes and other disciplines…
Do you still believe in notion that you need huge money to start a new business? You will be surprised to know that there are several businesses that need very little or no money at all and still you can make it a profitable venture if managed properly. Today there are several dynamic individuals who aspire to start their own business but hold back thinking about…
After the rush of a small-business launch and the initial influx of curious customers, many small businesses reach a plateau. The proprietors are busy working hard to sustain the business doing what they ve always done because it s worked so far, but this approach often means the business acquires and retains a certain customer base and sales volume and then…
Starting your own business can be risky. But the risk decreases dramatically when your venture requires little financial investment from you. The beauty of a low-investment endeavor is that you can experiment without the pressure of needing to be successful for the sake of your livelihood (and to pay any employees). But it’s hard to tell if a business will be…
Launching a new enterprise—whether it’s a tech start-up, a small business, or an initiative within a large corporation—has always been a hit-or-miss proposition. According to the decades-old formula, you write a business plan, pitch it to investors, assemble a team, introduce a product, and start selling as hard as you can. And somewhere in this sequence of events…
As a new business owner, you have a lot on your proverbial plate. From finding freelance coders to help with your website design to choosing paint colors for the office walls, every decision, large and small, falls to you. It’s a responsibility that’s both rewarding and challenging—but it can often mean you feel like you have neither the time nor the resources…
If you are a serial entrepreneur starting to look for an idea for your next startup, you are likely to want a way to stimulate your brain to come up with as many good ideas as possible. This blog post outlines a framework that is designed to fire up your best creative thinking modes, triggering the creation of new ideas. The idea for this framework came to me…
Inspiration for a great business idea can come from the skills you have already gained as an employee. Photograph: Brain light/Alamy Many people dream of starting their own business, but how can you find an idea that will be successful? If your dreams of running your own business are frustrated by the notion that you have to come up with a brilliant new idea…
Indian small towns are struggling with job opportunities. There is a high influx towards big cities for jobs in multinational companies or better business opportunities. But with urban landscapes failing to provide relief in terms of living standards, a lot of young working people are considering going back to the good old small town. But how do you deal with…
Marketing is not a one-size fits all process – small town business marketing ideas differ from marketing ideas that work in a city. In order to be successful, you must cater your marketing toward your target customer audience and reach them appropriately. How do you market your small business in a small town? Small town market demographics The first thing to…
New Year’s is an excellent time to celebrate your existing clientele while drawing new business into the fold to boost your first-quarter sales. Whether you’re looking to end the year with a bang or start the new one with some fresh tactics, these New Year’s marketing ideas can help get your small business back in the game after the holiday rush. Hold a Post-Holiday…
Are you searching for profitable small business ideas in India with small capital investment? Are you looking for trending business ideas in India for your dream startup? Whether you are from India or from any other country, this article will help you in finding the emerging and profitable industry sectors of India. Small and medium scale industry sector in India…
(Deirdra O Regan/The Washington Post) President Trump plans to unveil a new White House office on Monday with sweeping authority to overhaul the federal bureaucracy and fulfill key campaign promises — such as reforming care for veterans and fighting opioid addiction — by harvesting ideas from the business world and, potentially, privatizing some government functions…
Robin’s 73 Best Business and Success Lessons The 73 Best Lessons I’ve Learned for Leadership Success in Business and Life 
By Robin Sharma, author of the international bestseller “The Leader Who Had No Title” Hi There, I’m skiing in South America but have also been doing a lot of thinking. I wanted to thank you for all your kind support of my work. So I have…
Erik Oberholtzer, Matt Lyman and David Dressler met while working in the kitchen at a luxury beach resort in Southern California. Together, they envisioned a restaurant where they could follow their cooking passions and serve organic, farm-fresh, slow food dishes at affordable prices. But the food wasn t the only thing that was slow. Once the trio decided to…
Are you curious about starting a business in Nigeria? If YES, here are 15 best small scale business ideas and investment opportunities in Nigeria that you can start in 2017. So take your entrepreneurial skills and let’s proceed. Top 15 Small scale business ideas in Nigeria 1. Raw Food Stuff Business This is one profitable business that will bring in sensible…