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The financial metrics you need to get your business off the ground

Imagine piloting an airplane: you taxi to the runway, prepare for takeoff, and as you’re rapidly speeding up to get airborne you notice a construction crew frantically working to build out the rest of the runway.

This just about sums up the financial stress of being an entrepreneur. While a certain amount of discomfort is just part of the lifestyle, being able to answer these key questions should help you sleep soundly at night.

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The restaurant industry is a world of its own where “two-tops,” “ramekins,” “food runners,” and “20-minute splits” are common terms. Having spent ten years in the service industry, first in high school, and later putting myself through college, I have a strong respect for restaurant servers (waiters). There are some valuable lessons I learned in [...]

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The following answers are provided by The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs.

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Don’t get so wrapped up in work that you forget to stay up with the current events of the business world! Amid all of the chaos, grab a cup of Joe and take a short reading break.

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Three Essentials for Business Success: Head, Heart and Hands

Starting up a business requires a diversity of assets. First-time entrepreneurs often feel anxious when they think about all the factors that must play a role if their ideas are ever to get off the ground. In their minds, success or failure seems to hinge upon finding deep-pockets funders, expert mentors, willing publicizers and other [...]

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Here are three things that will motivate you to be an entrepreneur at any age.

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Market Intelligence, New Product Launch

Let’s talk about the big marketing question: What market intelligence do you have in hand to ensure a successful (and prosperous) launch to the market?

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Should I register for a DBA

Filing for a ‘Doing Business As’ name is usually nowhere near the top of a small business owner’s to-do list. It costs money, requires you to fill out paperwork and, depending on where you do business, might mean running an announcement in a local paper for a few weeks. Many people just put it off, [...]

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Social media tips

In many respects, software is like a baby. It starts off with an idea, you think through whether it is worth indulging your idea, then you plan your idea, and execute. Software often has a much longer gestation period than nine months though. Once the finished product enters the world there is much joy and [...]

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I made my way from Chicago down to Augusta, Georgia to check out a practice round of this year’s golf Masters, “A Tradition Unlike Any Other”.  This April tradition, despite it’s old school rules it is the most innovative sporting event in the world.  I figure as long as I’m hanging out down here at [...]

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