Mighty oaks from little acorns grow. – Traditional English proverb. I’m willing to wager that many of you reading this have a regular routine of stopping by your favorite local barista each day to pick up a flavorful coffee drink. If that’s you, according to one estimate I saw recently, you’re spending some $800 a […]
Ready to take a stab at a few questions? Try these: When did crowdfunding start to get popular for business startups and expansions? How long have marketers been working with live video streaming? When was Pinterest started? When did Facebook start reaching out to small business owners for advertising? When did Google start publishing local […]
Small businesses are the lifeblood of the economy, creating countless jobs and driving innovation. However, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, for the first time since the agency began tracking small businesses thirty years ago, the number of closures is exceeding startups. Entrepreneurs face numerous uncertainties, from the bifurcated economic recovery that favors larger companies, […]
Looking for a good small business idea that could turn into a big business idea? If you are, I think we’re living in extremely exciting times and I say this because it’s clear to me that businesses we used to think were established and virtually untouchable are now vulnerable to startup competition. Some of these […]
I’ve published a couple of articles suggesting businesses that need to be on your short list if you’re considering a startup. First I looked at businesses that are typically more able to withstand the strains of a recession and then I put together one of the longest lists of home-based small businesses you can start. […]