Opening your own business is often a learn-as-you-go process. But, the more smart decisions you make early on, the better chance your company has for success. If you have an entrepreneurial idea, try these ten tips. 1. Address excuses Countless people dream of becoming entrepreneurs, but they never do. They’re…
Years ago there was a wide gulf between people who worked for a salary or wages, and people who worked for themselves. Most people were employees on a payroll, and a very small number of other people were independent consultants. Then everything started changing. Full-time jobs started to dry up…
“I’ve got a great idea for a business. But I don’t have any money to start it up.” This phrase is something I’ve heard again and again . . . and again—from students, friends, and sometimes even colleagues. While it’s true that a generous credit line, a team of investors,…
With 30.3 million users this past year, Apple Pay has pulled ahead of Starbucks as the most popular mobile payment app, as revealed by recent data from eMarketer. The reason for the growth is believed to be due to more point-of-sales terminals starting to accept NFC-based payment apps. According to…
Part of the series “Leading Entrepreneurial Success Today” How many times have we heard that approximately half of all small businesses fail by the fifth year mark? There have been hundreds of articles written and entrepreneurial training programs developed to address this phenomenon, but one factor that isn’t discussed as…
Nearly a month after the accidental leak that Google achieved quantum supremacy, the tech giant officially announced that all we have been hearing is true. According to Google, their 54-qubit Sycamore processor was able to work through a calculation in 200 seconds, something that would take the world’s most advanced…
This past week, Visa announced that they have launched Visa Infinite Business. The new launch— considered to be an expansion of their business card product suite— is juxtaposed with the reality that 52% of small businesses leverage the use of their credit cards in order to manage and run their…
Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? 1 — According to a new report, Facebook usage has dropped a stunning 26% since 2017. According to research gathered by Active Inc., we have been spending significantly less…
In Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Grammy-winning musician John Legend announced the second cohort of participants in Unlocked Futures, a 14-month accelerator program for social entrepreneurs who have been incarcerated and urged business leaders to be more inclusive of job applicants with criminal backgrounds. Unlocked Futures launched in 2017 as a…
