Neil Patel likes to say that he was born with entrepreneurship in his blood. Growing up, he was surrounded by small business owners—mostly his uncles, mom, and dad. Starting at age 15, Patel began selling CDs and auto parts to…
If you’re thinking of starting a small business (or are already running one) you have probably heard the scary statistic that more than half of all businesses fail in the first five years. That’s a pretty grim thought if you’re…
Success is a habit. (So is failure.) Once established, the habit of success is a good one to have. Do you want to be more successful in your small business? Then try adding one or even all of these habits…
Let’s say you’re a small business owner and want to learn more about leadership. Where do you go? A lot of people would start with a quick search of Amazon’s leadership books. Or the business section of your local bookstore.…
Hey small business owner, are you looking for something to read? Well, if you don’t have time for a great business book or two, there are thousands of marketing blogs you could choose from. In fact, there are 1119 blogs…
Even if you aren’t familiar with his name, you are no doubt familiar with his company. His purple and orange trucks and planes are seemingly everywhere. And the quirky commercials from the 1980s featuring fast-talking Joe Moschitta made his company’s…
Elon Musk may be the most accomplished entrepreneur of his generation (some would argue of any generation). He created and sold a video game at the age of 12. At 24, he dropped out of Stanford to start Zip2, a…
Whether you use social media for marketing, public relations, customer service or all three in your small business, there’s one thing that will make or break your success: trust. Do the people who visit your Facebook page or read your…
Like so many other successful entrepreneurs, Evan Williams dropped out of college to pursue a career in the world of technology, working for companies like O’Reilly Media, HP, and Intel. In 1999, he co-founded his first small business—Pyra Labs—to make…
The headline in The Wall Street Journal doesn’t exactly give a reader confidence: Economic Woes Abroad Bode Ill for the U.S. (link may require subscription). Major economies abroad are languishing. The Euro Zone recession is stretching out longer. China faces fears…