Interview with Emily Chiu and Chiara Piccinotti, founders of Apply in the Sky, about how to determine if a problem is worth building a business to solve. Read More
I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one go Read More
One of the most difficult parts of starting a business is having the patience, determination, and faith to get it to the point of profitability. The overnight success is truly a myth. When you hear stories about how someone’s blog went from 100 to 5,000 subscribers in a week, or how someone launc Read More
With the global economic uncertainty and poor job market, many people are turning to their own business ideas. Hence, “Startups” have become a source for supplemental income and the chance at a big time payout. Read More
People with a victim mentality should never be entrepreneurs. We all know the role of starting and running a business is unpredictable, and has a high risk of failure. For people with a victim mentality, this fear of failure alone will almost certainly make it a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Even if you have done it before, starting a business will come with its fair share of mistakes. But mistakes are experiences from which you can learn the most. Some of my best lessons have cost me the most money, but have been incredibly valuable. If I could, would I take the chance to go back a Read More
If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. Or does it? Actually numbers and locations are just the beginning. The challenge is to find the right angel for your, and for you Read More
Is your business tapping into foreign markets? If you haven't broken out of your domestic market, you are missing out on a big business opportunity. The idea of selling overseas is attractive to many small and medium-sized businesses. But many small business owners abandon any thought of selling ab Read More
The WP-Backlinks plugin adds a form to each of your pages so that other site owners can let you know when they’ve created a link to your site. These entries then all appear within the admin section as well as the Page Rank of each page requesting a link, where you can decide whether or not to inclu Read More
Guest post by Laura Petrolino Almost anyone can develop a great idea, few can turn that idea into a successful and sustainable business. The line between a Read More
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