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Recently I've noticed that a surprisingly simple concept trips up a lot of new entrepreneurs as they begin the planning process for their new business: the difference between what your business offers and what your business model is. Read More

As many of you know, I have spent the past 2 years as en entrepreneurial nomad moving to a different country every couple of months and exploring the entrepreneurial ecosystems in each. I’ve learned about myself and about entrepreneurship by living out of a suitcase and having to find my place in Read More

If you follow the general rules of giving good presentations, especially giving a good pitch presentation to an investor, you'll see the idea of telling a story repeated over and over, but what story do you need to tell? Hint: not yours. Read More

Clearly, the average person is not a fan of lawyers and wants to keep away from legal battles. I have noticed, however, that a lot of times new entrepreneurs don’t really appreciate the truths of dealing with lawsuits within their businesses and they can really shoot themselves in the foot by not k Read More

Learn how to tell if your penny pinching may be hurting your startup or small business and how to change your habits if you're stunting your company's growth.
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Clearly, the first step to becoming a real entrepreneur instead of an aspiring entrepreneur is to come up with a great business idea, but that phrase can be a little deceptive. There is a difference between a great idea and a great idea for a business. Read More

Many issues in a business are just symptoms of an underlying problem and treating them won't actually solve that problem. Use the 5 Whys technique to make sure you're always focusing on solving real problems, not wasting time treating symptoms. Read More

As you put together your team for building your business, it can be a bit of an awkward conversation to sit down and start doling out ownership of a company that doesn't exist yet, especially if you have personal relationships with the people you're founding with, but it's vitally important that yo Read More

A lot of people ask me about the tools I use to help me run my business and I have done a couple of posts on this before. Of course, as time passes I find new tools that I love and use consistently, so I'm doing an update to my older tools posts to add in my newest loves. Read More

Some things entrepreneurs should consider as they decide what to name their new startup or small business.
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