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A quick overview of the various funding sources entrepreneurs can use to launch or grow their startups or small businesses. Read More

Not all haters are as upfront as internet trolls. Some of the naysayers most detrimental to a new entrepreneur's success are those who at first appear to be supportive. Here's how to spot and deal with secret saboteurs as you build your new startup or small business as an entrepreneur. Read More

4 tips to help every entrepreneur get the most bang for your buck (or for your hour) when meeting with consultants or mentors to get advice on building your startup or small business. Read More

A business partnership is like a marriage and sometimes you have communication problems. Those problems can spell disaster for your business, so don't let them ruin what you've built. Find out if co-founders couples therapy could be just what you need to turn your startup or small business around. Read More

Why it's not always a good idea for entrepreneurs to follow the Golden Rule isn't and what they should do instead when courting partners, investors, or customers for their startups and small businesses.
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I have a quick but important post for you all this week; it’s all about how everyone’s a liar.

Provocative and dramatic, I know, but it’s true, and not accepting it gets a lot of new entrepreneurs into a lot of trouble with their businesses. Now, I’ve talked a lot about business planning: doing 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

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