13 female founders who self-funded their businesses share their top advice...
Female founders may not receive as much venture funding as their male counterparts, but they're more likely to start businesses, according to a recent report by Visa.In honor of women who are shaping...
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Luisa Zhou is the creator of the Employee to Entrepreneur system, which teaches people how to leave their day job and start their own six-figure-plus business working for themselves.She says that you...
View ArticleA Thrive Capital-backed cannabis-tech company handling $1.1 billion in annual...
Much of the cannabis industry still operates on cash, emails, and phone calls.The cannabis-tech startup LeafLink is changing that by creating a one-stop-shop for wholesale buyers and sellers online....
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The coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences are radically reshaping the business landscape in real-time. If you're starting a small business in 2020, now is an extraordinarily risky time,...
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Innovation consulting is a relatively novel field, which focuses on training teams to design new business models and profit centers for companies.Zurich-based Strategyzer does exactly that for some of...
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Neocova is an early-stage fintech that is focused on providing the core banking technology that small, local financial institutions rely on to do business every day.Cofounder and Chief of Staff Lindsay...
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The US government passed a $2 trillion stimulus package to stabilize the American economy during the coronavirus crisis.More than $300 billion of that is earmarked for small businesses in the form of...
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Natalie Zfat is a social media entrepreneur who has worked with Facebook, Samsung, LinkedIn, American Express, and more, and has over 100,000 followers on social media.She says that though many...
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Hostel owner Deidre Mathis said she saw 60 cancellations in two days— a record high for the two years she's been operating her business. She's planning for at least three months of lost business during...
View Article6 steps entrepreneurs need to take right now to make the most of the $349...
Last week, the US government passed a $2 trillion stimulus package to stabilize the economy during the coronavirus crisis.The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act provides $349 billion...
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The benefits to getting an MBA are networking and prestige, but the skills you need to be a business leader can also be learned from reading insights from top executives.These nine books, recommended...
View Article5 steps you can take today to prepare your business for a recession — and...
Kelly Roach is the founder and CEO of the Unstoppable Entrepreneur, an online business coaching program.Roach says that not only can you survive the recession onset by the novel coronavirus pandemic,...
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Cate Luzio is the founder and CEO of Luminary, a NYC-based collaboration hub for helping women's professional development and advancement through community.She is a former bank executive with stints at...
View ArticleHow your small business can cash in on the government's $349 billion relief...
The federal government's disaster relief program provides loans and grants through two avenues: The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL).PPP offers up to $10...
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Scaling a startup is full of challenges, but it has its fair share of rewards as well.François Briod, who cofounded Swiss fintech startup Monito, says that finding talent is part of the challenge, but...
View ArticleHow to create your own networking opportunities online and connect with key...
In-person networking events have long been a major avenue for entrepreneurs and professionals looking to connect with peers and prospects. With coronavirus shutting down physical interactions, many of...
View ArticleHow to figure out if your startup qualifies for coronavirus relief funding —...
Venture-backed startups could get very little of the $349 billion earmarked for small businesses struggling to keep workers and remain open during the coronavirus crisis. If another company or investor...
View ArticleThe CEO of a SoftBank-funded fintech told us his startup would help small...
As small businesses across the US reel from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, many are in dire need of working capital to stay afloat.More than a dozen customers of the popular small...
View ArticleThe startup founder's guide to letting people go efficiently and...
Many people around the world are going to lose their jobs in the potential new recession. The Labor Department reported that 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment in the week ending March...
View ArticleWhy investing in an open-source-software startup in an economic downturn is a...
Open-source-licensing lawyer Heather Meeker says the next big company will likely be an open-source-software company that launches during the current economic downturn, and that's where venture...
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