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How to Start a Business

7 Steps To Starting Your Own Business Over 50

2013-02-21-grandparentslogo.jpg | Posted 04.13.2013 | Fifty

SPECIAL FROM Grandparents.com The New Retirement Thinking of starting a business? You’re not alone. According to The Kauffman Foundation, an o...

Help For Single Moms Starting A Business, From Nicole Williams (WATCH)

Posted 03.25.2013 | MarloThomas

If you're a single mom who's ready to start her own business, career expert Nicole Williams gave us information on how to get started when she stopped...

Failure and Redemption

Steve Blank | Posted 04.28.2013 | Business
Steve Blank

We give abundant advice to founders about how to make startups succeed yet we offer few models about dealing with failure. So here's mine.

How This Couple Started A Thriving Business In Retirement

Next Avenue | Posted 03.12.2013 | Fifty

SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Nancy Collamer After stepping away from their careers, an Ohio husband and wife started two websites that, like thei...

Want To Start A Nonprofit? Here's How

Next Avenue | Posted 02.16.2013 | Fifty

SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Nancy Collamer A breast cancer survivor’s inspiring story and advice will show you how to create a group that can ...

Does Being Self-Employed Make You A Slacker?

Tammy Bleck | Posted 04.18.2013 | Fifty
Tammy Bleck

I've been self-employed for nearly 30 years. Last week at a networking meeting I was told by a recruiter that self employed people are just people who can't find work or keep a job anywhere else. I'm not sure I've ever been so insulted in my life.

Entrepreneurs Experience - Do It and Learn It

Steve Blank | Posted 04.09.2013 | Business
Steve Blank

I came to the Lean LaunchPad Educators Program 2 ½-day workshop to learn from the best in the business of entrepreneurship education.

Don't Underestimate the Undergraduates

Steve Blank | Posted 03.24.2013 | Small Business
Steve Blank

Jim Hornthal splits his time between venture capital, entrepreneurship and education. Jim has founded six companies, including Preview Travel, one of the first online travel agencies, which went public in 1997 and subsequently merged to create Travelocity.com as an independent company.

3 Words Of Advice Every Boomer Entrepreneur Needs To Hear

Lorie Eber | Posted 03.18.2013 | Fifty
Lorie Eber

Boomer-aged Americans are three times more likely than Gen Yers to take a flyer and become entrepreneurs. A few years ago I joined their ranks. Based on the depth of my experience, I assumed I could do everything on my own. I was sorely mistaken.

Customer Development in a Diagram

Steve Blank | Posted 12.12.2012 | Small Business
Steve Blank

Thanks to Alexis Finch, Sketchnotes / UX Research Consultant @agentfin. Steve Blank's blog: www.steveblank.com...

Open Source Entrepreneurship

Steve Blank | Posted 02.03.2013 | Small Business
Steve Blank

One of the great things about being a retired entrepreneur is that I get to give back to the community that helped me. I assembled this collection of free and almost free tools in the hope that it can make your path as an entrepreneur or educator easier.

Three Cheers for Family and Friends -- Funding America's Small Businesses and Our College Grads

Nick Bassill | Posted 08.08.2012 | Small Business
Nick Bassill

Many graduates, burdened by debt, are questioning what they should do next. Some are now thinking about creating their own business. So, the challenge is, how does anyone with an idea and a dream get the training and funding needed?

Mompreneurs: Teething Bling -- Why Didn't I Think of That?!

Sandy Abrams | Posted 06.12.2012 | Small Business
Sandy Abrams

Moms are always thinking about how our lives could be easier with this or that, but most of us stop there. Amy Creel felt that way but instead of dismissing her idea, she went online to happily discover that her Teething Bling was in fact unique.

Rod Kurtz

Ask Rod: How Can We Take On Big Competitors?

HuffingtonPost.com | Rod Kurtz | Posted 02.15.2012 | Small Business

No matter your industry, you'll eventually find yourself going head-to-head with a bigger competitor. So what's the best way to take them on? And w...

Janean Chun

Why More Boomers Are Starting Businesses

HuffingtonPost.com | Janean Chun | Posted 01.10.2012 | Small Business

Don't be fooled by baby-faced Mark Zuckerberg: Contrary to popular opinion, 20-somethings aren't the only ones responsible for successful startups the...

Rod Kurtz

Ask Rod, Episode 24: What's Your Best Advice For Startups?

HuffingtonPost.com | Rod Kurtz | Posted 01.26.2012 | Small Business

Executive Editor Rod Kurtz discusses the dos and don'ts of starting a business and how to boost your Google search ranking. Plus, Barry's back!...

Four Steps to Getting Your Product Out the Door -- Everybody Needs a Steve Bennett

Michele Colucci | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Michele Colucci

It's hard to see who I am when there's so much I can become! Reality bites. The key here is that the capacity of the business has to match the reality of resources, development and bodies.

Rod Kurtz

Ask Rod, Episode 9: Should We Go Global?

HuffingtonPost.com | Rod Kurtz | Posted 01.26.2012 | Small Business

Executive Editor Rod Kurtz offers advice about expanding internationally and getting started as an entrepreneur. Plus, a special appearance by Rod's p...