Business Ideas
Two Weeks to Startup: Day 4. Write Your Business Plan
Share In today’s installment of our series to help you launch a new venture, you’ll put your concept on paper. You gain an advantage by building your business on paper first. A business plan’s value goes beyon...
Two Weeks to Startup: Day 2. Research Your Business Idea
Share Carving out a niche in the marketplace is crucial to survival. Here’s how to evaluate your chances of success. Many people have great ideas, but their businesses flounder in the marketplace because there really isn&...
Two Weeks to Startup: Day 1. Finding the Right Fit
Share If you’re really serious about starting a business, our daily guide will help turn your vision into a reality. Begin a soul-searching process to determine which business is right for you. You’ll definitely hav...
Teenager Finds a Niche in Man-Scented Candles
Share Entrepreneur: Hart Main, the 14-year-old founder of Marysville, Ohio-based ManCans, which began selling its manly scented candles in November 2010. “Aha” moment: Main’s 12-year-old sister was selling ...
Pandora’s Tim Westergren Wants to Make Musicians Respectable
Share In business, making profits is vital but it’s not always the only goal. Just ask Tim Westergren, the co-founder of the Oakland, Calif.-based online radio platform Pandora. Not only does he want to build a lasting ...
10 Hot Startup Sectors for New Business Ideas in 2012
Share In his inauguration speech, President Obama paid homage to entrepreneurs. The path to greatness, he rhapsodized, has been paved by “the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things–some celebrated but more oft...
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