The right brand sold in a carefully selected location leads to business success even in a staid industry saturated with traditional operators. This is the lesson learned by Barbara Hoffmann, who owns Green Acres, a small chain of stores in the Midwest selling organic and natural foods.
“You’re a failure!” Those are the words that we all try to avoid in everything we do but an entrepreneur that fears failure is probably in the wrong line of work. While they aren’t listing their failures on their resume, most entrepreneurs have tasted defeat at least once in their career and likely more often […]
A recent report released found the small businesses and business startups account for nearly all of the job growth in the United States in May. The snapshot of the state of employment in the country first starts with the monthly non-farm payrolls report released on the first Friday of each month. This gives an overall […]
A new business doesn’t need a thrilling product or market to provide success for the entrepreneur. The only requirement is a passion to succeed. That is normally a consequence of working in a field of personal interest. This is certainly the case for Gautam Gupta, a former venture capitalist who entered the seemingly unexciting industry […]
A new business is off to a good start when its inputs cost nothing. The founders of EcoScraps have just that situation because their product is made from stuff other people put in the trash.
No matter how many ways exist to accomplish something on the internet, room is always available for starting a company to provide the service a little better. Illustrating this situation is the case of finding an online bargain for a hotel stay. A new corporation named DealAngel began in 2011 to challenge well-known sites such […]
Most of what you read assumes that at some point you’re going to say goodbye to your current job and follow your dream of working full time in a business of your own. For most entrepreneurs that’s probably true but what if you like your current job and don’t plan to leave? What if your […]
The internet has become an ideal means for selling second-hand merchandise. Recently, another new company was started that further advances the trend. Threadflip just launched its website for online consignment sales of women’s clothing in April of 2012.