Consultants and Advisors: Page 8
MBA Students Can Help Spice Up Your Startup's Special Sauce
The sharp eyes of a business class can enrich a company's bottom line.
Mentors Can Fill in Any Yawning Gaps as Your Startup Integrates New Grads
Often new companies don't offer comprehensive training and onboarding. Here's how to set up informal relationships instead.
4 Steps to Securing a Rock-Star Advisory Board
Startups are a dime a dozen. The ones that rise about the competition not only have a stellar product but also a stellar advisory board.
Friends Forever? Stay Close Even After Co-Founding a Company.
Each partner should contribute to the business based on strengths. Rely on an advisor if needed and prepare for your relationship to evolve.
Don't Pay a Consultant Before Chatting With Your Vendor
Vendors have unique access and insight. Their perspective is typically available for the price of a friendly conversation.
Practical Tips for Hiring an SEO Consultant
If managing your site's SEO is beyond your capabilities, working an expert might be your best solution. Here are some important things to keep in mind when hiring a consultant.
Buy Time by Buying Expertise
Find out how seeking out the best available expert can help you concentrate on the highest and best use of your time.
Why You're Getting Bad Advice and Paying Too Much For It
Too often, entrepreneurs hire the wrong advisors and don't realize until it's too late. Here are four ways to stop yourself from making this mistake.
3 Online Resources for Getting Expert Startup Advice
Can't afford to have an attorney on speed dial? Don't worry, help is just a click away.
5 Mentors Every Entrepreneur Should Have
Having these types of people around to ask advice of and bounce ideas off can be essential to business owner's success.
Incubator Secrets: If Walls Could Talk at TechStars
Sometimes mentors can feel like a broken record at business accelerators, doling out the same advice over and over. Could what they say be the secret to startup success?
The Art of Taking Advice: It Isn't What You Ask, It's Whom You Ask
When considering who to seek advice from, consider the expertise, timing and motivation behind the words of wisdom.
The Art and Craft of Listening to Your Critics
Scathing feedback from experts is a staple of many a reality TV show. More business owners could benefit from hearing the brutal truth -- if they act on it.
A Good Mentor Will Tell It Like It Is
For many new businesses, finding the right advisor can make all the difference. Here are five qualities to seek in an ideal mentor.
Will 2012 Be the Year You Start a New Business?
There are some advantages to starting a new business in a downturn. On the reality-TV show Jump Shipp, host Josh Shipp helps would-be entrepreneurs take the plunge.