The Grind: Page 8
The 3 Questions You Should Focus on During a Pitch Competition
During pitch competitions, entrepreneurs must go head to head with other ambitious founders to try and win a piece of the funding pie. To prepare for these competitions, entrepreneurs should concentrate on these three questions.
6 Tips for Bringing on Your First Hires
When starting a business, often it is just you running the show. Shifting from a 'solo entrepreneur' to a founder with a team can be challenging. Here are a few tips to make the process easier.
How to Get Your Startup Past the Debbie Downers
After skincare line S.W. Basics met with Target, the founder got a mixed receptions: some people cheered and others were scared for her business. Here is how she dealt with it.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Nabbing an Angel Round
With many entrepreneurs stating their major concern is capital, getting outside funding can be imperative to a startup's success. Here are a few tips on getting your first round.
How I Found Success by Age 30
For our series The Grind, young entrepreneur Jason Lucash opens up about hitting the 30-year-old milestone and what advice he has for aspiring entrepreneurs.
3 Ways To Perfect Your Pitch
If done correctly, pitching to clients, investors and partners can open doors for a startup, helping a company catapult to the next level. If done incorrectly, disaster can ensue.
Getting the Most From Your Startup's Board of Directors
Forming a board of directors is no easy feat. So don't waste this precious resource, milk it for all its worth.
Shutting Down to Starting Up: Being Hooked on Entrepreneurship
Even with past failures, entrepreneurs often continue to persevere on, looking for their next venture to jump into. For our series The Grind, one entrepreneur opens up about why she isn't ready to throw in the entrepreneurship towel.
3 Lessons Learned From Hiring the Wrong Person
For a small startup, often passion can be more valuable than skills, as mindset can't be taught but capabilities can.
6 Ways to Grow Your Business Through LinkedIn
While troves of people scour LinkedIn hoping to land their ideal job or find the perfect connection, businesses can use the mega-platform to grow their business.
Fundraising 101: The First Timer's Guide to Pitching Investors
Pitching to investors can be a daunting and at times, tough on an entrepreneur's confidence level. Here are a few tidbits of advice on pitching from an entrepreneur who has been there, done that.
The Awkward Tween Stage: When a Company Isn't a Startup or a Big-Name Business
This in-between stage for a company can be challenging. The founder of S.W. Basics Adina Grigore discusses the issues and frustrations she is facing as a pre-teen company.
3 Easy Steps for Finding the Ideal Co-Founder
Business partnerships are often compared to marriage: If you find the right match, success will ensue. Otherwise, you may be headed for disaster (and a nasty breakup).
How to Break Through the Online Noise and Get Customers
Entrepreneurs often spend a lot of money trying to stand out from the crowd. But one simple (and inexpensive) trick can help you gain attention from consumers.