With the beginning of every startup, you need a plan to carry it towards success. Here's why you need to create a business growth plan from the beginning. So, you want to build a successful startup business... okay, great! How do you build a business without a growth plan? Benjamin...
Startup Leadership: What it Takes to Be Successful
For a new company to be successful, effective startup leadership is essential. Let's take a look at the roles startup leaders play through the growth cycle. It's conventional wisdom in the startup world that 9 out of 10 startups fail soon after their creation. This oft-cited statistic is meant to...
8 Necessary Steps For Growing Startups
Best Practices For Your Growing Startups Is your growing startup company heading down the right path to success? Make sure you follow these steps as your company grows. So you've got an idea and a plan to make it profitable...but now what? Depending on your desired business structure, the requirements...
Why Vulnerability is a Key Business Leadership Skill Even Without a Corona Pandemic
One of the biggest challenges as an entrepreneur is admitting you can't do everything. Find out why good business leadership depends on showing vulnerability. Running a team or a business requires far more than a stern hand. In fact, employees sometimes benefit the most from the opposite approach. Vulnerability is...
The Art of Pitch Decks: 5 Tips for Success
Creating and presenting pitch decks is an art that takes some specific skills. Here are 5 tips that will help you make a great impression on investors. In 2015, venture capitalists invested over 128 billion dollars in companies. While dollars invested by firms vary from year to year, this figure...
The Startup Stages All Entrepreneurs Face
As an entrepreneur you're no stranger to being challenged. I'll explain the startup stages all new businesses face and how to get through them. If you're a new business owner or thinking about starting a business, you need to face the fact that nearly 80% of all small businesses fail...