While managing your own startup can be incredibly rewarding, there is no denying it can also be extremely stressful. From managing the ins and outs of running your business to trying make sure that you actually generate a profit, startup founders have a lot on their plate. This can unsurprisingly lead to a lot of […]
Courtesy of Farmgirl Flowers On a foggy day last March, as Covid-19 began its vicious spread across the United States, Christina Stembel found herself in a precarious position. Nearly 10 years after starting Farmgirl Flowers from her San Francisco apartment and growing it into a large-scale, national business against all odds, she was told to […]
Having migrated much of our lives online this past year, it can be hard to remember that roughly half of the world isn’t online or digitally savvy enough to access 21st century jobs. These numbers increase drastically as we zoom in on women and other excluded groups. As part of our series on the future […]
There are many schools of thought with what should come first when building a company. Some business mentors will tell you to first and foremost focus on selling. Others will encourage a longer, slower growth – one that’s built upon trust with the consumer and making a name for the company within an industry. Sometimes, […]
A major misunderstanding amongst some entrepreneurs is that warm leads translate to sales at a significantly higher rate than a cold prospect would. While it makes sense — they’ve already made their interest in your product or service known — the numbers show that it’s unfortunately not quite true. Bear City Impact wrote that for […]
How’s your TV watch time been? Don’t sugarcoat it – you know it’s been more than usual. With nothing to go out and do and all the reasons in the world to stay home, our TVs have kept us more engaged than ever. As entrepreneurs are constantly looking for opportunities in the midst of confusion […]
The days of heading into an office to work were, admittedly, easier – we were up and walking around more frequently, we had a clear time of the day for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and we actually left our homes for more than just a walk. With companies setting tentative return dates as soon as […]
Whether you’re trying to sell a one-day program or a high-touch yearlong mastermind, creating an offer that flies off of the (virtual) shelves is both an art and a science. It’s an art in terms of the actual offer that you’re crafting. It’s a science, or rather social science, because its sale has to take […]
There will always be more tasks to be done in a day than there are hours to do them, or at least it feels that way. Time is a precious commodity and it’s all too easy for time to control you, rather than the other way around. Take back control of your time during the […]
If you sell a physical product, it’s high time you sell via Amazon. The wildly popular ecommerce marketplace’s growth has been considerable and consistent in the last decade, surmounting to a monthly user base of over 197 million people worldwide, according to Big Commerce. Of course, numbers this large can also feel intimidating. How to […]