Categories Starting Up

Nothing is more exciting -- or terrifying -- than starting a new business.

You have an idea you love and believe in. Maybe you have a name, or a couple of names, you’re thinking about. You might even have a simple one-page (or even one-paragraph!) business plan to guide you. And you’re ready to dive in and get started. But you need help: from getting your potential customers to test your business model to finding your ideal mentor, starting up successfully is no easy task. Our mentors describe what it's really like -- and what they wish they'd known before they did it.

Meet Rob Bellenfant, Chief Strategy Officer of TechnologyAdvice

Your business is never going to move forward unless you take action first.

From the Expert: How to Write a Business Plan That Works

Tom Chalmers sits down with David Bateman, author of “Business Plans That Get Investment,” to talk about the do’s and don’ts of writing a business plan.

Meet John Dillard, CEO of ThreatSwitch

No one person’s success is quite the same as another person’s success.

Inside NIC Group With Zain Hasan

The more transparent you are with employees, the more personal responsibility they will feel to the team.

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