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 Nick Francis, CVO at The Franchise Group

If you’re too comfortable, your creativity will suffer.

Meet Scott Fletcher, Co-Founder at Tier10

Never stop trying to improve whatever it is that makes your company great.

Meet Abby Ross, Co-Founder and COO at ThinkCERCA

You never know where your next big idea might come from.

Meet Courtney Spritzer, COO at Socialfly

When you’re first starting out, take each business challenge one day at a time.

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