Whether you’re launching a small local business or a scalable startup, this guide will walk you through the essential steps to get started successfully. Over the past 20 years, I’ve embarked on this adventure many times, founding companies like crowdspring and navigating the ups and downs of...
Starter Story interviews successful entrepreneurs and shares the stories behind their businesses. In each interview, we ask how they got started, how they grew, and how they run their business today.
“I was living in the south end of Boston, and I had my living room just full of these products,” says owner and founder Milicent Armstrong. “I would have people come over if they wanted to look at something or try something on, and that’s how Imade my first sale.” Related art...
Running your own business is extremely difficult, especially getting one started from scratch. It requires a lot of time, dedication, and often failure. A successful entrepreneur must show resilience to all the difficulties on the road ahead. Whenever they meet with failure or rejection they must ...
“I started talking to dentists, dental hygienists, and spent a lot of time on YouTube and Reddit figuring out what a tablet really was, and how I could make these things,” says Lindsay McCormick, founder of eco-friendly personal hygiene brandBite. ...
Creating stone shadow carvings can be detrimental to one's hands and eyesight, and the age of 17 to 25 is the prime time for a creator. Li Yahua's eyesight started deteriorating when she was 27. "They (the hands and eyes) decline faster than other people's and I have not been able...
Later on in my unplanned new career as an importer and exporter, I met many others that shared the same business path with various starting points: Some were local manufacturers that expanded their business to the global market by establishing their export department ...
How to start a business: Frequently asked questions Starting your own small business can bring you personal financial freedom. It can form the foundation of generational wealth. We all have heard stories about fabulously successful small businesses that go on to become major corporations. And most ...
“I started what I thought would be 30 minutes of reading on asktheheadhunter.com, and four hours and 17 pages of notes later I just finished. It is very insightful reading. “I am 60 and basically think I am unemployable at this point. While I am working on fixing that mindset, I ...
People remember stories better than facts. Craft a compelling narrative about your brand—why it exists, the problems it solves and the values it stands for. This narrative should resonate emotionally with your target audience and reflect your brand's personality. 02. Create a signature experience...