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Around 65% of children are enrolled in some sort of daycare.  With very little financial investment needed upfront and a huge market to tap, the potential for making a great profit is there. But that is only if you know what you’re doing. This article and the purpose of...

Has it always been a dream of yours to start your very own nail salon but you don’t know where or how to start? You have come to the right place. Learn how to start a nail salon and avoid the most common mistakes that startup nail salon businesses go...

Do you love food and travel?  Do you like to serve people high-quality food items? Do you have a good idea for the right location? Can you keep up with the demands of a hungry crowd?  If so, then you might be interested in learning how to start a...

In a great post by Mark Suster, an entrepreneur turned VC, he details a 13 step plan to raising funds.  The original post can be found here and is over 5,000 words.  There is also video summary which is about 70 minutes long. If you don’t have 70 minutes or the...

One of the most important concepts to any growth hacker is the fact that the definition of the common product has been flipped on its head. For thousands of years, products have been tangible items that could be packaged, sold and purchased again when it gets too old or...

(Photo: ualucky) Trying to navigate growth hacking without a plan is like going on a treasure hunt without a map—you’re just not going to find the pot of gold you’re looking for, at least not without a lot of luck. That task becomes infinitely more difficult if your competition...

Imagine creating your startup without raising any capital whatsoever, simply having your customer’s cash in hand before you have to produce any type of product or service. Sounds a lot better than trying to raise up huge amounts of capital just to develop, produce and launch your product, right?...

Time and time again, we’ve seen startups fail for any number of reasons. And while we could sit here and list all of the possibilities your startup might fail, it’s much easier—and less scary—to nail down the one or two underlying reasons that rest at the base of all...

For startups looking to develop products that have long-term selling power without creating an out-of-control budget or losing focus, lean marketing has proven to be a sound and successful plan. Lean marketing adopts a fast-track for development—dubbed sprints—which focuses on bringing a concept to market validation as quickly as...

In this series we will focus on the challenges of launching a startup while working a traditional job and how others have accomplished it. The 40 hour workweek can certainly be a grind, but you shouldn’t let it stop you from chasing your dreams.  Many entrepreneurs have dreams of launching their...