You love shopping at your local farmers’ market like the good millennial you are. There’s nothing wrong with supporting local growers and craftspeople who make your home region special. Then again, maybe you’re on the wrong side of your weekly…
Some call it the gig economy. Others call it the peer economy. Others, the collaborative economy, or “collaborative consumption.” Still others, the sharing economy. Tomayto, tomahto. More important than what it’s called is what it is. As Fast Company contributor…
Equity crowdfunding is one of the most popular nontraditional startup financing options for early-stage businesses because it offers a compelling win-win proposition for investors and founders. Equity crowdfunding platforms like the ones on this list give risk-tolerant investors access to…
Maybe your personal budget isn’t as generous as you’d like it to be. Perhaps you’re getting tired of your nine-to-five grind. Or maybe you just want to earn some extra spending money. There are plenty of side hustles for folks in your shoes, from legitimate ways…
Last year, my wife and I moved back to the major city we’d left four years before. In the intervening years, we’d lived in three separate dwellings in two smaller communities, moving an average of once per year. During the second…
Early-stage businesses face myriad challenges. Startup competitions, sometimes known as pitch competitions or business plan competitions, address several: attracting startup capital, building investor and advisor networks, raising visibility in the marketplace, iterating business models and plans, and uncovering new ways to…
I have many fond memories of my high school business class. This is mostly because the teacher was knowledgeable and engaging – and pretty much a walking caricature of a high school business teacher, right down to the bow tie. But…
Even the most driven, talented entrepreneurs face a very real risk of failure. Although business failure rates aren’t as high as many claim — 9 out of 10 businesses failing within five years is an often-cited yet erroneous figure —…
Millions of Americans in the workforce today started out earning minimum wage. Millions more still do. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 1.6 million people — 1.9% of all hourly workers — were paid at or below the…
Etsy has long been the sales platform of choice for independent artisans and craftspeople. However, while selling on Etsy remains lucrative for many of its roughly 2 million merchants, the platform certainly has its drawbacks. For example, in 2019, The Verge reported on…
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