It is popular today for people to want to be their own boss. Before launching out on your own new business, however, there are five things you need to know.
If you’re currently in the process of trying to get a business opportunity off the ground, it might be best to read advice from some entrepreneurial heavyweights.

Creating an Adaptable Logo

In today's digital age, it's easy to create a logo with all the bells and whistles. You may be envisioning a multi-color logo with depth and visual interest. Before you pull out all of the...
Small businesses are the heartbeat of the American economy. While it’s the large corporations who get most of the publicity, it’s the thousands of smaller businesses who keep things running smoothly. For many people, the best place to start is from the comfort of your own home.
The big lesson: don't give your business a long name.
It turns out, that unless you're an entrepreneur, your lifetime earnings are probably determined in your 20s.
You've found a franchise -- great! Now for the difficult part, how do you pay for it?
By combing through publicly available information on social media the company was able to create a composite picture of startup entrepreneurs.

18 Startup Mistakes

Want your business to be a success? Just do the opposite every point listed here.
These five mistakes will kill your pitch even before you get a chance to make it.
Use this condensed checklist as a way to begin judging whether the business opportunity will be successful and profitable.
If you make a salary of $50,000 per year, in twenty years you'll have earned $1 million dollars, but who wants to wait?
A barber had experienced a string of setbacks and was deeply in debt. Find out how he not only got out of debt, but had great success by not being conventional.
Great entrepreneurs are built. They aren't born that way. That's good news for you. It's never to late to start something awesome.
How to Start a mobile boutique business
If taco trucks are the only thing you think of when you imagine truck businesses, guess again. Here are 50+ different businesses that operate on four wheels that you just might want to check out!!
Not all filmmakers are video entrepreneurs, so what's the difference?
You have a beautiful business plan in your head. Find out how to get it out, and onto paper where you can execute it.
If you have an idea for a business, what do you do with it? Do you sit on it and let it stew inside you? Do you plan and strategize an elaborate scheme to bring it to fruition -- and what you'll do with the proceeds?
Business Start-ups (ROBS) allow entrepreneurs to use their retirement funds (such as 401(k)s and IRAs) to invest in a business without taking a taxable distribution.
It takes a plan to write a business plan, but it's not rocket science. Writing a business plan isn't hard, but it is more complicated than writing a shopping list. Do one of these 31 steps...