How successful was Colonel Harland Sanders at creating a brand? According to a survey conducted just four years before he died in 1980, the Kentucky Fried Chicken founder was listed as the second most recognizable celebrity in the world. So how did he get there? A middle school dropout, Sanders cleaned ash pans on the […]

We live in the age of distraction, and to be a successful entrepreneur requires razor sharp focus. Our attention is jostled around like a pinball by technology, our surroundings and our work. Then there are moments when we’re consumed by overwhelming stresses like the omnipresent pressure of being a new business beholden to investors or […]

They say that startup fundraising has never been easier. While this may be true, the vast number of financing options makes it difficult to know which one is right for your company. Knowing where to seek financing based on a company’s stage in the startup lifecycle can help entrepreneurs get funded faster and save you […]

Maybe you’ve seen the 2010 short film The Wilderness Downtown, which is both a long-form video for the Arcade Fire song “We Used to Wait” and an advertisement for the Google Chrome browser—the only browser on which it can be watched. When you fire up the film, a search bar invites you to enter your […]

It’s an unwavering reality—entrepreneurs need money. The best laid business plan won’t ever come to fruition without financial backing behind it. So today we’re talking dollars and cents. There are myriad ways to fund your business and every entrepreneur’s journey is different. Through the experiences of three entrepreneurs, we’ll look at the main types of […]

The IRS tax filing deadline of April 15 is fast approaching and if you haven’t done so already – it’s important you take all the steps necessary to ensure you filed correctly. Furthermore, tax returns remain open to audit for three years after the date filed, so any filing mistakes you make now can come […]

It requires creativity, not only in your prose but during the job hunt, to find how you can turn your writing skills into a career. Writers, like salesmen, are needed everywhere and must do well in playing the chameleon. They are sometimes required to market themselves as a Swiss army knife of the written word […]