[ad_1] Crowdfunding is a multibillion dollar worldwide industry that continues to disrupt the traditional world of corporate finance, as well as change the way products go to market. Businesses new and old, small and large, are now incorporating both rewards crowdfunding and equity crowdfunding. The capital raising playbooks have changed. …

[ad_1] How many times have you been told that saving money is a good thing? Financial specialists recommend that you save a bit of money every month, but that’s easier said than done. After all, it’s not uncommon for people to live paycheck to paycheck. However, if you want to start …

[ad_1] This story originally appeared on Due Today, 95 percent of Americans own a cellphone and 77 percent of those are smartphones. Mobile phone users will likely climb to almost five billion by 2020. With these numbers it’s easy to understand why there was a lot of hype surrounding the future of mobile payments. The …

[ad_1] If you have an entrepreneurial mindset and want to explore a new business venture, keep the concept of longevity in mind. Invest your time, energy and resources into a business that you can sustain for at least five years. Not surprisingly, 25 percent of startups fail within the first …

[ad_1] In 1994, the internet went mainstream. This is the year the first AOL discs came out to let people “dial up” to the internet. They were everywhere. You could get them at the grocery store, and they came in the mail. People made art out of these shiny discs. …

[ad_1] In America, millennial entrepreneurship is down. Despite the apparent strength of the startup and technology sector, millennials are projected to be the least entrepreneurial generation: Entrepreneurship rates for people under 30 have fallen by 65 percent since the 1980s. Plenty of ink has been spilled on the root causes …

[ad_1] This story originally appeared on Bizness Apps At one point or another, your company will need to craft product listings — whether it’s for a menu, merchandise items or services. Since these product descriptions will be featured on your website, your app, Yelp, Google and/or Facebook, they should be as persuasive …

[ad_1] As entrepreneurs, especially if we are solo entrepreneurs running a business that makes money and has customers, we need to figure out how to optimize our time. It’s very easy to get into the “hustle mode,” to constantly be trying to do more with the time that we have. …

[ad_1] This story originally appeared on PCMag In the flurry of election-related posts to hit your News Feed last year, did you happen to scroll past ones that mentioned the “Islamization of Texas” or calls for Texas to secede? Perhaps you were encouraged to “like” a post if you wanted …

[ad_1] You’ve probably heard of the chatbot. In fact, you’ve probably used one, even if you didn’t necessarily know it. Chatbots have taken over from mobile applications. They’re the new hype in the tech world, and judging by the attention they’ve received, they’re not likely to go anywhere anytime soon, …