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[ad_1] New frontiers have become harder to find than the adventurers who used to seek them. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t still out there. As a venture capitalist, I regularly take a lesson from a crazy trip I took with three highly-skilled teammates in a rowboat across the Arctic …

[ad_1] Ideas are wonderful. In fact, ideas are what make the world such an interesting place. Unlike other species, humans have the ability to creatively and artistically brainstorm new ideas that did not previously exist. Unfortunately, ideas are not always enough. In the business world, you need more than an …

[ad_1] One of the services we perform through Whitestone Partners, our consulting firm, is to analyze the return on investment (ROI) of different types of marketing efforts. We had a client, for instance, who used direct mail to sell his product. He had mailed 500 potential clients and sold 17 …

[ad_1] Some entrepreneurs spend months trying to raise more money than they actually need to achieve proof of concept. Many get stuck on the grand vision of their company’s future instead of deploying the resources and assets at their disposal. I call this entrepreneurial brain freeze. When I started my …

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[ad_1] Starting a new business can be an exhilarating time. Eventually, though, you may reach a point where you will require some outside help. Most entrepreneurs have to consider the issue of financing, whether it arises when they’re starting their company or expanding it. According to The Kauffman Firm Survey, …

[ad_1] In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Brian Tracy discusses four ways rich people think about themselves, and how those thought patterns drive their success. 1. They have a high self-concept. If you want to be rich, you need to think about yourself as capable of becoming a rich person. Dress …

[ad_1] I recently met an entrepreneur who started a franchise in his mid-50s with funds from his 401k but was now in a tough spot. His first payroll check had just bounced and he was shaken up about it, as his franchise employed 30 people and he dreaded the thought of having to …

[ad_1] Last year, I embarked upon a personal challenge to validate a business idea in 30 days. To make it even more difficult, it was a random idea chosen by my readers. They asked me to do it without using my existing website, traffic and business connections and without spending more …

[ad_1] A recent survey by seven Federal Reserve Banks showed a whopping 72 percent of business owners who apply for a traditional loan get turned down. That’s right — seventy-two percent. When you consider the critical role that small business plays in the U.S. economy, that number seems insane. One …