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13 Entrepreneur Blogs to Jumpstart Your Dreams

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Entrepreneur Blog. Seth Godin's Blog. Gary Vaynerchuk's Blog. Kabbage Small Business Blog. Whether you’re ready to stop dreaming and start doing, or still in the planning stage of turning your ideas into a full-time job, these blogs for entrepreneurs are the right place to start. Blogs for Entrepreneurs.

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Successful Fundraising: getting chosen over the competition

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Your important nonprofit or exciting startup will help the world be a better place, bring innovative ideas to the market, and be quite sucessful. You’ve designed a multi-channel approach to build relationships with small investors […]

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The Ultimate Guide to Startups

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Startups are known for being innovative and scrappy — meaning they welcome risks and solve problems in unique, creative ways. Below, we’ll cover the basics of starting a business designed for impact, innovation, and fast growth. Fun fact: HubSpot’s Dharmesh Shah is an angel investor in over 60 startups. Crowdfunding.

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4 Bootstrapped Businesses That Are Seeing Phenomenal Success Today

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After learning how to make candles through YouTube videos, books, and blog posts, I was ready to get started. Since you aren't responsible to investors, you're able to use the money in the way you see fit. Instead of paying back investors, you can reinvest the money you earn into the company. The company continues to innovate.

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9 Business Grants For Black Women

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Welcome to Breaking the Blueprint — a new blog series that dives into the unique business challenges and opportunities of Black business owners and entrepreneurs. Some of the most innovative ideas have stemmed from Black women. This grant enables women to receive the resources needed to thrive through the help of investors and mentors.

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Entrepreneurial Competency: What it Is & Why it Matters

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Aside from smoother business operations, building a strong team matters if you’re looking for investors. “As As an investor, I know that a founder can’t have all the skills they need to build their business, so I want to see evidence that they can accurately identify the skills they need and who has them,” says Reed.

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20 Best Business Books of 2017

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Hacking Innovation. One of the bits of advice we hear most from sales pros and entrepreneurs on the Sales Blog is, “ You’ve got to be reading.” Yep, according to the experts, reading the latest industry blogs, articles, and books is key to finding success in your job and your career. The Captain Class. Barking Up the Wrong Tree.