How to Take Control of Your Brand’s Story With This DIY Strategy
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I’ve always believed that every business, big or small, should have the ability to shape how it is perceived online. Building a brand today means being seen, trusted and found online. Still, many entrepreneurs and professionals I meet are stuck in a waiting game. They might be […]
From Prompt to Profit — How To Build a Side Hustle Using ChatGPT
Lee Kojanis and Daniele Orellana, founders of Mitts, are revealing the exact prompts and ChatGPT strategies they used to build their $75,000 side hustle. This exclusive Entrepreneur+ workshop is live today at 1 p.m. ET — subscribers, scroll down to watch the full session. Not an Entrepreneur+ member yet? There’s still time! Click here to […]
How to Build a Strong Brand With a Limited Budget
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Stretching your budget is one of the toughest aspects of founding a startup and bringing products and services to market. How do marketing and branding fit into a limited budget? In this article, we take a deep dive into bootstrapped branding to give you the ideas and […]
How to Avoid the Perils of Short-Term Thinking For Long-Term Success
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. At my company, Jotform, our intern program is serious business. When a new class of interns signs on to work with us, their first week is spent in training, getting them up to speed on who we are, what we do and how we do it. Then, […]
Smart Entrepreneurs Don’t Leap Without Looking — Here’s How to Strategically Approach Starting a Business
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Founders often talk about taking a “leap of faith” when starting their business. The phrase, coined by Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, describes believing in something without rational proof — accepting an uncertain outcome despite a lack of evidence. My opinion? This is a terrible way to approach […]
How to Pick the Right Friends and Family Investors for Your Business
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Many an entrepreneur has turned to friends and family when it comes to securing the funding to start a business. In fact, “Friends and Family” has a place in the lexicon of entrepreneurship, along with “Bootstrapped,” “Angel Investors,” and “Venture Capital Financing.” Typically, sourcing from friends and […]
How to Build a Lasting Career in the Creator Economy
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Is content creation becoming the new 9-to-5? It sure seems that way. We’ve gone from kids dreaming of becoming astronauts to aspiring YouTubers — and as much as I love life as a full-time internet pro, staying in this game has meant learning to operate like a […]
Taskrabbit Side Hustle Earns Over $70k a Month: How to Start
Want to start a side hustle? More than half (54%) of Americans already have one, according to research from MarketWatch, but choosing one out of so many options can be overwhelming. To keep it simple, plenty of side hustlers capitalize on skills they already have: cleaning, furniture assembly, TV mounting and just about anything in […]
How to Build a Thriving Business Without Venture Capital
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. After recent conversations with Y Combinator alumni and other promising entrepreneurs, I hear many of them have no plans to raise venture capital — ever. While raising funds is often crucial, bootstrapping is an approach every entrepreneur should consider. Contrary to the “move fast and break things” […]
How to Start a Business, Even When You’re Afraid: Gary Vee
Starting a business can be risky, especially because half of them fail within the first five years. But Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO of VaynerMedia, a global company with over 1,200 employees, says that waiting to begin can be worse than failing. Vaynerchuk is a serial entrepreneur worth over $200 million who recently launched vYve, a four-month, […]