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Business News

'That's Not What I Want to Invest In': Venture Capitalists Withheld Billions From Startups Last Year — and Neglected One Urgent Category In Particular

U.S. investors financed just over 3,000 startup funding deals last quarter, a significant drop over the year prior.

Growing a Business

How to Leverage Social Media to Promote Your Book and Brand

Unlock the immense potential of social media to propel your book into the spotlight. This guide unveils the secret recipe to leverage the power of online platforms as a modern-day author.

Starting a Business

How to Balance Entrepreneurship and Parenthood Without Losing Your Cool

Get your work done while still giving your kids the attention and support they deserve.

Marketing

Brand Loyalty Isn't Enough to Keep Customers — But Reviews and Rewards Are. Here's How.

Reviews and rewards are the biggest factors swaying consumers in the new digital landscape. Brands need to get with the program.

Starting a Business

Using a Severance Package to Launch Your Own Business? Here's What You Need to Know.

With layoffs at a record high, many are taking their severance packages and investing them into starting a business for themselves.

Leadership

Leadership Qualities the Most Successful Small Business Owners Share

While every entrepreneur has a unique journey, there are certain qualities that the most successful small business owners have.

Buy a Franchise

4 Reasons You May Not Qualify For a Franchise

Good franchise companies are looking for a mutual fit when talking with prospective franchisees. Here's what might be stopping you from qualifying.

Growing a Business

From Idea to Successful Exit — 8 Lessons Learned From Building and Selling a Startup

Here are a few valuable lessons all entrepreneurs can apply as they build (and eventually exit) their startups.

Marketing

Your Online Reputation Is Powerful — Use These Methods to Enhance and Protect It.

Discover five actionable strategies to improve and safeguard your online reputation in 2023 and beyond.

Starting a Business

3 PR Strategies to Help Your Startup Attract Investors

Here are three ways pre-launch startups can use PR to secure funding.

Business Process

Why It's Unwise to 'Fake It 'Til You Make It' in the Startup World — and What to Do Instead

The startup mantra of "fake it 'til you make it" has recently resulted in a series of high-profile convictions of entrepreneurs. There are ethical ways to accomplish the same startup goals without committing outright fraud.