9 Ways to Secure Business Funding When Required
Name one thing that gives business owners sleepless nights. I’ll wait Yep, you guessed it: raising funds! As a business owner, times may arise when raising funds for your business is required. For many entrepreneurs, this could be worse than dealing with difficult customers. And that’s not to say fundraising is super difficult (well, it is); it’s simply confusing and overwhelming if you don’t know what you’re doing. That’s why we wrote this article. There are countless funding options available to propel the arduous entrepreneur to new heights. Here they are; #1. Bootstrapping......
Steps to Writing a Winning Business Pitch for Investors
Picture this: You’re standing in a room filled with potential investors, the individuals holding the keys to your entrepreneurial dream. You only have a single opportunity to convince them that your business proposal is valuable enough to invest their time and finances. You probably have just enough time to craft a business pitch that’s good to convince these investors to walk the path to profits with you. How do you go about crafting a winning pitch? This guide will be your trusted companion on how to go about this, transforming the daunting task......
9 Secrets to Success (As Shared by Black Business Owners)
Black business owners face many difficulties in their businesses for various reasons. That’s nothing new. Compared to their white counterpart, it is pretty difficult for entrepreneurs from BAME entrepreneurs to establish a successful business. This is often due to a lack of business knowledge required to run a successful business and a lack of access to funding. However, it is also crucial to look at the positive side. Even after all these drawbacks in funding, around 2 million black entrepreneurs-owned businesses around the United States have become successful in generating more than $155......
5 Top Business Books You Should Read in 2023 (to Succeed in Business) Part 1
Entrepreneurship is a challenging journey, but it’s not one you have to take alone. By learning from the experiences of successful entrepreneurs, you can gain valuable insights, inspiration, and skills to help you on your path to success. Thomas C. Corley who authored ‘Change Your Habit, Change Your Life” after he spent five years studying millionaires wrote that 88% of wealthy people devote thirty minutes or more each day to self-education or self-improvement reading. He noted that most did not read for entertainment. Other stats showed that 85% of rich people credit their......
7 MUST-Watch Movies All Entrepreneurs Should See
It’s stressful enough being an entrepreneur, especially if you’re starting or running too many moving parts of your business. There are days when the feeling of “Is it all worth it?” filters in. You begin to doubt yourself, your dreams and your ability to deliver whatever solutions you create. This is where inspiring media comes in. Hollywood and other ‘woods’ have done an excellent job producing countless movies that tell the tale of the successful entrepreneur (whether fictional or real). For some, these movies are just entertainment; but to the weary entrepreneur, they......