Getting Started in Business

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You Can Become an Entrepreneur Without a New, Groundbreaking Idea

There are many examples of successful entrepreneurs who didn’t have that great idea on their own and ended up building expansive businesses nonetheless. One highly publicized example involves the founder of what is now known as Meta, and a pair of Harvard rowers (for reference, see: The Social Network). In all seriousness, I’m not suggesting you steal your friends’ startup idea and call it your own, but rather that there is a lot more to being an entrepreneur than having an incredible one-off idea, and that the lack of a new, innovative idea doesn’t discount you from the possibility of becoming a successful entrepreneur.

Ben Attal
by Ben Attal
Getting Started in Business

Do I Need a Business Plan?

So you have an idea for a business, that’s great but what comes next? I won’t waste your time writing another article about how to write a business plan, as there are plenty of resources available online to assist you with that. Most of them illustrate what’s the best thing to do in theory, so instead of re-communicating that, I thought it would be more important to talk about how things work in reality...

Getting Started in Business

Breaking Barriers & Blazing a New Trail in the Life Insurance Industry

Entering into the life insurance industry as a young, female business owner hasn’t come without its challenges, but nonetheless it is very fulfilling. It’s easy to think being young, and being a woman is looked at as being a disadvantage, but contrary to popular belief, it’s being ‘niche’ that can make you successful...

Getting Started in Business

Entrepreneurship – Why it’s Worth the Sacrifice

When I told people about the business I was working on, a common response I got was some variation of, “that’s going to be really hard” as if they were trying to discourage me from doing something foolish. Those responses obviously didn’t have the intended effect but did make me want to kick them in the teeth. Of course starting a business/entrepreneurship is hard! That’s why I did it, and that’s why you should too...

Getting Started in Business
Professional Insights: My Experience in Becoming an Entrepreneur

For me, success is finding something – a journey or a process – that you enjoy. It can be solving a world problem, a social problem, a business problem, writing novels or making sure that you have great relationships with your friends and family. Something that will allow you to feel fulfilled at the end of the day...

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