Starting up a business is difficult, and there are enormous challenges that any new entrepreneur faces. There’s competition from other businesses, learning how to manage growth, finding and vetting the right talent, and keeping up with ever changing markets. To be successful, one must also avoid common traps like failing to define a focus, not having enough funding, getting outmaneuvered […]
The Importance of Logistic Efficiency for Startups
Three Tips for the Struggling Entrepreneur
So you’re running your own business. You’ve left cubicle life behind for good to be your own boss and it’s been an exciting ride. But now you’re in trouble. Your seemingly loyal customer base is drying up, and your operating expenses are only growing. You had a leg up on your competition, though now it seems the tables have turned […]
Modern Hammock
It’s hard to find a good-looking, high-quality modern hammock—trust us, we’ve been searching. One of the nicest looking collections we’ve spotted was from Lujo, the New Zealand-based company that offers high-quality outdoor lounge furniture. We’ve been fans of Lujo for a while now, especially their indoor/outdoor bean bag chairs. Their hammock collection is fairly extensive—ranging from single to double hammocks […]
Money Matters: Financial Factors to Keep in Mind for the Aspiring Landlord
With online directories such as DDProperty, it is becoming easier than ever to find a piece of property for sale. It definitely makes the process of searching for a unit, a complex, or an entire house to rent out much simpler than having to walk on foot to find any available places, though that may also be one way to […]
3 Questions to Ask Yourself When Starting Your Very Own Apartment Rental Business
Becoming the owner of your very own apartment complex is an exciting idea for many aspiring entrepreneurs, especially due to the continuing demand for affordable rentals in desirable locations. However, becoming a landlord entails so much more than simply owning a property, getting tenants to sign a contract, and then collecting payment from them every month. It is definitely not […]
Remote Control Disc: Knocki
Speaking of clever tech, this little device called Knocki, developed by Texas based designers Jake Boshernitzan and Ohad Nezer, can help you smarten up your home in many different ways. The discreet disc, attached to any vertical or horizontal surface, turns this surface into a remote control for a wide range of tasks, from turning the lights to controlling your security alarm, tapping into […]
3 Lessons From The Amazon and Zappos School of Business
What do have in Amazon and Zappos have in common? They are both big winners, with 3 powerful lessons to help you win big, too. If you aspire to build a company on the cloud, you will do well to model Amazon and Zappos. So offer world-class products, automate almost everything with cloud technology, keep customer data safe and secure with […]
Three Things Every Business Owner Should Know
As a business owner, there can be an incredible amount for you to juggle whilst maintaining the appearance of a ringmaster. Fortunately, there's lots of information out there to inform and support you to make sense of the circus we call business. But, because we know that your time is money, we have selected three things that every business owner […]
How to Turn a Great Idea into a Business
Lots of people think that if they can just come up with one great idea, they’ll be set for life. The reality is, though, that coming up with the idea is just the beginning. Figuring out how to turn it into a product or service that’s commercially viable is the next step, but actually setting out and doing something about […]
Opening Up to Open-Source Software in Government
You know about “Open-Source Software” (OSS), right? Even if you’re not an OSS fanatic, you’ve at the very least heard the term and wondered, “What in the world is that stuff all about?” Thankfully, the guys at opensource.com have a pretty straightforward definition for us: “Open source software is software whose source code is available for modification or enhancement by […]