• Build Renovate House
    Construction

    Buying Versus Building a Home

    Buying vs. building a home can feel like a very personal decision, and it’s one that requires a lot of consideration. After all, there are pros and cons to both options. Buying a home might sound easier on paper, but there are still some “fine print” rules to think about. Building your own home gives you the freedom to create your dream house, but it can take a long time and you might run into some construction headaches along the way.

  • Achievement Entrepreneur Money
    Finance

    Ways to Finance a Home-Based Business

    Before starting a home-based business or a small startup, you must have sufficient capital on hand to purchase anything essential you need to start offering your products or services to the consumers. Things like physical office location, necessary equipment, business website, and other office supplies are the basic business overheads that a business needs to pay on a regular basis in order to streamline business processes and operations. Home-based businesses usually have fewer financing choices because most don’t have enough to qualify for a loan from the bank. Fortunately, there is a variety of small business financing options out there that small startups and home-based businesses can assume to meet…

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    Finance

    5 Smart Ways to Recognize a Winning Entrepreneur Worth Investing In

    There are tons of entrepreneurs these days, spurred on by the success of TV shows like Shark Tank. It seems nobody wants to work for others anymore. With so many people actively building businesses, it’s not always obvious which investments are best. It Takes New Ideas to Make Money Investing in a new idea offers potentially high returns. “Me-too” style businesses can make money, but they face enormous levels of competition. If you’re looking for a business model to invest money in, it should have a high return and be unique enough to repel competition. This investment fact is why the famous investment “sharks” on TV always want to know…

  • Venture Capitalist
    Finance

    Pitching a VC? Don’t Make this Mistake

    Ask any millionaire for the secret to their success, and they will probably tell you that entrepreneurship helped them reach their financial goals. However, starting a business takes money. While it's possible to launch a successful enterprise on a shoestring, many businesses require an influx of capital in order to get off the ground, and that money often comes from venture capitalists (or VCs).

  • Write Business Plan
    Management

    5 Startup Tips From the Experts

    If you’re in the tech startup industry, you might want to start sweating now. According to Wamda, approximately 90 percent of tech startups will fail for reasons including competition, a lack of funding and a lack of overall experience. With all of this stacked against you, you might find it worthwhile to educate yourself on a few startup tips from experts that made it big. Funding is Everything One of the main reasons startup businesses falter is due to a lack of funding. The Guardian provides expert insight on how to procure funding from some of the best minds in the industry. You will need to ask yourself how investors…

  • Write Business Plan
    Finance

    How to Write a Business Plan that Secures Funding

    Simply having a great business idea is not enough, one needs strong capital support from investors in order to make their idea a reality. The best way to acquire funds is to lay out a good business plan as financiers require a solid plan to evaluate an investment opportunity. Through a business plan, you can communicate your new business idea’s potential to investors in a logical and convincing manner. Writing an effective business plan may seem like a tedious task but it is critical in helping potential investors assess the business risks before investing in the company. When working towards building a workable business plan, ensure that it clearly and…