A national survey of women business owners (WBOs) conducted by Web.com Group, Inc. and the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) found a strong sense of economic optimism, including a prediction by 85 percent of women business owners that more women will become entrepreneurs in 2013 than in past years. Many also plan to invest more (38 percent) [...]
Nurturing Entrepreneurial Creativity
September 29, 2012 | Posted by
An entrepreneur is literally “one who creates a new business.” The best new businesses are ones that have never been done before, so mastering creativity and recognizing creativity are key skills and mind-sets. But how does one recognize and nurture creativity in a person or team? Recently, I was reviewing a new book by Bryan [...]
Check Yourself: Do You Have What It Takes to Succeed as an Entrepreneur?
September 13, 2012 | Posted by
People often wonder how the kid who rarely talked or wasn’t particularly popular in class went on to become a start-up genius. What was it about that person that helped him or her blossom into an icon of entrepreneurship? And how can you make sure you have what it takes? It’s a combination of factors. [...]
7 Ways for Start-Ups to Save Money
August 25, 2012 | Posted by
You don’t win in business by wasting money. Even the most successful entrepreneurs pinched pennies in the early days–and many still do. Here, several multimillionaires share their best cost-cutting tips when you’re trying to get your startup off the ground. 1. Cash in credit card rewards. Before the success of the George Forman grill super-charged [...]
Atlanta Entrepreneur Hits The ‘Sweet Spot’ with Golf Apparel
August 25, 2012 | Posted by
Engineering a plan to work full time in the industry of the sport he loved allowed Anthony Shareef to break ground as the founder and CEO of the first Black-owned golf apparel company, Sweet Spot Apparel. A PGA Diversity Partner and African-American Golfer’s Digest Golf Apparel Company of the Year, the Atlanta-based company has established [...]
Entrepreneur Profile: Ron Robinson
May 2, 2012 | Posted by
BeautyStat.com is both the leading online interactive community, as well as the social marketing experts, for the beauty industry. They work with beauty brands and agencies to develop and implement marketing and market research solutions leveraging both online community as well as the overall online beauty consumer market. Beauty Stat™ was founded by Ron Robinson, [...]
Nigerian Entrepreneur Launches African Netflix With $8 Million
May 1, 2012 | Posted by
Jason Njoku has been busy. The Nigerian Internet entrepreneur just completed what is being called possibly the largest fundraising round in the West African tech world. Njoku, founder of Iroko Partners, recently landed $8 million from NY-based Tiger Global Management. Iroko Partners is the world’s largest digital distributor of Nigerian movies and African music. It [...]
Atlanta Entrepreneur Hopes to Score With Used Shoe Site
April 30, 2012 | Posted by
What do you get when you combine a great new idea with the constantly grinding work ethic of entrepreneur Anthony Joinier? You get shoozed.com, a new e-commerce site that will sell “lightly worn” high-end shoes to women who love shoes and are always looking for the next bargain. The Atlanta-based Joinier, 39, got the idea [...]
