Ready, Set, Startup
If you're looking to open a new business, this could be your year. Follow our step-by-step guide and before you know it, you'll be putting your business ideas into action.
Ready, Set, Startup
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Startup Checklist: 20 Things to Do Before You Start Your Business
Before you start your new business, here are 20 tasks to check off your startup to-do list.
Streamlining Processes
Strategy
7 Business Tasks You Can Outsource
If your small business internal team doesn’t have the bandwidth for every necessary task, consider outsourcing to a third party.
Strategy
Finding a Business Accountant
Here's how to find the right business accountant for your startup.
Launching a Post-Pandemic Startup
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How to Write a Resume That Highlights Small Business Skills
Entrepreneurship is great, but at some point you may be ready to go back to full-time employment. Here are seven ways you can display your small business skills on your resume.
How to Test for Soft Skills
When your business is ready for more employees, you’ll want to make sure candidates have the right technical, hard skills, but you’ll also want to evaluate their soft skills.
Things to Consider Before Embracing Work From Home For Your Business
Working from home has been a challenging but rewarding experience for many employees. Here’s how to weigh the pros and cons of making it a permanent policy.
Best Virtual Event Platforms for Businesses
To slow the spread of COVID-19, many in-person events have gone virtual. If your business is considering hosting a virtual event, here are six event platforms you can consider.
How Blenders Eyewear Reached a $90 Million Valuation in 7 Years
With an acquisition by Safilo Group, Blenders Eyewear is taking on legacy brands and Warby Parker, too.
Best Financing Options for Franchise Businesses
Like franchise opportunities themselves, financing options are many and varied.
Marcus Samuelsson: Entrepreneurship & the Future of Restaurants
Chef Marcus Samuelsson sat down with CO— to discuss his upbringing, entrepreneurship, and what restaurants need to survive COVID-19.
theSkimm Founders Reveal Secrets to Business Success
Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin, founders of the popular newsletter theSkimm, discuss how they developed a subscriber base of 7 million subscribers, adapting to 2020’s challenges and more.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Dream Big Award Winner
Jam Hops Gymnastics Factory was recognized as the Small Business of the Year for its commitment to transforming the lives of children at the 2020 Dream Big Awards by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
The Big Week for Small Business: Perfecting the Pivot: Strategies from Star Business Owners
On day two of The Big Week, we discuss key ways business owners can continue to propel their businesses onward and upward, even in the face of adversity.