WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — What do you think the odds were of Nickey Ramsey of West Lafayette appearing on ABC’s “Shark Tank”? If you guessed around 0.025%, you’re correct. The show on average gets about 40,000 applicants per season, and only around 1,000 of applications get picked up by the show, […]
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From the Tenderloin to entrepreneur, San Francisco woman fights to keep her business Shoeline Guild alive amid COVID-19 pandemic
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — COVID-19 pandemic restrictions may be easing, but for one small business owner in San Francisco, the fight to keep her business alive is just beginning. Rachel Leamy is the owner of The Shoeshine Guild. She founded the business more than two decades after getting off the […]
ENTREPRENEUR TRAVIS CHAPPELL EXPLAINS HOW FAILURE LAUNCHES FORWARD TO SUCCESS
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With an influx of fresh entrepreneurial pursuits spiking these last couple of years, those in the front seat navigating the terrain of launching a business will undoubtedly experience the ups and downs that come alongside the concept of investing into virtually anything. No matter what kind of project a person […]
Business summit intends to breaks barriers for Black entrepreneurs
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Local Business Business Event seeks to empower Black entrepreneurs to challenge the business status quo. Jackee Kasandy at her Granville Island shop. Kasandy is founder of the Black Entrepreneurs and Businesses of Canada Society and host of the first online Black Business Summit. Photo […]
5 Lessons Any Entrepreneur Should Learn From Facebook’s Recent Stock Crash
In early February, the stock for Meta, previously known as Facebook, plummeted by a whopping 26 percent in one day, which translated into a $230 billion reduction in its market cap. Mark Zuckerberg himself lost almost $29 billion of his personal wealth due to the crash. It signified the stock’s biggest one-day drop. A loss this significant […]
Bringing Out The Best In Your Team As An Entrepreneur
By Tyler Bray, CEO, owner & founder of The Trailer Parts Outlet. getty Bringing out the best in your team is more of an art than a science. There is no substitute for the ability to read a room and know what the team, as a collective, needs from you. […]
How to Make Venture Capital Accessible for Black Founders: An Entrepreneur’s Dilemma
BRIAN KENNY: “I want my money to do things that have never been done before.” That proclamation made by Georges F. Doriot, also known as the father of venture capital, captured the enterprising spirit of the early days of venture capital. In 1946, Doriot, a tenured professor at Harvard Business […]
The 5 types of entrepreneur: Which one does your firm need most?
open share links close share links Fight or flight responses have kept humans alive for millions of years, but another trait that’s ensured our existence is entrepreneurship. “All humans are born entrepreneurs; we wouldn’t survive if we weren’t,” saidBill Aulet,managing director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship. From […]