Need Help Facing an Audience?

An entrepreneur needs to be able to articulately share and sell his vision, whether it be to investors, consumers, or employees. Presenting is an underrated skill of an entrepreneur.

Personally, I have come a long way from nearly fainting from stage fright to regularly teaching others how to give presentations. From beginners to advanced public speakers, I hope everyone can learn something.

Get On Track Early to Protect your Intellectual Property

A valuable trademark (or portfolio of trademarks) is often at the heart of a successful online business or startup venture. Yet, many entrepreneurs do not fully understand or appreciate the value of protecting their trademarks.

From the first step of choosing a protectable trademark, to monitoring their trademark portfolio, business owners need to take the necessary steps to develop, protect and enforce their trademark rights and avoid liability for infringing on others’ trademark rights on an ongoing basis.

Sandip Singh, the founder of online fundraising website GoGetFunding.com on how he got his start.

Sandip is 27 years old and had successfully landed a lucrative job as an investment analyst after getting his Masters in Investment Management. However, he soon realized that he needed a more creative outlet than his corporate job allowed for. He set up several websites in the meantime and after working for an investment house for 4 years he left to concentrate on his online businesses full time. EntreRev's Puneet Lakhi interviewed Sandip on his success and the lessons he's learned.

Interview with Johan Thomas, Founder of media website TROUBL.org

Not everyone has the luxury of seed money and investments that help get their business off the ground. Some have to turn their pockets inside out and pick up whatever spare change flies out.

Enter Johan Thomas, 29 year old entrepreneur from San Francisco, California and founder of TROUBL.org. After graduating from Columbia’s prestigious Journalism School, most of his classmates wanted to work behind someone else’s desk. Johan wanted to work behind his own.

Your SEO Plan for Getting Your Site to the Top

There are four steps to basic SEO, and small business owners who take them can do much of the work themselves, saving money in the process.  The four steps are setting goals and doing research, making keyword changes to web pages, link building, and analytics tracking.  Keep in mind that whatever your SEO goals, SEO works best in conjunction with other Internet marketing activities such as Pay-Per-Click, Social Media participation and optimization, and affiliate marketing.

Entrepreneurs: Thinking about Getting a Small Business Loan to Start Your Business?

Thousands and thousands of hopeful entrepreneurs are desperately searching for a loan to launch a business every day.  I manage a SBA Microloan program at a business incubator, so I have the opportunity, nearly every week, to convince an aspiring entrepreneur NOT to apply for a microloan.  I believe there are 3 reasons that entrepreneurs should not use loans to start a business.