In December 2023, there was a 0.2% (6,324) decline in the total number of businesses, a 0.8% (12,837) rise in the total non-employing businesses, and 1.9% (19,161) in employing businesses. These staggering statistics show that enough businesses struggle to make the bare minimum profits even if they’re not the majority. This can happen to any … Read more
2024 is rapidly approaching. Halloween is a distant memory in the rearview mirror as Mariah Carey starts to blast through the car radio. It’s only a matter of time until the silky, buttery voice of Buble is upon us. While many of your customers (and some of your competition) are focusing on the festivities, it’s … Read more
In December 2022, I was starting to long for something more. I was working at a Venture Capital firm and was feeling the itch to create something new on my own. At the firm, I was a portfolio manager and would run point on all the firm’s founder relationships. Through those relationships, I noticed a … Read more
There’s an obscure album by an equally obscure guitarist named Duck Baker called There’s Something for Everyone in America. That idea that “there’s something for everyone” doesn’t just apply to America — the concept is also relevant to niche blog topics. Everyone has something that’s meaningful and interesting to them in its own right, … Read more
While profit may not be the only impetus for starting a business, it’s certainly among the deciding factors. Whether or not a new business succeeds or fails depends on its ability to generate a profit. Building an audience/customer base, marketing, developing a solid business plan are all important elements of the most successful business, and … Read more
Finding investment ideas that prove to be worthwhile is not difficult for anyone if only they know where to look. Identifying profitable investments is a quality that beginners do not possess but rather learn through experience and research. While there are hundreds of services that claim to help investors look for the best investments available … Read more
