I recently read an article called “Corporate employees working from home are creating a surge in startups” by Gene Marks in The Guardian. You can read the article here https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2020/nov/19/small-business-startups-corporate-employees-pandemic People often say that a recession is a good time to start a business, but this article says that the current pandemic has created the perfect storm for young entrepreneurs. The millennial generation, who have been demanding more flex... [continue reading]

Whenever I speak at a workforce center on starting a small business, I always ask the question, “How many of you have written a business plan before?” I always get one or two people who have attempted the process, and they always say the same things. They usually point out that the process is extremely complicated, they may not understand the words being used, they do not like having to write so much, and they absolutely do not know how to do the financials spreadsheets required for most business plans. ... [continue reading]


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