Elaine Pofeldt
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Want A Happier Life? Self-Employment May Pave The Way, A New Survey Shows
Self-employed people outperform all other workers when it comes to achieving the top three goals for American workers: spending enough time with their family, leading a fulfilling life and "getting the most out of life." → Read More
7 New Year’s Resolutions For Future Million-Dollar Business Owners
Want to put your revenue on the fast track? Learn from 50 entrepreneurs who hit $1 million as solopreneurs or in businesses with a handful of employees. → Read More
The Startup Aims To Simplify A Hot Electoral Trend: Ranked Choice Voting
Tad Millbourn founded the venture-backed startup Payable, which got acquired by Stripe. Now he's trying to make elections more equitable through his software-as-a-service. → Read More
How Two Former Sales Pros Turned Their Big Idea Into A Seven-Figure Business
Abram Liverio and Todd St. Louis founded OR TRAX, a cloud-based software used to schedule the delivery of emergency room technology. → Read More
He Built A Million-Dollar, One-Person Business Around His Love Of Film And TV
Pete Chatmon has directed more than 60 TV episodes in his fast growing production business. → Read More
How To Break Into E-Commerce: A Pro’s Advice On How To Stand Out
It's gotten tougher (but not impossible) to find a niche in e-commerce. Chloe Thomas, an online marketer who hosts the eCommerce MasterPlan podcast, offers advice for those who want to truly stand out. → Read More
How One Entrepreneur Powered The Growth Of Her Publicity Consultancy With Affiliate Marketing
Selena Soo, 39, has found that affiliate marketing has been a powerful tool for growing her business, S2 Groupe, a marketing and publicity consultancy that focuses on clients in the small-business space. → Read More
What’s Ahead For 2022? A Brand Strategist’s Predictions
The hot trends for the coming year: micro brands, letting customers experience how you make your product, hybrid business models, and book publishing, to name a few of brand strategist Jem Kem's forecasts. → Read More
A Million-Dollar Business Owner Unlocks The Systems And Processes That Helped Him Scale
Jaime Jay created a million-dollar, one-person business with the help of a team of contractors. Now he's sharing the strategies that helped him grow his business in a new book, "Quit Repeating Yourself." → Read More
How An Accidental Entrepreneur Sold His Business For Seven Figures
To help his patients with neck pain, physical therapist Steve Sudell decided to build his own medical device to relieve it--and soon found himself running a multimillion dollar business. → Read More
Four Hot Freelance Trends For 2021
The annual trends analysis done by 99designs, a marketplace for freelance design talent, offers a glimpse of where demand is percolating. → Read More
How The Pandemic Inspired One Million-Dollar Business Owner To Get Creative
With many Americans launching online businesses in the pandemic, Tiffany Williams, who teaches women how to start online businesses, sprung into overdrive. Her goal: To help them leave the nine-to-five behind. → Read More
The ultimate side hustle guide for 2021
During the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of Americans are starting a side hustle to supplement their income. Here's a guide to help you get started. → Read More
Why millions of freelancers fear a Biden presidency may put them out of work
Vice President Biden wants to enact a federal law similar to California's AB5 law that hurts work opportunities for freelancers, leaving some voters worried. → Read More
How to pay off business debt
Many businesses have multiple sources of debt, between business credit cards, business loans and trade credit from stores. Here's how to conquer it. → Read More
Fear and desperation on Main Street as small businesses struggle to survive despite PPP and other federal loan programs
Millions of small business owners have not received government loans under the CARES Act. Many are bootstrapping, crowdfunding and deferring mortgage payments to stay afloat. → Read More
Coronavirus: Small business loan options
Many businesses will likely to be waiting a while for coronavirus-related aid programs from the government. Here are some ideas if you need to borrow now. → Read More
Paycheck Protection Program aid opens for sole proprietorships and independent contractors
Today is the first day independent contractors and self-employed individuals can apply for the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program. → Read More
Hackers' delight: Small businesses investing more in Internet of Things, less on cybersecurity
Forty-four percent of small business owners say they plan to invest in resources related to the Internet of Things, reveals the Q1 2020 CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey. Yet only 20% of respondents say they plan to invest in cybersecurity software. → Read More
Can a debt collector go after my business account?
Your business checking or savings account could be fair game if you haven’t established a business entity such as an LLC or a corporation. → Read More