Do You Need A Business Degree To Run A Business?

Do You Need A Business Degree To Run A Business?

“What if you just started your own organization?”    I laughed when my friend mentioned this idea. I graduated in communication with an emphasis in journalism. I took several management classes, but other than that I knew nothing about running a business. I told...
How To Pay Off Student Loans When You’re Self Employed

How To Pay Off Student Loans When You’re Self Employed

The day I graduated with my Bachelor’s degree was not as bright and celebratory as I always imagined it would be. As friends and family members around me celebrated, I couldn’t help but think about the dark cloud ahead of me: student loans. It had loomed in the...
How To Balance School And Entrepreneurship

How To Balance School And Entrepreneurship

When my friend suggested I take MBA classes while establishing my own startup, I thought he was crazy. Completing just one of those tasks is daunting enough on its own. I worked just enough to get myself through my undergraduate, but being an entrepreneur is no...
Bloggers Burnout – Four Fast Tips

Bloggers Burnout – Four Fast Tips

Picture this: You’ve had your blog for a few months now. You were so excited to get started on it and you had about a billion ideas for what you want to do and where you want to go with it. You spent hours and hours designing the layout of the blog – making it...
5 Online Learning Sources to Boost Your Business Acumen

5 Online Learning Sources to Boost Your Business Acumen

The internet’s free exchange of ideas makes it easier than ever to learn about real-world issues that affect your company. There’s never been a better time to be in business. As the world has grown increasingly interconnected, the internet has become a veritable...
How to Get Involved Locally with SCORE

How to Get Involved Locally with SCORE

Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) SCORE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides free business mentoring services to entrepreneurs in the United States. The organization also presents business workshops and seminars for a fee. Business mentoring...