Day: October 27, 2014

 

The State of Small Business and Eric Schurenberg Interview

Eric Schurenberg, President and Editor-in-Chief of Inc Magazine talks about essential leadership skills and the state of small business in America. The State of Small Biz in 2014? The Sky’s the Limit As usual, our Inc. 5000 folks are upbeat. But only, they say, if Washington cleans up its circus act. In the face of squabbling lawmakers, a government that seems to close for business every month or so, and an on-edge economy, two guysRead More

Young entrepreneur ‘gloves’ his way to $8 million mark—and beyond

Source: Justin Stephens Young entrepreneur Brian Lim, founder of EmazingLights.

Brian Lim isn’t your typical “glover.” What is “gloving,” exactly? Young Entrepreneur Lim didn’t know either, until his then girlfriend and now fiancee got him into the trend in 2010. Gloving is a form of dancing typically showcased at raves or large parties or festivals, and electronic dance music events. Dancers face off wearing gloves that have lights on the gloves’ fingertips. Lim, now 27, has the glove dance moves down, plus a multimillion-dollar business,Read More

How workplace technology can transform the small business

After eight failed startups, 27-year-old Nic Blair turned things around with two successful small businesses with using modern technology — Search Factory and Brus Media. Search Factory started out from his parents’ house, and, in just three years, the company has grown to 27 full-time staff members who operate from two offices in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, with an annual turnover of more than AU$2 million. Two years ago, Blair took the learnings from Search Factory andRead More