Martin Zwilling

LATEST ARTICLES ( 3466 )

• 10 Outside Staffing Quotes True Entrepreneurs Avoid

  These days, it is almost impossible to find a small business where everything is done at the home location, by full-time employees. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Factors That Set Your Best Startup Funding Strategy

  

  With the advent and popularity of crowdfunding platforms, including Kickstarter and IndieGoGo, as a winning alternative for funding your new venture, I find tha... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Considerations For Going Public Via Reverse Merger

  reverse mergerA reverse merger is the acquisition of an already public company (usually a dormant shell) to avoid the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process and... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• How Smart Entrepreneurs Don’t Hesitate To Seek Help

  While starting a new business always involves tackling many new challenges, I’ve personally found myself reluctant to ask for help. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Financing Alternatives For Your Next New Venture

  According to a well-researched Motly Fool report, the challenge is very real, since around half of all businesses fail in the first five years. Only one-third... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Attributes Shared By Most Successful Entrepreneurs

  

  Maybe starting a new business isn’t your passion, but in these days of rapid change, where everyone is dealing with uncertainty, I believe that thinking and... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Questions To Test Your Potential As An Entrepreneur

  As a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, the most common question I get is, “I want to be an entrepreneur -- how do I start?” The obvious answer is that you need... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Steps Every Leader Must Take To Deal With Setbacks

  

  As a business owner in this age of rapid technological change, with the surge of worldwide competitors, setbacks and adversity are virtually guaranteed. Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Early Business Strategies That Can Lead To Failure

  

  Starting a new business is a serious undertaking. Yet many aspiring entrepreneurs I know approach it as a fun project, get-rich quick scheme, or perhaps an... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 6 Hard Questions That Every Entrepreneur Must Answer

  As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I challenge them to think beyond what I call linear extensions to a current trend, such as another “easier-to-use”... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 7 Tips For Building Millennials Into Next-Gen Leaders

  Millennials have come a long way in business since I started writing about them nearly ten years ago. They started out as that spoiled generation of kids, born... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Work Trends Driven By New Ventures And Competition

  

  The new era of highly connected and interactive technology is changing not only how business employees interact with customers, but also how they interact with... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Steps From A Closet Freak To A New Venture Founder

  

  Every culture and community puts pressure on its members to follow the norms. Even young people who start out wanting to be different are called “freaks,” and... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• A Culture Of Purpose In Business Leads To Doing Well

  

  Many entrepreneurs still don’t understand that building a business culture today of doing good, like helping people (society) and planet (sustainability), is... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Techniques For Shining A Light On Your Blind Spots

  Most of us have blind spots in our ability to build a business, due to lack of experience, too much ego, over-confidence, or unjustified faith in a subordinate. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Look For The Hunter Gene In Every New Venture Founder

  Most entrepreneurs believe they are “different,” but they can’t quite understand how. They usually explain it by insisting that they are driven to follow their... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 5 Ways To Increase Your Agility In The Face Of Change

  As a business and entrepreneur advisor, I have no trouble getting owners and managers to agree that change is happening faster and faster in the consumer and... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 8 Tips For Right-Brain Entrepreneurs To Build Balance

  Traditionally, the majority of entrepreneurs have been logical thinkers, problem solvers, with full attention to details. These are the stereotypical... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• 10 Traits of Leaders Who Can Hold People Accountable

  Getting things done effectively in a startup requires total individual and team accountability. You can’t afford excuses and multiple people doing the same job. Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER

• Why You Need Tools And Analytics For Employee Metrics

  

  Even after many years mentoring entrepreneurs and advising businesses, I continue to be surprised by the primary focus on products and processes, and the often... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2019 BUSINESS, CAREER