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To get the world to fund your startup, start with your...
Peisy Ting’s relationship with crowdfunding began more than two years ago, when the Malaysian citizen quit her job in advertising.
“I started to feel burnt out," she...
Here’s what it will take to be your own boss
"It's useful to remember that you’re going to fail," says Evan Burfield, co-founder of the small-business incubator 1776, in Washington. Anticipating setbacks, he said, builds an...
Dream of owning a restaurant? Get a truck, and other recipes...
Martin Setiantoko attended culinary school in Malang, Indonesia, and dreamed of opening his own restaurant. When he moved to New York at 24 with only...
A perfect time for young entrepreneurs
This article is part of Entrepreneurs: The Next Generation, a ShareAmerica series written in simplified English and designed to help you develop your business vocabulary....
Do you know who made your shoes?
Lahore, Pakistan, is renowned for the skill of its shoemakers. But that ancient craft seemed bound for extinction as cheap imported shoes flooded the...
America’s most successful entrepreneurs aren’t all from America
Googol. It means the number 1 followed by 100 zeros. It also inspired the name of a certain search engine you may know: Google....
Advice for businesswomen: the good and the bad
An estimated 126 million women started or were running a new business in 2012, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report (GEM). Have your...