Business Skills
Your crash course to starting your own business.
Running your own biz – it’s the dream, right? Even the latest World Happiness Report ranked those who run their own show as some of the happiest and most fulfilled. If you’ve got a viable idea and know how it will bring home the bacon (or just ‘make money’), that’s definitely a starting point. However to really make sure you nail your business dreams, we’ve rounded up a few startup pearls for you. Take our crash course to check if you’re really all ready to go.
Why patience will kill your startup
Patiently waiting for the right time to launch your game-changing business?
Why being ungrateful is costing you success
What do Oprah Winfrey, Sir Richard Branson, Arnold Schwarzenegger and a host of rich, famous celebrities have in common?
What to do if your business idea already exists
One night, you’re sitting having dinner and bam - it hits you. A brilliant and original business idea. Over the coming days, weeks, maybe months - you keep returning to it, contemplating it.
Three booming industries (that might surprise you)
During those long nights spent poring through business news, developments and the latest startup success stories, always searching for that little something that sparks your next big entrepreneurial idea, you may have noticed some quirks.
The ultimate playlist to fire up your entrepreneurial spirit
Everyone loves music, right? Even busy entrepreneurs take the time to add a little vibrancy and music therapy to their day - or, they should, in any case!
The 3 critical things to outsource when you're starting up
You might naturally think successful entrepreneurs need to spread their time and energy out across all facets of their business.
So you've had your first business failure. What now?
We talk a lot about starting a business: how to do it, knowing your blind spots, how to pick a co-founder. But, what about learning how to deal with business failure?
Should you move back to employee life?
We live in the age of the entrepreneur, where people like Mark Zuckerberg and Richard Branson are idolized, studied and endlessly copied. Many dream of becoming an entrepreneur, and it’s easy to see why: it allows you to chase your dreams, to build something from the ground up, and maybe – just maybe – change the world and make a lot of money doing it.
One thing no one tells entrepreneurs on their first day of business
When you’re learning to drive, your driving instructor will teach you about your blind spot—what one is and how to check for it. You find out on your very first driving lesson that, even when you’re looking for it in the mirror, your blind spot is invisible unless you turn to actively check for it.
Is time tracking the ultimate productivity hack for busy entrepreneurs?
You’re an entrepreneur on the rise, dedicating every skerrick of resources to realizing your business dreams. However, there’s one thing no venture capitalist or Kickstarter backer can raise for you: time.
Entrepreneurs: how to reduce workplace stress and thrive
Working as your own boss, creating the perfect schedule, following a dream of your own; what could possibly go wrong?
How less consumption and more gratitude can make you a better entrepreneur
Thanksgiving brings a whole lot of festive familiarity: lots of turkey and all the trimmings, family engagements to rush around dutifully to, and eye-popping sales that seem to bring out the best in deals and worst in humanity.
How digital destruction will actually save your business
If you look at the Fortune 500 list from the year 2000 right now, you’d probably only recognize about half the listed companies.
The best team coaching software, according to Canva
Great leaders aren’t born—they’re developed. And at every level, the right support makes all the difference. That’s why Canva’s internal coaching team relies on Marlee coaching software to help everyone—from new hires to execs—grow, collaborate, and scale company culture with confidence.
Executive coaching: Unlock 788% ROI for leaders at every level
Whether you’re already in the C-suite or on your way up, executive coaching is your best-kept secret for workplace success. Discover how this powerful tool can help you become more empathetic, strategic, and effective when navigating the many leadership challenges.