
Starting Up
After launching your business, a thousand tasks suddenly seem important. It’s exciting but it’s overwhelming to be a new business owner. Below are the tasks that will help you focus the lens on what’s vital when starting your store, and the essential things you can work on now to put you and your business in a position to thrive.


How to Conduct a Competitive Analysis for Your Business (Plus a Free Template)

Sink or Swim: 10 Milestones to Hit in Your First Year of Business

How to Start a Business: The 12 Steps Every Founder Encounters on Their Entrepreneurial Journey

The Cost of Being the Boss: What Business Owners Spend in Their First Year

How to Develop a New Product (From Concept to Market)

How to Buy a Business on Exchange: A Step-By-Step Guide

Business Plan Template: A Framework to Streamline Your Next Business Plan

Need a Roadmap? Here's How to Write a Business Plan You'll Actually Use

Ecommerce Business Blueprint: How to Build, Launch, and Grow a Profitable Online Store

Calculating Market Demand: How to Find Product Ideas Your Customers Want

8 Crowdfunding Sites to Raise Money For Your Big Idea

10 Free Business Card Makers With Customizable Templates

How to Conduct a SWOT Analysis: Examples, Strategies, and Templates

Crowdfunding 101: Raise Capital, Validate Your Ideas, and Start a Business

How Trademarks Can Help Protect Your Unique Brand and Business

How to Start a Boutique Retail Business: 5 Essential Guidelines

Crowdfunding on Multiple Platforms: Why You Don't Have to Choose Just One

The Case for Selling Your Products Before You Launch on Kickstarter

How to Transition From a Kickstarter Campaign to a Successful Shopify Store

Tired of Banks Turning You Down? Try This Instead

How One Couple Raised Over 500% of Their Crowdfunding Goal on Kickstarter in 28 Days Without an Audience

How to Choose an Ecommerce Business Model

Make, Manufacture, Wholesale or Dropship: The Pros and Cons of Each Model
