I’ve given elevator pitch advice in the past, but I thought you might enjoy some tips from a seasoned entrepreneur who eats elevator pitches for breakfast!   I would like to introduce you to Rich Sloan; he is the cofounder of StartupNation and a lifelong entrepreneur who has raised over $70 million ...

  It's been a long time since I've had a prize giveaway, so I've teamed up with Roberto Hoyos to bring you the Throwboy icon pillow giveaway!   For those of you who don't know Mr. Hoyos, he's the Chief Nerd and Founder of Throwboy—an online company that sells OS X icon, chat, ...

  I've received a lot of questions from individuals who have run into trouble with their LLC's and have tried to answer them to the best of my ability. Unfortunately I'm not a lawyer, but thankfully I know someone who is, so this guest post is brought to you by ...

Written for The Closet Entrepreneur by Suzanne Turnbull… Working from home may seem like a luxury, but your home office setup can actually get in the way of your productivity and performance. The Benefits Of Being Organized… Most people prefer an organized workspace to piles of papers and office tools, yet it’s easy ...

Written for The Closet Entrepreneur by Steve Sildon… From small businesses to large corporations, it is vital that each one efficiently track their expenses and responsibly manage their finances. Whether it is for tax purposes or expense reporting, a business must be able to account for all expenditures. For ...

Wouldn't it be nice if you could export an Excel list of addresses to Google Earth and Google Maps? Thankfully, there are several ways to do this but the only question you need to ask yourself is, "How secure does my data need to be?" Although Google Maps gives you ...

Written for The Closet Entrepreneur by Down to Business Editor, Richard Stefan Deeran... American society values the can-do spirit of start-up companies and as an entrepreneur, you have probably received your fair share of praise for your efforts to generate wealth. But just because you are a bootstrapper doesn't mean ...

Microsoft is king when it comes to over-engineering applications, and this everything but the kitchen sink philosophy has resulted in some interesting uses for PowerPoint. As you already know PowerPoint can be used to create Twitter backgrounds and bore unsuspecting coworkers into a coma, but did you know that it can ...