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, ...

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 ...

Written for The Closet Entrepreneur by Tisha Kulak... There's such a plethora of credit card offers out there that it's not impossible to understand the confusion and fear when it comes to selecting your first business credit card. With countless rewards benefits and competitive introductory offers, it can be highly ...

Scores of individuals are starting their own business while they work; it's not a bad idea given the health insurance, stock benefits, steady income, and retirement safety net you're afforded. Yet when the ever growing demands on your life are no longer satiated by late nights and cocktails of ...

Identical twins Amal and Juan graduate with Bachelors degrees and receive the same job offer. Amal passes up the job offer to pursue a Masters degree while Juan takes the job offer and begins working. Two years pass and Amal graduates and begins working. By this time ...

Imagine rolling into the office every week and instead of clogging your arteries with junk from the vending machine, you're able to raid and pillage a big box of fresh, healthy, and delicious fruit. Well The FruitGuys have set out to enable office dwellers to do just that by ...

Imagine that you've been sitting on an idea for 15 years, an idea you dreamed up while doing time in high school detention. You and your college bud decide to act on it and try to make the idea a reality. You spend four years toiling through trade ...