Building Your Business

Your business is stable, you’ve been around for a few years, your company is…not growing?

Ethan Chambers
2 Aug, 2014

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As a prospective student entrepreneur or current student business owner, I’m sure you’ve heard the sayings “X number of young businesses go under in Y number of years”, “Most businesses fail in the first or second year”, etc. For those of us that own or are employed in student start-up companies, it’s not possible for… Read More

Give away free advice, not services

Sarah Banas
8 Sep, 2013

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The more I help a potential client, the more I am paying them to not be my client. It was a client who told me when I first began my business and tried to help them at my expense: don’t do it. This both stunned and hurt me. It was and is against my nature… Read More

Where Does the Money Come From?

Nate Hartmann
1 Aug, 2013

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Literally every single entrepreneur is trying to make something out of nothing. That’s the whole idea, after all. And for almost every single collegiate entrepreneur, money is among the many nothings we are trying to build upon. So where does the money come from? This nifty little video by the Kauffman Foundation outlines how most… Read More

3 Fixable Bumps in the Road

Nate Hartmann
31 Jul, 2013

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It’s inevitable, really. Everyone who starts a business reaches a point where things aren’t going perfectly. And it’s hard to know whether or not that imperfection is temporary or permanent. I can’t count the number of times I’ve seen self-imposed ultimatums, always the result of that inevitable bump, come and go. My freshman year alone,… Read More

When to Incorporate

Nate Hartmann
23 Jul, 2013

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So you’ve got a great idea. And over a few drinks at Murphy’s, you’ve assembled a crack team that is going to bring this multi-bagillion dollar idea to market. You’ve even get to a great name and the domain is even available. Everything is falling in to place – but is it time for you… Read More

Nick Woodman of GoPro: Starting a Business

Nate Hartmann
22 Jul, 2013

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Nick Woodman, founder and CEO of GoPro, talks about his experience being an entrepreneur right after college. One of the keys to success that he points out is self-imposed deadlines. “If I hadn’t succeeded by the time I was 30 years old that I’d pack it in and go get a real job. And that… Read More

Top 20 Cities for Venture Capital

Nate Hartmann
21 Jul, 2013

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Everyone thinks they have to move out to Silicon Valley or New York City to get some attention. But Richard Florida, a senior editor for The Atlantic, made a list of the top 20 cities for venture capital. Check it out below. Image originally from Inc.com Read More

So You’ve Made an App

Nate Hartmann
15 Jul, 2013

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When I lived in the Lincoln Avenue Residence Halls my sophomore year at the University of Illinois, I got addicted to Fruit Ninja. That’s right about the time that I started to get the idea that making a game would be great – time consuming – but great. During one of the floor dinners, I… Read More