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Bread Lover's Wheat Allergy Leads to a Second Career in Heritage Grains

Darrold and Martha Glanville EDITOR'S NOTE: This first-person account of changing careers and starting a business is one in a series of eight stories shared by Next Avenue readers. Read the entire Read More...

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Author: Mark Stein

How Startups Can Prepare for Hard Times

Starting a new business can be exciting, scary, and an opportunity for an entrepreneur to create a tangible version of their dreams. However, it can also be a slippery slope as creators of startups Read More...

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Author: Leslie Hunter-Gadsden

Using Social Media to Market Startup Businesses

Editor’s note: In this series, Next Avenue will follow Patricia Wynn as she embarks on becoming an entrepreneur with her North Carolina lifestyle assistant business. Future installments will note Read More...

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Author: Leslie Hunter-Gadsden

Is Asking Friends and Family Members for Money the Right Move for Your Business?

  Asking your friends and family members to support your business monetarily can be hard, but almost every entrepreneur needs to know how to do this if they want to grow their business. Even Read More...

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Authors: Emelie Calbick and Betty Wong

'We Will Create Together' is the Mantra for This Entrepreneur's Yarn Shop

At the age of 51, Russell Brent launched Balzac & Company, a successful yarn store in Ocean Grove, N.J. Like many other second act personalities, Brent found his inspiration by returning to an Read More...

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Author: Andrew Levine

The Learning Curve of Starting a New Business

Patricia Wynn of Patricia Services, LLC  |  Credit: Patricia Wynn Editor’s note: In this series, Next Avenue will follow Patricia Wynn as she embarks on becoming an entrepreneur with Read More...

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Author: Leslie Hunter-Gadsden

A New Entrepreneur Focuses on Staffing Plans

  Editor’s note: In this series, Next Avenue will follow Patricia Wynn as she embarks on becoming an entrepreneur with her North Carolina lifestyle assistant business. Future installments will Read More...

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Author: Leslie Hunter-Gadsden

Marketing Strategies for a New Entrepreneur

Editor’s note: In this series, Next Avenue will follow Patricia Wynn as she embarks on becoming an entrepreneur with her North Carolina lifestyle assistant business. Future installments will note Read More...

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Author: Leslie Hunter-Gadsden

How to Get Money to Start a Business

  In April 2021, when Jenny Yaeger, 55, launched her Denver-based accounting and financial consulting firm for small -and medium-sized businesses, ClariFI Business Solutions , she tapped her Read More...

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Author: Kerry Hannon

How to Run Your Side Hustle Like the Business It Is

For Wendy Conklin, her Chair Whimsy company is now serious business  |  Credit: Courtesy of Wendy Conklin This article is part of America's Entrepreneurs , a Next Avenue Read More...

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Author: Sharon Goldman