by Molly Jay | Jun 1, 2023 | Access to Capital, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Starting a Business
I usually quote George Carlin, but here’s a recent banger from Harvard’s Kennedy School: Although nearly 40% of all privately held firms in the United States are founded by women, only 2% of U.S. venture capital financing is allocated to female-founded firms. Read...
by Molly Jay | Apr 1, 2023 | Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property
Not only technical masters of their craft, writers—great writers—have a deeply intimate relationship with words. When I read Hemingway, I damn well know I’m reading Hemingway. Dickens, Plath, King, Wilde, Tartt, these utterly distinct and nuanced writers are wholly...
by Molly Jay | Jan 1, 2023 | Entrepreneurship, Starting a Business
We’re entrepreneurs. We like to be the only cooks in our kitchen. We single-handedly plan the menu, prep, cook, serve, host and clean up. That’s fine for a dinner party here and there, but utter idiocy for sustaining a profitable restaurant. One of the top reasons new...
by Molly Jay | Dec 1, 2022 | Entrepreneurship, Starting a Business
I’m not much of an alarmist but those of us with a pulse can agree that the recession signals are flashing yellow right now. Staggering inflation, stock market losses, geopolitical strife and big tech layoffs suggest we may be approaching a period of recession, even...
by Molly Jay | Oct 4, 2022 | Education, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Starting a Business
We’ve all seen wickedly smart, creative and successful people torpedo their small business into the ground. They typically look upon their strategic business plan as a straight, unfettered, golden path to success. Their entrepreneurial hopes and dreams march in unison...
by Molly Jay | Sep 7, 2022 | Access to Capital, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Rebuilding a Business, Starting a Business
Are you a small business owner in need of some jet fuel to boost your website? A new Commerce program may have up to $4,000 worth of free jet fuel for you. Whether you need an e-commerce site built from scratch, are already selling online locally or nationally, or...
