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Private Small-Business Grants for Women

Private Small-Business Grants for Women

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...
AI Reveals the Most Human Parts of Creativity

AI Reveals the Most Human Parts of Creativity

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...
The 5 People Any Entrepreneur Needs to Start a Business

The 5 People Any Entrepreneur Needs to Start a Business

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...
Starting up a business in recessionary times

Starting up a business in recessionary times

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...
Private Small-Business Grants for Women

The Crucial Counterpunch of Strategic Planning

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...
Get Ready, Get Set, Go Global

Get Ready, Get Set, Go Global

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...
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