Entrepreneurship
Wigs To Empower: Breaking The Stigma With Shani Lechan
Hair is undeniably a big part of every woman's identity. While some of us have been wearing the same hairstyle since high school, others prefer experimenting with new cuts and colours. Regardless of what we choose to do with it, most of us feel a strong connection between our hair, femininity, and sense of self. This is why losing it can be such a traumatic experience.
Creator CEO Vanessa Lau on How to Avoid Burnout as an Entrepreneur
Burnout - a tale as old as time. If you are an entrepreneur, burnout is one phenomenon you know you will experience a couple of times in your journey to building a successful business. Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental fatigue brought on by prolonged and extreme stress. It happens when you are overburdened, emotionally depleted, and incapable of coping with everyday demands.
Serial entrepreneur and investor, Danny Cortenraede, asks “What sets winning companies apart from the rest?”
Founding a company that survives its first year in business is an accomplishment in itself. With rampant inflation and sharp increases in owners' costs, the economic landscape is daunting. To create a business that not only survives but thrives is a rarity. Imagine, therefore, what it takes to build a company, from the ground up, that generates millions in revenue.
How a doctor is empowering people to take control of their own health for an optimised healthy life
Many of us live in a fast-paced world filled with highly processed food, high levels of stress and sedentary lifestyles. Yet, all this takes its toll on our bodies and many find themselves dealing with chronic health problems as early as their early 20s. While the majority of doctors seem to find the solution in the form of a pill, one doctor is taking a different approach.
Cover Story / The role of privilege in successful entrepreneurship
Hard work begets success, yes, but we must not forget how privilege plays a role.
Asian Entrepreneurship is Poised for Growth
Entrepreneurialism, previously the province of those few lucky enough to have been born in Silicon Valley or one of the handfuls of other startup hotbeds, has been democratised and globalised. There can be no doubt that the obstacles that used to prevent most ambitious would-be business builders from acting on their dreams have been, if not altogether removed, reduced dramatically.
Meet Connor McCrory The Journalist Behind Social Media
Connor McCrory was just 14-years-old he remembers reading and watching the daily news with his grandparents, learning about the world while listening to his grandfather yell at the tv every time CNN would run a story he disagreed with.
Brand Strategist & Entrepreneur Taylor Ping on Growing a PR Company
The world of public relations and representation has never died down. With an ever-growing base of online platforms and users, it seems like the sky is the horizon for making your brand known.
Never back down: How local online businesses are recovering from Covid financial crises
The pandemic has changed the world, or to a large extent, the business world. Covid-19 has devastated and decimated many businesses across different sectors and no one anticipated the economic downturn and the extra hurdle that Covid-19 created. The impact of Covid-19 has come as an exogenous shock to many business owners leaving their businesses in a precarious position.
Bangladesh Youth Symposium held at IUB
Youth School for Social Entrepreneurs (YSSE), a youth-led non- profit organisation, organises “Bangladesh Youth Symposium 2018” in association with “Independent HR Society (IHRS)” on the premises of Independent University in Dhaka.
6 steps to get people to trust your e-commerce site
You have a site or Facebook page for your business. You have great products. You also have a good amount of people that know about you. But no one is buying. Where lies the mystery? How do you turn those visitors into buyers?
Local health tech startup goes to the global round of Seedstars World this year
Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes brought its Bangladesh round to a successful close last week for the third year in a row on October 23.
Quick start-up, quick money
When we think of starting a business these days, our thought is subconsciously drawn towards the disruptive startups that have helped their owners earn millions while propelling them to celebrity status. But have you considered that it's possible to have a successful business that does not require groundbreaking VR technology, expert advertising skills, or expensive video equipment?
6 questions to ask yourself to fail-proof your business idea
Planning to kick-start a new venture? Then you must be considering your own set of factors to materialise your business plan. But if you are still on the fence and do not know whether your approach is solid and foolproof, here is a list of questions you should ask yourself before you take the plunge.
Musical Entrepreneur Tony M Fountain is inspired by his personal life to help growing artistes
For American entrepreneur, producer, and the founder of Now Entertainment Magazine, Tony M. Fountain, music is not merely a means to earn a living, but it’s also a source of healing for the soul. Following a tumultuous childhood, emotionally stressful teenage years, and an even harder time finding his footing as a young adult, Fountain attests to keeping his wits about him by pouring out his heart in lyrics and tunes.
The Lamborghini Vision: CEO Jason Hennessey's Journey from Small Consultancy to Eight-figure Empire
Most times, childhood aspirations have a way of infusing themselves into adult realities, and anyone would be lucky to recall those little visions and spot the connection.
From Ground Zero to Seven Figures: How Entrepreneur Hanson Cheng Is Redefining Business Scaling Systems
As an entrepreneur, diving head-first into any industry or sector to simply "follow the pack" and continue the cycle is often the first step to failed expectations. There's no way to stand out if you're toeing the general, regular, and overstepped footprints, especially when the field is over-saturated with strong competitors.
The Unseen Side of Success: Why Are Failures an Underrated Part of the Entrepreneurial Journey?
People only see the results and not the process, and this is why aspiring entrepreneurs are often knocked off balance when the going gets too tough. They admire successful “mentors” and “role models” without absorbing every step of their journey. These are realities that you can’t exactly sit in a classroom and learn in any business program. These programs may teach you to “fail-proof” your ventures in paper-practical ways, but in the real world, it’s a whole other version of an unpredictable game.
