Before you can monitor results you must determine what results you need to measure and what your targets for those measurements are. These are key items in your budget, as are the ongoing reports that you should generate to determine whether your team is on track or not. Discussing the myriad of different items that [...]

Working from home can have cost-savings advantages and certainly makes sense for a lot of start-up businesses. Here are some guidelines to ensure working from home will increase the odds of running a successful business: Start working at the same time each day. Studies show that people who are consistent with the time when they [...]

If you are an innovative entrepreneur between the ages of 18-39, this fund can offer you: Up to $50,000 in financing; Two years of business mentoring; An exclusive Innovation Workshop; Expert advice from key business leaders; and Access to helpful business resources & CYBF’s community of over 5,000 members. In its third consecutive year, CYBF [...]

The Spin Master Innovation Fund provides a boost of financing and mentoring which helps innovative entrepreneurs launch and build successful businesses. See what this 2012 Spin Master Innovation Fund recipient has been up to in our sixth story in a series of “Where are they now?” blog posts. (Click on image to enlarge) Read more [...]

What a wonderful May week we had last week – weather was beautiful and entrepreneurship was on everyone’s mind! Great things are happening at CYBF, check them out below: Only 2 weeks left to apply for The Spin Master Innovation Fund! There is $50k financing, mentoring & expert advice CYBF attended the Enactus competition which [...]

Small businesses, such as start-ups, need to build their reputation from the ground up. This includes looking for viable commercial space to grow their estate. With the growing number of available options in the market, finding the right place is not the main problem. Instead, negotiating a commercial lease is what gives business owners a [...]