One morning in the middle of March, a slow-moving spring blizzard stalled above eastern Nebraska, pounding the state capital of Lincoln with 60-mile-per-hour winds, driving sleet, and up to eight inches of snow. Lincoln Electric System, the local electric utility, has approximately 150,000 customers. By lunchtime, nearly 10% of them were without power. Ice was…
Despite progress in gender equality among most sectors of society, women-owned businesses still face unique challenges in the marketplace. One way to try and overcome these obstacles is through customer-facing business certifications. These independent, third-party evaluations can play a big role in boosting your credibility with potential lenders and customers alike.
An elevator pitch gives you one minute to convince potential investors to consider your business as a lucrative opportunity. As venture capitalist myself, here are a few helpful tips that’ll catch an investor’s attention and make them want to hear more.
From a small tech startup overseas to a growing U.S. job board software leader, here’s how I turned my vision into a successful reality, one step at a time.
Kia Jam, founder and President of the independent film production company K. Jam Media, breaks down how the movie biz has changed and what has remained the same in the era of streamers.