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Award-winning journalist Rieva Lesonsky keeps current with small business trends. You hear a lot of opinions about starting a business. Some people tell you to be bold. Others tell you to wait for the right moment. In the latest episode of The Unsure Entrepreneur Podcast , Rieva Lesonsky cuts through the noise with practical advice based on decades of her work in small business journalism. Rieva spent twenty-five years as SVP/Editorial Director at Entrepreneur Magazine, one

When you start your first business, leadership might not be the first thing on your mind. You’re focused on product, customers, cash flow, and survival. But as Stephen Shedletzky explained on the latest episode of The Unsure Entrepreneur Podcast , leadership begins the moment you bring another person into your business. Stephen is the author of Speak-Up Culture: When Leaders Truly Listen, People Step Up and founder of Shed Inspires (website ShedInspires.com ), a leadership c

Ryan Lazanis helps accountants to systematize their firms and work less If you run an accounting or bookkeeping practice, chances are you’ve wrestled with long hours, underpricing, and the stress of being the bottleneck in your own business. On a recent episode of The Unsure Entrepreneur Podcast , I spoke with Ryan Lazanis , CPA and founder of Future Firm , about how to break that cycle and create a firm that actually works for you. I wanted to talk with Ryan to gain some ins

Paul Chato has lived several careers — comedian, television executive, entrepreneur, and now YouTube creator. I've known Paul for over 10 years. At one point, we both belonged to a weekly business networking group, and when Paul served a term as club President, I got to enjoy his trademark wit and humour at every meeting. Later on, we teamed up to create a small business cartoon strip called Sully's Startup which was so much fun. In our conversation on The Unsure Entrepreneu

When you think about the skills that define a successful entrepreneur, you probably list strategy, finance, or product knowledge. But...

"Entrepreneurship is an opportunity to do the thing you love your way,” says Faith Seekings. When do you stick with your business model...

Jamie Irvine has learned valuable business lessons from hosting 750+ podcast episodes. According to the website PodcastStatistics.com ,...

Entrepreneurship through acquisition is a viable path to business ownership, says Scott Stirrett, Founder of Venture for Canada. If you...

You’re dreaming about starting a business—but numbers aren’t exactly your thing. You imagine freedom and purpose, not spreadsheets and...