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Have you been dreaming about starting a business, but telling yourself you don’t have enough time? All you need is 15 minutes a day. Really! Here’s how to make inertia your friend and kickstart momentum.

It’s never too late to start your own business. In fact, the data shows that older may indeed be better when it comes to launching a new venture. Here’s a look at just 5 of the things that entrepreneurs over 40 have going for them that younger people don’t.

Don't believe everything you hear about finding investors. In this episode, special guest (and securities lawyer) Jenny Kassan pulls back the curtain on ways to raise funds that other people just don’t talk about.

To compete with other businesses that do basically the same thing, you have to be a special kind of different. Nail that and you won’t really be “competing” against anyone. Find out what I mean in this episode.

When it comes to attracting investors, it takes more than painting a rosy financial picture. Investors need to be romanced. To do that, you have to connect with investors on two levels. Here’s how.

Momentum is good, but impulsivity isn’t. When you’re starting a new business, one of the most basic human urges is to dive in without stopping to think, evaluate and consider all the “details.” Here’s how to get it right the first time.

Talking to people is an essential part of putting together your business plan. Otherwise, you’ll make critical errors that could sink your business just as it’s getting started — something completely avoidable just by doing some legwork ahead of time.

Startups can fail for a lot of reasons. Sure, sometimes those reasons are external. But truthfully, so many startups fail because the founder makes a perfectly preventable mistake that cripples or kills the company.

There’s a common misconception that business plans are rigid documents that lock you into a roadmap you can’t deviate from. Done right, a business plan is a flexible roadmap that empowers you to adapt quickly and take advantage of opportunities. First and foremost, though, it's essential to helping you build a business that actually succeeds over the long haul.

Good estimates not only help you avoid business-crippling problems like running short on cash or getting your pricing wrong, but they also play an important role in winning over investors.