Two Tampa entrepreneurs are serving as executive producers of ELON, a feature film focused on the years when Tesla struggled to survive and Elon Musk was still trying to convince investors, employees and customers that the electric-vehicle company had a future. Nick Friedman, co-founder of College HUNKS Hauling Junk, and Punit Shah, chief executive of … Read more
A father, a son and the setbacks that reshaped a Tampa construction company.
Why deals fail, what buyers want and how to prepare your business for a successful sale.
Dave and Susan Ward explain how Buddy Brew is scaling beyond its cafe roots.
While there’s something to be said for bootstrapping a business, leveraging debt to launch or scale can be a game changer if handled properly. The key to success here is twofold. First, you need to be responsible with debt because it can quickly spiral out of control—especially in a soft economy, so how you use … Read more
Something every entrepreneur has to deal with at some point in their careers are crises that they most likely didn’t cause, and unfortunately, it’s often a more frequent occurrence than most people who aren’t in your position would expect. While a business needs to be run based on its budget, we don’t operate in a … Read more
While I love the opportunities that entrepreneurship provides, the reality is it’s an incredibly challenging environment. The long hours, stress, politics, uncertainty, and risk, can quickly overwhelm even the most resilient operators—especially early in your career. That’s why it’s so important to understand how to build the right mindset to overcome the challenges you’ll face … Read more
As someone who grew up in a communist country, I never thought I’d be living in America, as a successful entrepreneur, boldly creating the life I have today, but here I am. That didn’t happen overnight. I faced immense challenges and evolved numerous times along the way, starting as an academic, then transitioning into software … Read more
Founders back first employee’s golf startup as SWANG expands nationally.
Running a business is one of the hardest things you’ll ever do. It may not be as tough as going to the front lines in combat or rushing into a burning building to save a family, but it’s pretty damn close to the top of the list. That’s because as an entrepreneur, everything depends on … Read more
