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Lessons from Leaders

Presented By Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and EIX

Behind most successful entrepreneurs you are likely to find a mentor. Someone who has completed the long, bumpy road to business success and is willing to share lessons they learned along the way. Next Avenue sat down with experienced mentors to gather wisdom we think will be helpful to a variety of new small businesses.

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Mentors Can Minimize Rookies' Risks

How experienced business executives can help entrepreneurs recognize, prioritize and manage the risks facing their startups
By Mark A. Stein

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How Mentors Help People Turn Great Ideas into Viable Businesses

Mentorships are a proven way to avoid making mistakes that more-experienced entrepreneurs have already made
By Rachel Leland

How a New Business Survived COVID and Thrived

With the help of a mentor, a small business in Pennsylvania outlived the pandemic and is poised to make the most of its second chance
By Mark A. Stein

How to Run Your Business and Have a Life, Too

Tips from successful small-business owners on balancing working hours and leisure time

Pivot to Profit

Switching from one product or service to another may save a foundering business, but how do you know what to do and when to do it?

Black Entrepreneurship Blossoms

A revival in startups after COVID is opening opportunities for Black small-business owners

How to Find a Mentor After 50

Look for people — younger or older than you — whose work you admire, and approach them graciously and gratefully

Finding Fulfillment in Retirement

A former corporate marketer returns to the classroom, this time in the footsteps of a mentor who had kindled her passion for writing

Paying It Forward by Mentoring

Mentors helped Roberto Mighty succeed as a filmmaker, artist and television host, and now he is doing the same for others

How to Develop a Successful Social Media Strategy

Humanize your brand rather than focus on your product; find a wise mentor who can help you avoid common mistakes

Mentors Encourage a Rural Renaissance

Entrepreneurs are discovering small towns whose enthusiastic business and civic mentors are a catalyst for a success
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Best Advice for Starting a Business After 50

Serial entrepreneur and former world judo champion AnnMaria De Mars talks about what to do, and not do, when starting a company in midlife

How to Start Your Own Business and Still Have a Life

Getting a startup off the ground without working every available hour in the day requires discipline

Starting a Business? Plan Carefully and Adjust Quickly

Why it is so important to be both strategic and flexible when running a new business

How Startups Can Prepare for Hard Times

Our model entrepreneur wisely keeps her business and personal finances separate and balances growth with prudence

Using Social Media to Market Startup Businesses

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other platforms can connect you directly to people already interested in what you offer

Tax Tips for Entrepreneurs with New Small Businesses

As she celebrates one year in business, Patricia Wynn gets expert advice on how to tackle taxes

'We Will Create Together' is the Mantra for This Entrepreneur's Yarn Shop

Russell Brent's second act is focused on building a community of knitters while living out his own dream

The Learning Curve of Starting a New Business

Lifestyle assistant Patricia Wynn is researching everything from membership organizations to online workshops
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