Startups

Dog boarding accommodation provides a place where dog owners can pay to have their pets looked after whilst they are away on holiday. A good boarding business will ensure a dog is properly fed, has enough space and access to a comfortable sleeping area, enjoys at least one walk a day and is given toys […]

Emily Newton is a manufacturing journalist who regularly covers the industry trends. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of Revolutionized. Subscribe to read more from Emily.  Gone are the days of early morning commutes and in-person meetings for many Americans. Despite the increase in COVID-19 vaccinations and the world slowly opening back up, Gallup reported that […]

Business owners are faced with various challenges, and when it comes to making the massive decision of whether to rent or purchase business premises, there are several essential factors to take into account. Whether you have already found a suitable property with the option to buy or rent or are still only considering the possibility, […]

Intellectual property rights are a common form of legal protection for the creators. IP laws have made some of the world’s most considerable contributions possible, especially in the economy. Countless businesses, companies, organisations, innovators, scientists, entrepreneurs rely on the enforcement of their patents or copyrights. Consumers are assured of high-quality when buying an IP-backed product. […]

What do What’s App, Airbnb and Uber all have in common? Their founders all started them up during the last recession. That’s because a crisis is a good time to start a business. Credit is cheaper because of lower interest rates. Smart investors are looking to support promising new businesses. People are looking for innovation. […]

When trying to develop a marketing plan, there are quite a few things you need to take into consideration. While many people might know how to develop a business plan when they first start out, a marketing plan is a completely different thing. A well-planned marketing strategy is one of the main elements of your […]

So you want to be an entrepreneur. You want to dedicate thousands of hours into building a business that can take you to the promised land of success and financial freedom. You’ve been lured in by the images of flash cars, large houses, and holidays to some of the most beautiful places on earth. Are […]

Aspiring entrepreneurs are continually faced with cold, hard facts — 90% of startups fail, and most of them don’t even make it past their first year. But these daunting figures haven’t stopped budding entrepreneurs from trying. The companies who have found startup success have many common characteristics that can’t be ignored. A few of these […]

As digital transformation in the oil and gas industry evolves, companies turn regard on startups providing automation and digitalisation solutions — for example, in March 2019 Chevron announced that the company is going to invest $90m into hi-tech oil and gas startups, while at the beginning of 2019 BP made the $5m investment in artificial […]

Freelancing Can Be a Hard Business to Break Into—Here’s Five Things Not to Do (Hint: Not Get Cloud Storage ASAP.) Being a freelancer sounds like the gig of a lifetime—you get to work from home, be your own boss, and do something you love. And while those things might be true, freelancing isn’t all comfy […]

Kick starting a small business can be incredibly stressful, especially so if you aren’t implementing the best tools to do the job. As an entrepreneur with a vision, it’s important that the effort you put into creating your product or service is being promoted and supported appropriately in order to reach clients and grow your […]

Starting a Small Business with Minimal Investment The Canadian economy is constantly changing — and whether you’re an up-and-comer, considering a career change, or simply aspire the financial freedom of extra income, this means looking towards starting a small business with only minimal investment. And yes, it’s possible. Over the past years, small businesses have […]

How do you picture your retirement? You might not have a clear idea of what it’ll look like, but a lot of people would at least agree that retirement means ‘stop working’. It turns out that for 1 in 10 Brits, retirement just means time for a new boss – themselves. According to Aviva’s Retirement […]

Running a small business is never easily achieved. There are so many moving parts to manage with limited employees to get all the work completed on time that it’s often tougher than it is for larger firms. This is because bigger companies can throw more people at any given problem and have larger budgets that […]

The way in which you gather money to start a small business will decide much about your small business. Whether you’re an owner or a co-owner determines the amount of control you have over the company, as well as its business structure. The size of the loan you had to take determines how far away […]

Social media has changed the working world as we know it. Several careers have been created or made popular thanks to the popularity of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Whether considering the careers of successful fitness coaches or the working Instagram artist, it is undeniable that social media has created a way for entrepreneurs to earn […]

Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, has a two pizza rule for teams. It goes something like this: if you can’t feed the team with two pizzas, it’s too big. He really does have a point. Small teams can be eminently more productive, much happier and highly cost effective. Here’s five reasons why: 1. The level of […]

The quest to find a profitable niche – whether it’s for a side hustle or a main thing – is one that many entrepreneurs face. While some may follow their passions to build a profitable business, the majority of us out there today are more interested in finding an industry that offers endless profit and […]

500 Startups’ next batch of accelerator companies is launching now that its previous demo day has wrapped up, this time seemingly having a bit of a wider focus than we’re accustomed to seeing coming out of the firm. This batch, which contains 31 companies, focuses on a range of topics, like VR, healthcare, financial technology […]