Entrepreneurship / 12 posts found
Challenges Faced By Native & Indigenous Entrepreneurs [Data + Expert Tips]
Welcome to Breaking the Blueprint — a blog series that dives into the unique business challenges and opportunities of underrepresented business owners and entrepreneurs. Learn how they’ve grown or scaled their businesses, explored entrepreneurial ventures within their companies, or created side hustles, and how their stories can inspire and inform your own success. For many Native entrepreneurs, it’s not active discrimination that proves the biggest issue in getting a business off the ground. In fact, per a recent Breaking the Blueprint HubSpot Blog survey, many Natives don’t feel like their heritage figures one way or the other into their entrepreneurship […]
Substack Is The New Branding Frontier for Founder-Influencers. Is It Working?
Welcome to Trends, a weekly newsletter with the zestiest business trends and actionable insights for entrepreneurs. The best part of my job is being surrounded by content-obsessed folks. They’re pros at creating great content, but also at sniffing it out. So when two of them, without coordination, point me to Substack, I pay attention. Source: Google Trends, six-month rolling average Apparently, the self-publishing platform is enjoying a fresh boost in popularity — many entrepreneurs are seeing it as a better alternative to social media. “Substack is the new Instagram,” Free People’s director of brand marketing, Libby Strachan, told Glossy. What’s Old […]
Behind Viral Food Brands: Do Trends Matter in CPG Design?
Graza. Fishwife. Brightland. If you’ve never heard of them, just walk into a local specialty store — you’re guaranteed to spot some of these brands, with packaging so aesthetically pleasing they make you feel like walking inside an Instagram feed. Gander helped build the Graza brand from scratch, an olive oil that comes in a squeeze bottle. Source: GoPuff Marked by bright colors, bold fonts, and creative illustrations, this style of packaging is now moving beyond specialty stores and into big retail aisles. “If you walk into almost every major retail chain grocery store in the US, there would be […]
This Newsletter Growth Trend Is Straight from Wall Street
Welcome to Trends, a weekly newsletter with the zestiest business trends and actionable insights for entrepreneurs. So you’re cruising along on Instagram, and see an ad for a newsletter that grabs your attention. You give the ad a click, and enter your email to subscribe. That publisher has aced everything up until that point with: An enticing message on their ad Placed in front of you on the right platform A landing page that got you to convert But after you click “subscribe”, something a little different happens… SparkLoop’s co-registration widget. Tricky dicky. This publisher (who you only know from […]
4 Key Insights: How AI Is Redefining Startup GTM Strategy
AI and startups? It just makes sense. Between the prophecy of single-person billion-dollar companies, and the pinch felt by founders as VCs tighten wallets, startups are counting on AI for a winning go-to-market strategy. It’s a smart bet, too. In HubSpot’s survey of over 1,000 startup founders, 86% said AI has had a positive impact on their GTM strategy. Those with the highest growth and most funding are more likely to attribute their growth to AI. Here are some more interesting tidbits from the meaty report: 1. AI Jobs Are Hot The report shows that 71% of startup founders already have a […]
7 Expert & Data-Backed Trend Predictions for 2024
It’s that time of the year… We asked a few badass colleagues and expert Trendsters what they think will be huge in 2024. Here’s what they said: 1. Niche Sports Sara Friedman, Senior Writer of The Hustle Pickleball has grown into a national craze, with courts and other related businesses popping up everywhere. In 2024, more niche sports will follow. Source: Google Trends, six-month rolling average Games like badminton, racquetball, croquet, and spikeball will see increased popularity through activity bars, facilities, and clubs. These sports will be used to fill vacant shopping malls and offices that are too difficult to flip […]
3 Native Entrepreneurs in Different Sectors
Welcome to Breaking the Blueprint — a blog series that dives into the unique business challenges and opportunities of underrepresented business owners and entrepreneurs. Learn how they’ve grown or scaled their businesses, explored entrepreneurial ventures within their companies, or created side hustles, and how their stories can inspire and inform your own success. It’s no secret that Native entrepreneurs face an uphill battle when starting up their businesses. Indigenous businesses have hurdles at nearly every step of the process, whether it’s a lack of access to credit, trouble getting technical assistance or training, or a cultural barrier between investor expectations […]
49 Essential Small Business Stats You Need to Know
Small businesses are the lifeblood of any economy. Mom-and-pop restaurants, corner stores, family-owned shops, boutique tech firms, and other ventures drive economic growth, foster innovation, and generate employment opportunities. These businesses are the beating heart of the community. They provide essential services and goods, adding a unique flavor to local markets. 2023 continues to illustrate the importance of small businesses as they navigate through challenges and seize new opportunities. In this article, we delve into the nitty-gritty of small business statistics for 2023 and provide insights into their triumphs, tribulations, and trends. General Small Business Statistics Small Business Owner Statistics […]
5 Inspiring Indigenous and Native Entrepreneurs to Know About
Welcome to Breaking the Blueprint — a blog series that dives into the unique business challenges and opportunities of underrepresented business owners and entrepreneurs. Learn how they’ve grown or scaled their businesses, explored entrepreneurial ventures within their companies, or created side hustles, and how their stories can inspire and inform your own success. Native entrepreneurship often occupies two worlds. Aspiring Indigenous business owners navigate historic barriers to traditional financing and growth — while building culturally informed, sustainable ventures. This challenging climate hasn’t stopped these entrepreneurs from entering nearly every industry imaginable to make an Indigenous imprint on the world while supporting themselves…
Advice and Resources for AAPI Business Owners, From AAPI Business Owners
Welcome toBreaking the Blueprint — a blog series that dives into the unique business challenges and opportunities of underrepresented business owners and entrepreneurs. Learn how they’ve grown or scaled their businesses, explored entrepreneurial ventures within their companies, or created side hustles, and how their stories can inspire and inform your own success. Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, originating from around 20 diverse countries, have a long history of exclusion, strict immigration laws, and discrimination. When immigrants, like my grandfather, from East and Southeast Asia made it into America in the 19th and 20th centuries, most of the available jobs were […]