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Preparing Tomorrow’s Business Leaders Through Pageantry

It takes a lot of work to want something big! “When I’m defeated and disappointed, I practice the 3P’s to help me overcome and push through: Patience, Persistence, and Perseverance.” Crystle Stewart, American Actress, Model and Miss USA 2008. Owner of Miss Academy, a pageant training school, and director of the Miss Houston Pageant, Crystal competed in pageants 12 times before being crowned Miss USA 2008. She competed five times for Miss Houston, five-time for […]

The State of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, According to Today’s Business Owners: Current Attitudes and Perceptions

When last polled, the majority of small business owners would recommend starting a business today. More than three-quarters of small business owners (79%) would recommend starting a business today, while 21% would not. Business owners that describe today’s business environment as either better or the same compared to when they started their business make up 71% of the small business owners. Of those respondents, 46% said the business environment is better and 25% of business […]

How To Start A Business Part III: Write A Business Plan

In our previous article on this series about starting a business, we looked at the various ways to refine your business. Today, we look at your business plan. A good business plan is one that guides you through each stage of your business. It is a plan that stipulates how best to handle growth, how to manage unforeseen circumstances, and how to respond to pressures both from with and outside the organization. As an entrepreneur, […]

How To Start A Business Part II: Refining Your Business Idea

How To Start A Business: Research Stage In the first article of this series, we looked at how to fine-tune your business idea to match up the needs of your target audience. We also delved deeper into how as an entrepreneur you can identify the market gaps that will inform your business idea and how to take advantage of the information around you and turn it to your good. In this article, we will look […]