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“Let us be the first stop on your journey for starting your business. As a serial entrepreneur, I launched Wicked Start because I know the joys and challenges of business ownership. Starting a new business can be as exciting as it can be daunting. The reality is that with millions of new businesses being started each year in this country, about 50% will fail in the first 3 years. Why? Most fail because of poor or inadequate planning.
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Legal Agreements For Your Founding Team
08/31/10One of the biggest choices of a start-up founder’s entire experience will be finding help for his or her company – including picking co-founders and key staff. Investors always say they look behi ... Read more >>
Company Names and Domain Names
08/30/10It used to be that finding the name for your business was as simple as a trademark search. Now, after you find a unique name for your business, you also need a relevant domain name. You probably also ... Read more >>
ON THE RADAR
Have An Idea For a Business? Well, Get Going!
08/01/10My earliest childhood memory is of getting a tricycle for my birthday. I was so happy riding that little bike everywhere and loved the places it took me, but most of all, I loved just pedaling. (See page 18 of the online version of the August/September Issue) ... Read more >>
Trials and Tribulations….Starting a Small Business
05/03/10I think it’s important to start a business based on a passion, whether that’s a hobby or an interest. You must love what you’re doing to make it a success. ... Read more >>
SUCCESS STORIES
Julie Subotky was making a living in the
hospitality industry in Aspen, CO. As a self proclaimed ski-bunny, she
loved being out in the open, breathing in that famously fresh mountain
air day in and day out. Over time, however, Julie needed to make a shift
in her life—to “get a real job,” as she recalled. Not wanting to leave
Aspen, she thought about what she could do to earn a living with a real
wage and with growth potential. A seasonal service job was not the
long-term solution
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