Kim wong 
Bangkok-based edutech startup SkillLane announced that it has received an undisclosed amount of funding from the founder and CEO of Thai snack giant Tao Kae Noi, Itthipat Peeradechapan. Tao Kae Noi Director Nutchatpong Peeradechapan has also participated in the round. SkillLane is an online school that offers courses for young professional to develop practical skills … Read more
The life of an entrepreneur isn’t easy. The early stages of every start-up is fraught with obstacles, potholes, dead ends and wrong turns. I know a lot about successful entrepreneurs because I studied 177 self-made millionaires over a five year period in order to find out exactly what they did to become successful. I share much … Read more
In 2016, around 1.86 billion users logged into Facebook on a daily basis. While businesses use several trendy social media platforms to market their businesses, Facebook continues to lead the way. Paid advertising, combined with organic posts, give businesses significant reach and influence. If your business isn’t using Facebook’s paid advertising platform to generate sales, … Read more
The best way to describe my initial impression of employee wellness company Zoojoo.be – named for the Tamil term “jujube,” or “it’s easy” – is Star Wars wrapped in a rainbow. While liberal use of color is not uncommon on startup websites, this one combines so many primary colors that it’s hard not to think … Read more
All pieces of business advice are myths—including this one. There’s been a lot of talk about what to do and what not to do about your business. Should you raise funds or go bootstrap? Do you need to start something new amid the existence of established players in your industry? Do you really need to be … Read more
If you are just starting your small business, one way to avoid common mistakes and increase your chances of success is by learning from those who came before you. You can gather a great deal of useful information by attending small business events, following business and industry influencers on social media, and reading blogs and … Read more
Question: What’s the best time for starting a business? Answer: Starting a business is similar to starting a relationship; the best time to start a business is when you have the time to devote your attention to it. This isn’t to say that there’s anything wrong with starting a part-time business or starting a business … Read more
Business partnerships have many advantages — they allow entrepreneurs to pool complementary skill sets, as well as to share startup costs and risk with one another. That makes them one of the most common ways of achieving success in business. Unfortunately, many of the advantages of partnerships can also be disadvantages, and statistics show that up … Read more
It seems that it is often young entrepreneurs who make the headlines and receive most of the recognition for their accomplishments. Think of Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Matt Mullenweg (WordPress) and Pete Cashmore (Mashable) — all in their early 20s, and high up on the list of successful entrepreneurs. But the age of the founder is … Read more
Technology is generally considered a driver of economic growth, yet only 4.9 percent of all US businesses are technology businesses. For the other 95 percent of small businesses, technology is not what they’re selling, yet it is critical to fueling the operations. Recently we talked with a group of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses alumni … Read more