Micromidas: Transforming a College Project into an Industry Leading Bio-Tech...
Early Growth Financial Services (EGFS) is proud to count Micromidas, a chemical and bio-technology company, amongst its 160+ clients. How did Micromidas go from a college project to an industry leading...
View Article10 Things to Do Before Green-Lighting a New Project
Originally published in Noobpreneur What is one thing you ALWAYS do before green-lighting a new project or biz idea? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an...
View Article3 Things Startups Shouldn’t Worry About (and 3 Things They Should!)
I’ve met so many founders and early-stage teams who spend too much time worrying about the wrong things. These misguided concerns are a time-suck and not productive. So I thought it’d be helpful to...
View Article11 Business Models Your Startup Should Emulate
Originally featured in Personal Branding Blog. What non-startup brand do you emulate most and why? Entrepreneurs were asked about the business models that most inspire their own startups. The following...
View ArticleWhen Your Startup Business Plan Needs to Be Revised
How will you know when to revise your business plan? The short answer is that plans are living documents and should be constantly evolving. That being said, there are certain times when major, rather...
View ArticleBring Your Startup to the U.S.
Ever wondered what expanding your startup internationally entails? We shed some light, and hopefully—provided some encouragement, during our recent webinar with Daniel Glazer, Partner at Fried Frank,...
View ArticleStartup Game Changers: What to Focus On in Your Startup’s Early Days
Our Startup Game Changers panel in New York sparked such great discussion and good advice that I thought I’d share some of the highlights here. Frank Rimalovski, Executive Director of the NYU...
View ArticleBusiness Insurance: How to Make Sure Your Startup’s Covered
This guest post by Carl Niedbala originally appeared on Orrick’s Total Access blog. Buying insurance can be a daunting task, particularly for venture-backed startups. The market for relevant insurance...
View ArticleFive Startup Killers And How to Avoid Them
No one likes to talk about it, but the odds of an individual startup making it are pretty daunting. If you want to shift those odds in your favor, one of the most important things to do is to...
View ArticleEight Ways to ID New Market Opportunities
Originally published in Bplans. The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invitation-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs, asked eight of its members for their...
View ArticleAre You Putting Your Business At Risk by Making These Mistakes?
We had a lively webinar with Mary Juetten, Founder and CEO of TrakLight, on major mistakes that could sink your business. So you’ll have no excuses for making these, here’s a quick rundown of the...
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