Will Private Numbers Hurt Newly Public Businesses? Learning from WeWork’s Public Transition

As more and more businesses are choosing to make the lucrative leap from private to public, business owners and CEOs are learning more about what it takes to make that transition successful. WeWork, a popular shared work space company, filed for a recent I.P.O. and, while their numbers are impressive, many investors agree that specifics are lacking, making it difficult to decide whether or not it is worth the risk.

The Trashiest $32 Billion Business You’ve Ever Seen

When it comes to owning your own business, there are certain tasks that require you to roll up your sleeves and get a little dirty. More often than not, however, these entrepreneurial tasks are figuratively, not literally, dirty. That definitely isn’t the case for Adrian Paisley, whose business and business model was recently written about in an article featured in the New York Times. Paisley might look like a survivalist, often driving around a large truck and trailer filled to the brim with an assortment of broken and tossed-to-the-curb goods, but he’s a serious entrepreneur, one whose business is part of the $32 billion generated each year by recycling scrap metal.

Ready to Start a Business? 5 Legal To-Dos You Can’t Skip

There’s so much to get done when starting a new business. And, while making a website and getting your branding nailed down is important, there are other subtler yet equally important tasks you have to accomplish. Specifically, there are legal to-dos that every new business owner needs to complete before they can officially open the doors to their business, whether online or brick-and-mortar.

Why Small Businesses Need to Pay Attention to Young Environmental Activists

 Although there are several hot topics currently uniting today’s youth in America, one of the most compelling is the environment. Not only does concern about climate change and the health of the environment bring young people together, but it mobilizes them, taking them well outside of their classrooms, into the streets, and even to your front door. In nearly every big city around the country this year, there has been some sort of march or protest about climate change and social injustice - and the majority of people who are attending them are young and passionate.