How Should Entrepreneurs Invest Money?

by Elle Kaplan | Sep 25, 2015 | Entrepreneurship, Financial Health

As an entrepreneur, you probably don’t just want to see your small-business launch successfully, you want to see it thrive for the long-term, right? This would make sense. Why else would you spend so much of your time, effort, sweat and tears on something just...

Three Numbers to Know Before Launching A Startup

by Elle Kaplan | Jan 27, 2015 | Budgeting, Entrepreneurship, Success

When launching a startup, you face the task of turning inspiration for innovation into a profitable product or service. Ideas are a dime a dozen: the successful startup differentiates itself in execution, and this ultimately comes down to the numbers and...

Bootstrapping vs VC Funding

by Elle Kaplan | Nov 17, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Success

When I founded LexION Capital, I received several offers to fund the firm. These ranged from an infusion of capital to partnership to part ownership in exchange for backing. I turned them all down in favor of funding the firm entirely on my own. In fact, this was...

Entrepreneurial Creativity: Three Ways to Hack Into Innovation

by Elle Kaplan | Oct 7, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership

An entrepreneur can adopt a strategic management style that helps nurture an entrepreneurial mindset in her entire team. To foster a culture of entrepreneurial creativity and innovation, guide your employees to start thinking like intra-preneurs–people who bring...

Management Mistakes To Avoid As An Entrepreneur

by Elle Kaplan | Sep 29, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership

The Peter Principle: things that work well will be applied in more and more challenging applications – until inevitably, they reach a point at which they have exceeded their ability to be effective. Unless this principle is heeded, even an excellent tool or...