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By Emelie Calbick and Betty Wong on Tue Apr 19 2022

Asking your friends and family members to support your business monetarily can be hard, but almost every entrepreneur needs to know how to do this if they want to grow their business. Even Jeff Bezos Read more

By Andrew Levine on Mon Apr 11 2022

At the age of 51, Russell Brent launched Balzac & Company, a successful yarn store in Ocean Grove, N.J. Like many other second act personalities, Brent found his inspiration by returning to an early Read more

By Leslie Hunter-Gadsden on Tue Mar 22 2022

Patricia Wynn of Patricia Services, LLC | Credit: Patricia Wynn Editor’s note: In this series, Next Avenue will follow Patricia Wynn as she embarks on becoming an entrepreneur with her North Read more

By Leslie Hunter-Gadsden on Tue Feb 22 2022

Editor’s note: In this series, Next Avenue will follow Patricia Wynn as she embarks on becoming an entrepreneur with her North Carolina lifestyle assistant business. Future installments will note Read more

By Leslie Hunter-Gadsden on Mon Jan 24 2022

Editor’s note: In this series, Next Avenue will follow Patricia Wynn as she embarks on becoming an entrepreneur with her North Carolina lifestyle assistant business. Future installments will note Read more

By Kerry Hannon on Sun Oct 31 2021

In April 2021, when Jenny Yaeger, 55, launched her Denver-based accounting and financial consulting firm for small -and medium-sized businesses, ClariFI Business Solutions , she tapped her personal Read more

By Sharon Goldman on Mon Oct 11 2021

For Wendy Conklin, her Chair Whimsy company is now serious business | Credit: Courtesy of Wendy Conklin This article is part of America's Entrepreneurs , a Next Avenue initiative made possible by the Read more

By Leslie Hunter-Gadsden on Tue Sep 28 2021

Using the DJ handle "smooth operator," Vernon Prince Jr., 62, has launched VEGE Radio, an internet radio station offering older listeners R&B and jazz music along with entertaining, thought-provoking Read more

By Kimberly Eddleston and Jonas Ruzek on Tue Sep 14 2021

Editor’s note: This article is co-written by a member of the board of editors at EIX.org from The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation, which is a funder of a Next Avenue. The new, buzzy Netflix Read more

By Barbara Field on Wed Jul 07 2021

Kathy Goughenour grew her virtual training business. This article is part of America's Entrepreneurs, a Next Avenue initiative made possible by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and EIX. The Read more