How I Got a Deal on Shark Tank

About 40,000 people apply each season; 100 actually make it on air. EO member Mitch Allen is one of them! Mitch Allen, an Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) member in Fort Worth, is founder and Head Elf of Hire Santa, a service that brings the season to life with thousands of professionally trained Santas worldwide. On December

December 6, 2018

2 Hours in Positano that Changed My Life

Written by Aaron Lee, founder & CEO at iluma Agency. The original version of this article appeared on Aaron's LinkedIn blog. Aaron graduated from EO Accelerator and went on to become an EO member in 2011. He says, "One of the most meaningful discoveries I made in EO Accelerator was that I was not alone as an entrepreneur.

December 5, 2018

AI Replacing Workers? Don’t Start Downsizing Yet.

Written by EO Puerto Rico member and business strategy and software engineering expert Carlos Meléndez. The original version of this article appeared on Carlos' company blog. There’s been lots of talk about how artificial intelligence (AI) could replace workers in the not-too-distant future. According to Oxford University researchers, 47 percent of U.S. jobs could be replaced by

November 30, 2018

How Small Businesses Can Easily Adopt Cloud Computing

Written for EO by Ashley Fletcher Frampton Anyone who has embarked on the entrepreneurship journey knows the risks are plentiful. One area of risk that cannot be underestimated is your company’s information technology (IT) system: It can impact everything from data security to business performance. The rise of cloud computing has lowered this exposure dramatically. Here’s

November 28, 2018

At the Intersection of People, Purpose and Profits

As founder of InfoTrust, a digital analytics consulting and technology company, and the company’s Basket Brigade, a program that delivers Thanksgiving meals to local families in need, Alex Yastrebenetsky thinks he’s on to something. Is it because the InfoTrust Foundation was approved as a 501(c)3? Sure. Or perhaps it’s because InfoTrust won the top spot on the

November 26, 2018

Unexpected Business Expenses to Plan for in 2019

Written for EO by Jessica Thiefels, social media coach and organic marketing consultant. You probably know that only 20 percent of all businesses survive past their first year. (And that only half survive more than five years, according to Business Insider.) But did you know that the top reason why those businesses fail is capital? 82 percent

November 21, 2018