If you’re thinking of launching a business for the first time, it helps to prepare yourself with as much entrepreneurial insight as possible. Them ...
Carolyn Young
Carolyn Young
Expertise
Entrepreneurship education, business management, business strategy
Currently
Senior Business Writer
Education
Bachelor's degree in Finance, The Ohio State University
Carolyn Young has over 25 years of experience in business in various roles, including bank management, marketing management, and business education.
She has written business plans for companies with complex products and business models, including a technology company that built a search engine optimization tool, a biotechnology company, and an online marketplace. She has helped several startup companies get off the ground.
She is the author of several entrepreneurship textbooks, and she created related entrepreneurship curriculum that has been taught in universities internationally. Titles include Introduction to Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Finance, and Lean Accelerator. The textbooks were part of an online learning platform designed for high school and college students. She was the Direct of Product Development for the company, Venture Highway, that launched the platform.
Carolyn also has expertise in financial business writing, with numerous financial whitepapers under her belt, as well as a technical manual for Chief Financial Officers.
She has been a freelance business writer for over ten years and has a bachelor’s degree in Finance from The Ohio State University. She is also the author of a novel, The Perfect View.
Carolyn has been featured in many online publications. Some of them include:
Recent articles
10 Questions to Ask an Entrepreneur (If You Want to Become One)
Carolyn Young
Published on January 22, 2023
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7 Networking Tips for Entrepreneurs
Carolyn Young
Published on January 22, 2023
When you decide to take the leap and start your own business, you’ll probably need to learn to do many things you’ve never done before – liken ...
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31 Key Entrepreneur Statistics You Need to Know
Carolyn Young
Published on January 22, 2023
Despite the pandemic – or perhaps because of it – Americans have started new businesses in record numbers in the last few years. As countlesspeo ...
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How Do Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) Pay Taxes?
Carolyn Young
Published on January 22, 2023
When you start a business and form a limited liability company (LLC), you step into a brand new world. One major hurdle is the dreaded T word –tax ...
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7 Common Entrepreneurial Risks
Carolyn Young
Published on January 21, 2023
Entrepreneurship often delivers great rewards, including financial gain, a sense of accomplishment, and greater control of your time and future. But ...
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What Must an Entrepreneur Do After Creating a Business Plan?
Carolyn Young
Published on January 10, 2023
So, you’ve a great idea for the next big thing and crafted a brilliant business plan around it. But what’s the next step? Do you start marketing ...
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20 Side Business Ideas (Side Hustles) for Extra Income
Carolyn Young
Published on December 4, 2022
Remember that time you found a $20 bill in the pocket of your old jeans? Now, imagine experiencing that kind of unexpected delight, but instead offi ...
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10 Best Repair Business Ideas for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Carolyn Young
Published on December 1, 2022
It’s usually cheaper to have a corrupted hard drive or a defective battery replaced than buying a new laptop, which could be twice as expensive.Th ...
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18 Elderly Care Business Ideas for Compassionate Entrepreneurs
Carolyn Young
Published on December 1, 2022
The number of Americans age 65 and up is increasing fast and set to hit 80 million by 2040. All those elderly people will need a great deal ofmedica ...
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