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Carolyn Young

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

23 Business Ideas to Start with $100K

23 Business Ideas to Start with $100K

Carolyn Young

Published on July 29, 2022

If you’ve got an entrepreneurial nest egg of around $100,000, you’ve got a ton of great options for your next business venture. You could starta ...

14 Middleman Business Ideas for Connecting Buyers and Sellers

14 Middleman Business Ideas for Connecting Buyers and Sellers

Carolyn Young

Published on July 28, 2022

A “middleman” is basically a broker, the person who brings together buyer and seller to make a deal. Brokers don’t just work in stocks andreal ...

16 Street Food Business Ideas for Food Lovers

16 Street Food Business Ideas for Food Lovers

Carolyn Young

Published on July 28, 2022

Hot dogs, pizza, snow cones and bubble tea are among Americans’ favorite street foods, which are quicker and more affordable than restaurantfo ...

18 Party Business Ideas for Every Celebration

18 Party Business Ideas for Every Celebration

Carolyn Young

Published on July 21, 2022

If you like to socialize and have great organizing skills, then starting a party-related business might be the perfect career choice. Greatattention ...

Top 9 Printing Business Ideas for Entrepreneurs

Top 9 Printing Business Ideas for Entrepreneurs

Carolyn Young

Published on July 21, 2022

The US printing industry is recovering from the pandemic and expected to gain strength as the economy improves. Although printing will continue tofa ...

12 Retirement Business Ideas for a Fulfilling Second Career

12 Retirement Business Ideas for a Fulfilling Second Career

Carolyn Young

Published on July 21, 2022

If you’re like many retirees these days, you’re not quite ready to slow down. You want to be productive and of real use. If you’re considering ...

7 Business Ideas Aimed at Babies

7 Business Ideas Aimed at Babies

Carolyn Young

Published on July 21, 2022

If you love spending time with toddlers, newborns and growing youngsters, starting a business related to their care might come naturally for you. It ...

21 Tourism and Travel Business Ideas

21 Tourism and Travel Business Ideas

Carolyn Young

Published on July 21, 2022

The tourism industry is massive and diverse, offering many opportunities for sharp entrepreneurs. You could start a travel agency, acampground, ...

Best 26 Christmas Business Ideas for a Joyful Season

Best 26 Christmas Business Ideas for a Joyful Season

Carolyn Young

Published on July 21, 2022

There’s a reason they call Christmas the most wonderful time of the year! Because it’s a great time to be an entrepreneur. Business andr ...