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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

How to Start a Home Decor Business

How to Start a Home Decor Business

Carolyn Young

Published on February 4, 2022

Everybody wants their home to look great. Especially these days, it’s where we spend the most time, so it’s important that our home feels warman ...

How to Start a Crystal Business

How to Start a Crystal Business

Carolyn Young

Published on February 1, 2022

Natural crystals, gems, and stones are thought to have healing properties for both mind and body. As a result, they are extremely popular and haveca ...

How to Start a Self-Defense Training Business

How to Start a Self-Defense Training Business

Carolyn Young

Published on February 1, 2022

Ours is a dangerous world, and it helps to be able to defend yourself. If you have strong self-defense skills, you could provide this valuableservic ...

How to Start a Sewing Business

How to Start a Sewing Business

Carolyn Young

Published on February 1, 2022

Sewing is often disrespected, but it’s a valuable skill. If you’re good at it you could start your own business, do alterations, embellishclothi ...

How to Start a Dance Studio

How to Start a Dance Studio

Carolyn Young

Published on February 1, 2022

Ballroom dancing, ballet, salsa, hip hop, jazz – the possibilities for a dance studio are endless. And the US dance studio industry is worthnearly ...

How to Start a Jet Ski Rental Business

How to Start a Jet Ski Rental Business

Carolyn Young

Published on February 1, 2022

If you’ve ever been on a jet ski, you know that there’s nothing like flying over the water with the wind blowing through your hair. Recreational ...

How to Start a Car Hauling Business

How to Start a Car Hauling Business

Carolyn Young

Published on January 31, 2022

If you’re a truck driver, you may have thought about taking control and starting your own business. The US car hauling industry is worth nearly$11 ...

How to Start a Donut Shop

How to Start a Donut Shop

Carolyn Young

Published on January 29, 2022

Who doesn’t love donuts? Hardly anybody, which is why it’s a $7.5 billion industry in the United States. If you can make a mean donut, you could ...

How to Open an Art Gallery

How to Open an Art Gallery

Carolyn Young

Published on January 29, 2022

You might not think of art as a business opportunity, but the US art dealers’ market is worth $12.5 billion and growing. If you’re an artist ora ...