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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 Shaved Ice Business

How to Start a Shaved Ice Business

Carolyn Young

Published on August 9, 2021

On a hot summer day, shaved ice can be the very definition of refreshing! So why not live out those summertime dreams and start up your own shavedic ...

How to Start a Babysitting Business

How to Start a Babysitting Business

Carolyn Young

Published on August 9, 2021

Do you enjoy working with children and shaping young lives? Then starting your own babysitting business might just be the right opportunity foryou! ...

How to Start a Business in California

How to Start a Business in California

Carolyn Young

Published on August 5, 2021

If you live in California, you probably know that opportunity abounds in the Golden State. It has the largest state economy in the country, and ...

How to Start an IV Hydration Business

How to Start an IV Hydration Business

Carolyn Young

Published on August 3, 2021

If you like working with people, enjoy health and wellness, and have a medical background, an intravenous (IV) hydration business could be yourroute ...

Do You Need a Degree to Start a Business?

Do You Need a Degree to Start a Business?

Carolyn Young

Published on July 28, 2021

To be an entrepreneur you need determination and drive, but you don’t need a formal education. While you may gain useful skills inacquirin ...

How Hard Is it to Start a Business?

How Hard Is it to Start a Business?

Carolyn Young

Published on July 26, 2021

When starting a business, it helps to keep in mind that it’s not a sprint, but a marathon. It requires a lifestyle change, especially if you’reu ...

Job vs. Business – Which Is Right for You?

Job vs. Business – Which Is Right for You?

Carolyn Young

Published on July 13, 2021

When you get up to go to work every day, you might wonder if there’s a better way. You may have a business idea, and dreams of being asuccess ...

How to Start a Pest Control Business

How to Start a Pest Control Business

Carolyn Young

Published on May 21, 2021

Like most people, you probably don’t like rodents and insects, which is precisely why pest control is bigbusiness.  The US pest controlma ...

How to Start a Plumbing Business

How to Start a Plumbing Business

Carolyn Young

Published on May 20, 2021

The US plumbing industry is worth a massive $124 billion and growing steadily at 4% in 2021, which means there are opportunities out there forexperi ...