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 ...
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
Carolyn Young
Published on August 9, 2021
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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! ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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