Best of the Web

We’ve compiled some of the best articles out there on a variety of topics. We did the research so you don’t have to! Welcome to your one-stop-shop for the best of the web.

For Aspiring Entrepreneurs:

1. Debt vs. Equity, which is right for you?

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/debt-vs-equity-funding-51168.html

2. Calculating your retail margins, a how to guide.

http://www.softwareadvice.com/resources/how-to-calculate-retail-margins/

3. What is a POS system (Follow up to our most recent Ye! blog post)?

http://www.softwareadvice.com/resources/what-is-a-point-of-sale-system/

For Rising Star Entrepreneurs:

1. Beginners Guide to using Google Analytics for your enterprise.

https://moz.com/blog/absolute-beginners-guide-to-google-analytics

2. When some of the biggest tech CEOs didn’t see the future until it hit them right in the face.

http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-steve-ballmer-bosses-mocked-new-technologyand-got-it-wrong-2017-6?international=true&r=US&IR=T/#motorola-ceo-on-the-ipod-4

3. How Early stage funding works (Follow up to our most recentYe! blog post on seed funding)

http://www.rednewswire.com/startup-funding-works-splitting-equity-pie-investors/

For Superstar Entrepreneurs:

1. How e-commerce jobs are shifting retail jobs (in-depth analysis)

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/06/business/ecommerce-retail-jobs.html?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email

2. How to maximize your SEO (in-depth analysis)

https://medium.freecodecamp.org/seo-secrets-reverse-engineering-googles-algorithm-92fad4f5a39

3. How to fire an employee the right way (quick read)

https://www.allbusiness.com/how-to-fire-an-employee-1340-1.html

Look out for Best of the Web series coming every Monday!