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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

12 Cash Cow Business Ideas to Maximize Your Profits

12 Cash Cow Business Ideas to Maximize Your Profits

Carolyn Young

Published on August 11, 2022

All entrepreneurs want their business to become a cash cow, but of course they cannot all get their wish. There are certain steps you can take,howev ...

10 Drive Thru Business Ideas to Drive Big Demand

10 Drive Thru Business Ideas to Drive Big Demand

Carolyn Young

Published on August 11, 2022

People are always on the go, so the more you’re able to provide convenience, the more customers you’re likely to attract. Many businessesout ...

13 Creative B2B Business Solutions for Modern Markets

13 Creative B2B Business Solutions for Modern Markets

Carolyn Young

Published on August 11, 2022

Consumers aren’t the only customers; businesses need goods and services too. That’s why B2B, or business-to-business, is a vast and growingmarke ...

15 International Business Ideas and Opportunities

15 International Business Ideas and Opportunities

Carolyn Young

Published on July 29, 2022

21st-century business is global, and success today often requires going international. For a good opportunity, you could get into exports, travel,cr ...

Discover 27 Unique Halal Business Ideas

Discover 27 Unique Halal Business Ideas

Carolyn Young

Published on July 29, 2022

Some businesses, like bars and pork butcher shops, are haram, or unacceptable for Muslims to run under the guidelines of Islam. But many areperfectl ...

14 Inspirational Business Ideas for Christian Entrepreneurs

14 Inspirational Business Ideas for Christian Entrepreneurs

Carolyn Young

Published on July 29, 2022

Being a good Christian doesn’t mean you can’t make good money. There are many businesses out there that can respect the faith while generatingsi ...

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 ...