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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 Get a Business License in Pennsylvania

How to Get a Business License in Pennsylvania

Carolyn Young

Published on July 25, 2022

One of the most important elements of starting a business in Pennsylvania is making sure you have all the requisite licenses and permits. Therequire ...

How to Get a Business License in Oregon

How to Get a Business License in Oregon

Carolyn Young

Published on July 24, 2022

One of the most important elements of starting a business in Oregon is making sure you have all the requisite licenses and permits. The requirements ...

How to Get a Business License in Oklahoma

How to Get a Business License in Oklahoma

Carolyn Young

Published on July 24, 2022

One of the most important elements of starting a business in Oklahoma is making sure you have all the requisite licenses and permits. Therequirement ...

How to Get a Business License in Ohio

How to Get a Business License in Ohio

Carolyn Young

Published on July 24, 2022

One of the most important elements of starting a business in Ohio is making sure you have all the requisite licenses and permits. The requirementsva ...

How to Get a Business License in North Dakota

How to Get a Business License in North Dakota

Carolyn Young

Published on July 23, 2022

One of the most important elements of starting a business in North Dakota is making sure you have all the requisite licenses and permits. Therequire ...

How to Get a Business License in Missouri

How to Get a Business License in Missouri

Carolyn Young

Published on July 23, 2022

One of the most important elements of starting a business in Missouri is making sure you have all the requisite licenses and permits. Therequirement ...

18 Party Business Ideas for Every Celebration

18 Party Business Ideas for Every Celebration

Carolyn Young

Published on July 21, 2022

If you like to socialize and have great organizing skills, then starting a party-related business might be the perfect career choice. Greatattention ...

Top 9 Printing Business Ideas for Entrepreneurs

Top 9 Printing Business Ideas for Entrepreneurs

Carolyn Young

Published on July 21, 2022

The US printing industry is recovering from the pandemic and expected to gain strength as the economy improves. Although printing will continue tofa ...

12 Retirement Business Ideas for a Fulfilling Second Career

12 Retirement Business Ideas for a Fulfilling Second Career

Carolyn Young

Published on July 21, 2022

If you’re like many retirees these days, you’re not quite ready to slow down. You want to be productive and of real use. If you’re considering ...