There’s no way around it: Taking the leap of faith required to launch your own business is always scary and risky. It’s one thing to hash out your plan over wine with your friends, it’s a whole other one to convince your partner it’s worth quitting your job and putting your savings on the line for.

But if your big idea is related to wellness, now could be the ideal time to see it through. In 2016, the health and wellness industry was valued at $686 billion worldwide, and it’s expected to grow to reach $815 billion by 2021, according to Euromonitor International. This growth in the wellness market is part of what brought over 100 budding entrepreneurs to FounderMade’s Consumer Discover Show in New York City earlier this week.

Throughout the day, panel discussions were held featuring the founders and CEOs of notable brands including Health-Ade kombucha, C.O. Bigelow, CAP Beauty, Y7, Man Repeller, Equinox, FreshDirect, CVS Health, and Barry’s Bootcamp. Want the Cliffnotes version of the best advice of the convention? Rounded up here are the seven most useful tips that were revealed during the day.

To read the full article, please visit: http://wellandgood.com/good-advice/start-business-wellness-advice/

Today's blog is written by our very own Daina Trout, MS, MPH

Daina is not just our Co-Founder, she is also a nutritionist that has spent her adult life dedicated to finding and sharing health and wellness through food. With 2 masters' degrees in nutritional biochemistry and public health, Daina has called upon her education often while leading the way at Health-Ade - from how we make every batch of kombucha, to how we talk about gut health to consumers, to even how healthy our employee workplace is! She even writes a few blogs here and there. Happy reading! :)