Entrepreneur:
5 Easy Part-Time Online Businesses
“1. Information marketing: We’re in the information age, and the internet provides you with the ideal medium to exchange know-how for money. Do you know the best fishing holes? How to play guitar? The secrets to a successful marriage? A recipe for moist and delicious brownies? A trick for saving […]
Entrepreneur:
Start a Doll Making & Repair Business
“It may not seem like it, but doll making and repairs is a giant segment of the craft and toy industry. To reinforce this, simply visit an antique shop that specializes in antique dolls or a retailer of new custom “one of a kind” dolls, and you’ll soon see […]
Entrepreneur:
Best Facebook Apps For Business Entrepreneurs
“There are more than 35 million active members on the hot social networking site Facebook–and that’s a marketing and networking opportunity too large to ignore. A lot of entrepreneurs maintain profiles on Facebook, whether it’s to keep up with colleagues, hunt for business partners and employees, or just get their faces and […]
MSNBC:
“There’s no doubt that buying an existing small business is less risky than starting one from scratch. Why? Because, unlike a startup:
the business has equipment and inventory;
the business already has a location, and maybe there’s a few more years left on the lease;
the business has employees, some of whom you may actually want to keep;
the […]
USA Today:
“Q: Can anyone be an entrepreneur?
A: I believe anyone can do anything they want to do. You can get started right now were you are. Much of being an entrepreneur starts with a state of mind. How we think determines how our lives will unfold. Right now you are in a good position to […]
WSJ:
The WSJ has a good article on how to market a small business in a economic slowdown. In the article they give 12 ideas:
1. Target optimistic entrepreneurs
2. Position yourself as a sales driver
3. Run “likely to leave” models
4. Offer self service
5. Intercept businesses before they make their next move
6. Leverage social-networking trends
7. Earmark entertainment/hospitality spending […]
SustainableIndustries.com:
The word “entrepreneur,” of French origin, means one who “takes the between.” In my younger days, I viewed entrepreneurs as exploitative—business owners who opportunistically extracted value from an economic flow. But in fact, entrepreneurs can create the flow—or the channel in which the flow can run—by recognizing an opportunity and “taking the between.” By standing […]
Greenbiz.com:
Nearly a decade ago, Seth Goldman began brewing his dream business in his own kitchen, with a thermos of tea, some old Snapple bottles and help from his B-school professor and partner Barry Nalebuff. Today, Goldman, “TeaEO” of Honest Tea, reigns over the nation’s fastest-growing organic bottled-beverage company, with projected 2007 sales of $23 million […]
BusinessWeek.com:
Barry Thomsen began his entrepreneurial career as a 10-year-old running a paper route and selling lemonade to workers at construction sites. From there, he sold Amway and Avon, delivered pizza, and started and owned a number of businesses that ranged from a small manufacturer to a business forms supplier. During the course of some 30 years […]
Entrepreneur.com: “We’ve busted out the crystal ball to predict the hottest industries for the coming year…”
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Entrepreneur.com:
In 2002, when Farshad Tafazzoli started Delray Beach, Florida-based Zoli Corp., it was made up of little more than a series of hip-shooting analyses and his willingness to take a chance. “I looked at everything with an open mind and made a gut decision,” says Tafazzoli, 35, who projects 2007 revenue of $3.1 million for his […]
ChicagoTribune.com:
Raising capital to move a company to the next level is a common challenge for start-ups, experts said. Too young to qualify for most bank loans or venture capital, many early-stage companies rely on handouts from family and friends, plus credit card debt, to bootstrap their businesses.
When those are tapped out, most start looking for […]
BusinessWeek.com:
I just returned from giving a keynote speech to 1,000 enthusiastic members of the student association Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda. […]
In my speech, I reminded the students about something Apple…Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs said in a Stanford commencement address. “Life is too short to live somebody else’s dream.” Follow your passion, […]
Entrepreneur.com:
Determining which industries aren’t long for this world may seem easy enough. But some types of businesses, such as telemarketing, are surprisingly hard to kill. And then again, other industries, probably the ones you’re sad to see go, can’t find a way to survive.
So start setting up your office pool, because here are our picks for 10 […]
MSNBC.com:
They roll out of bed in the morning and head off for work–still in their pajamas. They work from their dining room tables, stock inventory in their cupboards and arrange meetings in the lobbies of their local hotels. They set their own schedules, jog on the beach during their lunch breaks and give out their […]
Inspired.entrepreneur.com:
Whether you call them advisory boards or mastermind groups, much has been said–and written–about the value of good advisors. In one of the programs I lead where we’re helping women start technology-based businesses, we all but require the women entrepreneurs to build an advisory board. […]
If you are new at the whole entrepreneur thing, advice […]
USAToday.com:
Q: I started a web design company last year and it’s going great – I have more work than I know what to do with. My problem is that I have been asked to do a site that is much bigger than anything I have done before and it will take all my time for […]
WashingtonPost.com:
Rupert Murdoch’s announcement this week that he expects to stop charging for access to the Wall Street Journal’s Web site is the latest example of a publisher giving up on the subscription-based business model — a significant shift in the evolution of online content.
In recent months, the Economist, the New York Times and the Financial Times […]
WashingtonPost.com:
Choosing how to structure a business can be daunting for any small business owner or entrepreneur. Should a firm be a limited liability complany (LLC), an S Corporation or something else?
“It’s the No. 1 most misconstrued, misinformed decision that small businesses make today,” said tax expert Gene Fairbrother of Dallas.
Much of the decision-making process should […]
Entrepreneur.com:
There’s a big difference between starting a company as a young entrepreneur with stars in your eyes and launching a business at an age when you need reading glasses. If you’re a twentysomething student with an idea for a better search engine, like Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, you can start over if the idea […]
TheStreet.com:
The Small Business Administration reports that there are about 26 million small businesses in the U.S. This includes 20 million sole proprietors and 6 million businesses with employees.
Intuit recently conducted a survey that found 72% of Americans want to start their own business. In addition, 84% believe they would be more passionate about their work if […]
Here’s an awesome list of podcasts on many entrepreneurial topics for your enjoyment…
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NYDailyNews.com:
Danny Meyer opened his first restaurant more than two decades ago at the age of 27, borrowing money from reluctant family members.
He’s built that into an empire of seven restaurants that includes Union Square Cafe and Gramercy Tavern, which are consistently ranked by the Zagat guide as among the city’s most popular dining spots.
Your Money […]
Upandrunning.entrepreneur.com:
If you can, enter a business plan or venture contest. There are more of them every year. I’ve been personally involved with several, including University of Oregon, University of Texas and University of San Francisco, as well as these two at the University of Notre Dame. Contests are cropping up in lots of new places, […]
Richmond.com:
When Mike Gilbert spilled orange juice on his pants in the late 1990s, it caused more than just a stain.
For Gilbert, an aspiring entrepreneur at the time, it was his “Eureka!” moment and the rest has been fizzy delicious history.
Gilbert is the creator of The Switch, a carbonated 100 percent juice beverage that got its […]
