Business

Ship it!

What do you have you are sitting on waiting for more information, more tweaks, one more thing? Are you ready to just ship it?

Top 10 College Dropouts

While everyone is clambering for college as a bare minimum to succeed – others seem to have figured out how to do it on their own terms.

“The Secret”

“The Secret”

Recently I read The Secret … a book that a friend of mine told me about. At the time they told me about it, they were staunchly opposed to it. But I checked it out because I thought it might be interesting. Turns out, it remains on the list of ridiculous reads, but it does contain some nuggets of truth that I think apply to the entrepreneur.

Partnerships

When considering a partnership for your business you need to also consider that old adage that “good fences make good neighbors”. Instead of a partnership, a joint-venture might be better.

Self employed thanks to Healthcare

Self employed thanks to Healthcare

We take another look at the opportunity that awaits everyone affected by this health care reform. Even though businesses are being forced to lay off employees those yesterday employees can be tomorrow’s contract workers who NOW define their hours, and the height of their own success. Not only is our situation not hopeless, it is in fact a GREAT opportunity. (Whether or not that’s what Washington intended).

Does it pay to be green?

A recent post by Small Business Trends hailed that businesses need to do more than claim they are green and environmentally friendly - now they need to show evidence to their customers of just how green. For example, I have seen some small companies participate in...

Finding freedom as an entrepreneur

Have you ever been told you were wrong? I was -- just the other day. I did a re-post of Jonathan Fields blog post called The 4 Delusions of Entrepreneurs. A friend of mine who is an Internet marketeer very gently blasted me - privately. I was going to add his comments...

Dealing With Fear – Part 2

Dealing With Fear – Part 2

Are you dealing with fear in a business startup? Caught deciding about issues such as legal structure or a business license? This should help!     [youtube id="IQEJrKsWHG8"]     [reminder]What fear is stopping you from...