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India’s Rural Cell Movement: Can You Hear Me Now?
Last time I was in India I wrote about the amazing business model innovation that had allowed telecom operators to make money on a paltry $6 a month per average user. That compares to a desired average monthly payment of $50 or more in the U.S. The results have been phenomenal—550...
Twitter Launches A Site So You Can Stalk Twitter Employees AT SXSW
While a lot of the smaller startups like Foursquare and Gowalla are getting much of the buzz at SXSW, Twitter isn't sitting idly on the location sidelines. Sure, they launched location integration on their site a few days ago, but they've also apparently set up a sub-site totally around location...
Danah Boyd: How Technology Makes A Mess Of Privacy and Publicity
Today at SXSWi, keynote speaker Danah Boyd took the stage to talk about privacy and publicity, and how they intertwine online. Boyd is a Social Media Researcher at Microsoft Research New England, and has studied this space extensively for years. It was a compelling talk that challenged the notion...
Pixelpipe Gets Into The Location Game With Foursquare Integration
Pixelpipe, the service that lets you syndicate text, audio, video and image files to 120 different social networks, blogs and sites, is adding geolocation functionality to its site with a Foursquare integration. The true virtue of Pixelpipe’s service is the fact that it lets you publish all types of files...
Foursquare Opens Up Its Firehose A Bit. Social Great Takes A Drink.
There's been a lot of hoopla over the past couple of years about Twitter's so-called "firehose." Essentially, it's an open stream of all their data that is provided to developers to use for third-party apps. Foursquare has a firehose of its own, but access to it has been on lock...
Rushin’ For Fiber, Baltimore Appoints A “Google Czar”
A couple weeks ago, we noted the city of Topeka, Kansas' humorous attempt to get Google's attention: by rebranding their city "Google, Kansas." Why would they do such a thing? Because they want in on Google's fiber action — the search giant's proposed plan to sell 1 gigabit-per-second broadband to...
India’s Rural Cell Movement: Can You Hear Me Now?
Last time I was in India I wrote about the amazing business model innovation that had allowed telecom operators to make money on a paltry $6 a month per average user. That compares to a desired average monthly payment of $50 or more in the U.S. The results have been phenomenal—550...
Twitter Launches A Site So You Can Stalk Twitter Employees AT SXSW
While a lot of the smaller startups like Foursquare and Gowalla are getting much of the buzz at SXSW, Twitter isn't sitting idly on the location sidelines. Sure, they launched location integration on their site a few days ago, but they've also apparently set up a sub-site totally around location...
Danah Boyd: How Technology Makes A Mess Of Privacy and Publicity
Today at SXSWi, keynote speaker Danah Boyd took the stage to talk about privacy and publicity, and how they intertwine online. Boyd is a Social Media Researcher at Microsoft Research New England, and has studied this space extensively for years. It was a compelling talk that challenged the notion...
Pixelpipe Gets Into The Location Game With Foursquare Integration
Pixelpipe, the service that lets you syndicate text, audio, video and image files to 120 different social networks, blogs and sites, is adding geolocation functionality to its site with a Foursquare integration. The true virtue of Pixelpipe’s service is the fact that it lets you publish all types of files...
Foursquare Opens Up Its Firehose A Bit. Social Great Takes A Drink.
There's been a lot of hoopla over the past couple of years about Twitter's so-called "firehose." Essentially, it's an open stream of all their data that is provided to developers to use for third-party apps. Foursquare has a firehose of its own, but access to it has been on lock...
Rushin’ For Fiber, Baltimore Appoints A “Google Czar”
A couple weeks ago, we noted the city of Topeka, Kansas' humorous attempt to get Google's attention: by rebranding their city "Google, Kansas." Why would they do such a thing? Because they want in on Google's fiber action — the search giant's proposed plan to sell 1 gigabit-per-second broadband to...
Young successful entrepreneur
I’ve never had a mentor. Sure there are influential people that give me good and bad advice, but there has never been a go to person that I can turn to in my time of need. I personally view a mentor as someone older and more experienced who takes the time...
Answer to a reader: I hate my corporate job. Should I become an entrepreneur?
Let me start off by saying that I truly appreciate every email that I get from my readers. I may not be able to get back to you right away, but if you put time and effort into connecting with me and asking a very good question, then I will...
How to discipline your clients
I was in the client kickoff call with the Director of SEO and Director of PPC. After an effective 30-minute conference call, the client asks THE question that will set ALL campaign expectations: “When should we schedule our weekly meetings to discuss the campaign progress?” Director of SEO: “Best times for me...
Three miles from my house I hit the wall. I pushed as hard as I could, but my noodle legs had no effect on my forward momentum. I tightly gripped the handle bars to maintain a straight course, but my trembling and sobbing hands uncontrollably caused the wheels to shake...
Get ready for your socks to be blown off: the Launch of Untemplater!!!
This is for the professional who drags herself out of bed every morning to go to an unfulfilling job… This is for the undergraduate who can’t decide on a major or career path, and has no idea how to live happily… This is for the family who wants to break free of...
I remember my first time so well. It was Spring 2007, and I was an inexperienced 21 year-old getting ready to graduate and enter the real world. My brother Yu-kai Chou had already done it and I thought, “Yu-kai seems like such a Fob. If Yu-kai has done it, then I...
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India’s Rural Cell Movement: Can You Hear Me Now?
Last time I was in India I wrote about the amazing business model innovation that had allowed telecom operators to make money on a paltry $6 a month per average user. That compares to a desired average monthly payment of $50 or more in the U.S. The results have been phenomenal—550...
Twitter Launches A Site So You Can Stalk Twitter Employees AT SXSW
While a lot of the smaller startups like Foursquare and Gowalla are getting much of the buzz at SXSW, Twitter isn't sitting idly on the location sidelines. Sure, they launched location integration on their site a few days ago, but they've also apparently set up a sub-site totally around location...
Danah Boyd: How Technology Makes A Mess Of Privacy and Publicity
Today at SXSWi, keynote speaker Danah Boyd took the stage to talk about privacy and publicity, and how they intertwine online. Boyd is a Social Media Researcher at Microsoft Research New England, and has studied this space extensively for years. It was a compelling talk that challenged the notion...
Pixelpipe Gets Into The Location Game With Foursquare Integration
Pixelpipe, the service that lets you syndicate text, audio, video and image files to 120 different social networks, blogs and sites, is adding geolocation functionality to its site with a Foursquare integration. The true virtue of Pixelpipe’s service is the fact that it lets you publish all types of files...
Foursquare Opens Up Its Firehose A Bit. Social Great Takes A Drink.
There's been a lot of hoopla over the past couple of years about Twitter's so-called "firehose." Essentially, it's an open stream of all their data that is provided to developers to use for third-party apps. Foursquare has a firehose of its own, but access to it has been on lock...
Rushin’ For Fiber, Baltimore Appoints A “Google Czar”
A couple weeks ago, we noted the city of Topeka, Kansas' humorous attempt to get Google's attention: by rebranding their city "Google, Kansas." Why would they do such a thing? Because they want in on Google's fiber action — the search giant's proposed plan to sell 1 gigabit-per-second broadband to...
India’s Rural Cell Movement: Can You Hear Me Now?
Last time I was in India I wrote about the amazing business model innovation that had allowed telecom operators to make money on a paltry $6 a month per average user. That compares to a desired average monthly payment of $50 or more in the U.S. The results have been phenomenal—550...
Twitter Launches A Site So You Can Stalk Twitter Employees AT SXSW
While a lot of the smaller startups like Foursquare and Gowalla are getting much of the buzz at SXSW, Twitter isn't sitting idly on the location sidelines. Sure, they launched location integration on their site a few days ago, but they've also apparently set up a sub-site totally around location...
Danah Boyd: How Technology Makes A Mess Of Privacy and Publicity
Today at SXSWi, keynote speaker Danah Boyd took the stage to talk about privacy and publicity, and how they intertwine online. Boyd is a Social Media Researcher at Microsoft Research New England, and has studied this space extensively for years. It was a compelling talk that challenged the notion...
Pixelpipe Gets Into The Location Game With Foursquare Integration
Pixelpipe, the service that lets you syndicate text, audio, video and image files to 120 different social networks, blogs and sites, is adding geolocation functionality to its site with a Foursquare integration. The true virtue of Pixelpipe’s service is the fact that it lets you publish all types of files...
Foursquare Opens Up Its Firehose A Bit. Social Great Takes A Drink.
There's been a lot of hoopla over the past couple of years about Twitter's so-called "firehose." Essentially, it's an open stream of all their data that is provided to developers to use for third-party apps. Foursquare has a firehose of its own, but access to it has been on lock...
Rushin’ For Fiber, Baltimore Appoints A “Google Czar”
A couple weeks ago, we noted the city of Topeka, Kansas' humorous attempt to get Google's attention: by rebranding their city "Google, Kansas." Why would they do such a thing? Because they want in on Google's fiber action — the search giant's proposed plan to sell 1 gigabit-per-second broadband to...
Young Upstarts
Scott Scheper is only 23 years old, but he may be single-handedly showing the book-publishing world its future....
Friendgiftr.com Reinvents The Gift Card Economy
Tinseltown is better known for producing movie stars, but there may be another star in the making in Hollywood, California-based startup Friendgiftr.com....
Running your own business can be hugely rewarding; you get to be your own boss and can see something you have created from scratch grow and change. The current climate is tough for many businesses but that doesn’t mean there are not opportunities for those who want to set up...
The Official Alibaba.com Success Guide
The Official Alibaba.com Success Guide advises how you should consider the needs of your business - from developing your idea to research to prototyping, for example - before it guides you, step-by-step, through the various functions and features on the site....
Hello Baby – Not-So-Baby Steps Into Online Retail
Selling baby items online can be lucrative, as Trevor Ginn of Hello Baby found out....
Founder Institute Singapore Extends Deadline; Adds New Mentors
Founder Institute has extended its application deadline for its program in Singapore to 7 March 2010 and has also added four new mentors to guide startup founders....
Entrepreneur Success Blog
Then stop sending crappy resumes. Being an employer for a decade now, I have seen every type of resume you can imagine. I really like to interview everyone even if it’s for 10 minutes. I like to make sure that person fits within our culture (while lowering the risk...
Recently I purchased Dell’s Wireless Projector (The 4610x). What’s great about this device is that you can connect to it wirelessly from a laptop. Actually up to 4 people can connect and all project their own screens in 4 different quadrants. mobileStorm just moved its corporate headquarters into a new building...
How to Turn A Service Into A Product
This is an article for all the service-based business out there… The reason I push my team to document everything and turn it into a process, is because the faster and more efficiently we can do something, the more we can scale our business. And the more we can scale our...
Mining The Thought Stream - TweekDeck Rules
Ok maybe I am late to the game but for the last month and a half I have been using TweekDeck. If you follow me on twitter you will notice that I am not a big tweeter, I am however turning into a big consumer of tweets. Twitter has really turned...
This guest article was written by Adrienne Carlson, who regularly writes on the topic of executive mba programs . Adrienne welcomes your comments and questions at her email address: adrienne.carlson1@gmail.com —————————————————————— They are one in a million too now, even though they may be the CEOs of some of the richest and...
Great memo from Bill Taylor to young leaders. He breaks down 5 questions that you should ask yourself: 1. Why should great people want to work with you? 2. Do you know a great person when you see one? 3. Can you find great people who aren’t looking for you? 4. Are you great at...
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How Good Is Your Business Intuition?
Tips to sharpen your powers of perception...
Strategies for cultivating a free-thinking, collaborative company culture...
Thanks to high-tech adaptations, print directory ads still provide tremendous return on investment....
What's on the Horizon for Microsoft Office 2010?
As Microsoft prepares the next release of its Office suite, here's what's in store for the mobile worker....
Focus on 'User Experience Optimization'
Driving traffic to your homepage is important, but making the destination worthwhile is vital....
These entrepreneurs grew their businesses by teaching others the tricks of their trade. You can, too....
Journey of a Serial Entrepreneur
With the world becoming seemingly smaller, it is not uncommon to find ourselves in business with multiple partners from all around the world. Although we all strive to work according to established norms of conducting business, we need to be well aware of the language, culture and history of the...
Twitter just crossed 50 million tweets a day! An historic day in the company’s history. Everyone is talking about it these days. This is definitely a position all startups aspire to be at one day. An important point to note is that back in July 07 upto Jun 08 it was not...
The 80/20 rule is a powerful framework, one that helps us understand the dynamics between inputs and outputs. The rule asserts, that a minority of causes and inputs of effort, results for the majority of the output. When the rule is applied to a customer base, a skewed imbalance...
Image by JustUptown Life as an entrepreneur is undoubtedly very challenging. One always seems to be on a roller coaster ride, with emotions yoyoing up and down on a regular basis. The other day I was forwarded the letter below, it really made me pause and think. The message is a...
Book Review: Building Brand Value the Playboy Way
Marketing really fascinates me. The ability to get people to buy into your vision and what you are selling is something few people/companies pull off really well. The best way to equip yourself for this is to read about brands and their development. The Playboy story, narrated in this book,...
These words have been immortalized by the Nike slogan. They were also the first ones that came to mind this morning when I read Brad Feld’s post It’s So Hard When Contemplated In Advance And So Easy When You Do It. After a long time, I instantly connected with a...
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Entrepreneurs – Are They Made OR Born? Finally Proof…
Gabcast! YE BizBytes #11 – Are Entrepreneurs Made or Born? The age old dispute is settled once and for all by http://www.YoungEntrepreneur.com ’s lead business coach, Dan Nichols. The answer is… sorry ya gotta listen....
Business Mentors – Always Consider the Source
Gabcast! YE BizBytes #9 – Business Advice – Consider the Source http://www.youngentrepreneur.com Lead business coach Dan Nichols of YoungEntrepreneur.com cautions entrepreneurs from taking advice — sort of. Find out why some advice is dangerous to the health of your business....
10 Online Businesses You Can Start Today
As part of our series, covering 100 of the best business ideas out there, we present our list of 10 Online Businesses. These are Internet-based businesses that just about anyone can start. For some, you’ll need to have some creative skills and/or training before you launch, while others take no...
Use Other People’s Time, Money, Talent and Stuff to Start a Business
Gabcast! YoungEntrepreneur.com Business Coaching Webinars Audio Version #0 – Leveraging Other People’s Time, Money, Talent and Stuff to Start a Business Sure you can invest a ton of money to start a business that may or may not work. Instead consider how you can use what someone else already has to...
Vision – One of the 3 Imperatives to Success in Business
Gabcast! YE BizBytes #17 – Business Success Formula for Entrepreneurs – Vision http://youngentrepreneur.com/business-coaching There are 3 critical elements to the success formula in anything. Vision is the third of 3 elements. Without it your destined to travel without a destination. This type of travel leaves you unclear and anxious. Find out...
UVP, USP, Elevator Speech – WHY BOTHER?
Gabcast! YE BizBytes #7 – UVP – Elevator Speech – A Critical Piece to Marketing Your Business Entrepreneur’s Young and Old alike need to be sure and understand the reason a Unique Value Proposition and an Elevator Speech are so crucial. Find out why it’s as important for the entrepreneur to...
Sparkplug CEO
What’s Your Number One Tip for Working At Home Effectively?
Do you work from home? If you do, we’d love to hear your favorite piece of advice for others who work at home or are looking to start working from home on the topic of how to work effectively. Simply leave a comment at the end of this article and share your...
Want to Write for Sparkplugging?
We’ll keep this quick. Sparkplugging has been quiet for a few months. No more. We’re back and we’re looking for excellent writers to join our growing team. If you’re interested, click here. That is all. If you liked this article, you might also enjoy:Sparkplugging Internship: Applications Now Being Accepted Press Release or Article: Which One Should...
How to Make WordPress Unfairly Awesome: Get the Headway 1.5 Theme
Hey Sparkpluggers – have you seen this? WordPress + Headway 1.5 = eternal website owner bliss. Let me explain. WordPress is a fantastic platform upon which you can build any website – even a professional website. You probably already know this – Sparkplugging itself runs on WordPress, after all. And Headway 1.5...
21 Home Business Resources You Can’t Miss
Could your home based business use some help? A little jolt to make you jump for joy? We thought so. Here it is, all free and all organized. Start clicking! Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on StumbleUpon Share on Delicious Write on your favorite jeans: http://bit.ly/21homebiz How to Start a Home Based Business 10 Signs...
5 Ways Calendars Can Help Market Your Business
When we think Calendars, we often think our personal calendars, using it to manage our promotional calendar or share with our virtual assistants or project partners. But it doesn’t always have to be that ‘dry’. Many marketers online use PDF’s, videos and audios to get their message out, hope...
Who Says Spreadsheets Can’t Be Sexy?
It has been so many years since I’ve used Excel. These days, OpenOffice Calc is used exclusively around here. Still, I can’t deny there are some pretty cool things about Excel. Not saying Calc is not a good tool, there are just a lot of cool features and...
THE MARKETING ZEN GROUP
Why Good Trumps Great: The Evolution of Business
If I could call this post a manifesto, I would. And, perhaps it is just that. This mini manifesto is written for all business owners and at-heart entrepreneurs. This past weekend, I attended a dinner hosted by good friend and colleague Suzanne Falter Barns. Tim Kelley spoke at the dinner...
7 Ways to Make an Event More Memorable
Just got back yesterday from speaking at the Social Business Bootcamp in Dallas. See me smiling in the picture? It was a great event, and it got me thinking about what makes an event truly memorable. Event planners and conference hosts, take note. 1) Don’t overlook a great MC. A Master...
Why No One Will Fan Your Facebook Fan Page
Let’s face it. Your fan page is the equivalent of the party in college that no one wanted to attend. Sure, your mom and best friend may be your fans. They may fan your auto shop or financial services consulting page on Facebook. But, for the most part – no...
How to Build Offline Relationships with Bloggers
I recently had the pleasure of being invited to a dinner party hosted by Bing – yes, the search engine. Bing invited 13 Dallas bloggers to a great Dallas restaurant to demonstrate their search engine. I’ve attended a few events where companies strive to connect with bloggers. Tres Generaciones did...
Articles About Using Social Media as a Marketing Tool
The wonderful thing about a blog is that you can compile all your thoughts in one place. The downside is that key articles sometimes get buried after a while. I decided to do a round-up of our most read articles on social media. So, here are the most popular articles...
What Parents Must Know about Kids and Social Media
I usually speak on social media as it relates to marketing, but I often run into parents who ask me how they should handle social media as it relates to their kids. So, I wanted to share a few tips. Now, I am not a parenting expert. I don’t have...
So you want to launch a business...
In order to get what I want, I have to know what I want. Duh! But I have to admit that on numerous, perhaps countless, occasions I have carefully considered all the options, scientifically selected my wants, and set out to possess them - only to find that...
Who wouldn't want energy, pep, courage, determination,and know-how? Who wouldn't want to get things done? Nobody, that's who. Moxie, truth be told, ought to have almost universal appeal....
Have I dreamed myself a Market opportunity instead of actually finding one? Does my response to the perceived Market need really constitute Magic? Or is it just a me-too? Which of my fundamental assumptions carries the lowest confidence factor? What simple tweak in my plan would...
Serious success demands some bleeding, I think. Or is it blood, sweat, and tears? (The quotation, by the way, is really "...blood, tears, toil, and sweat." Thank you, Teddy Roosevelt.) Brain, ink, and bullshit won't cut it. Remember that - whether you are writing a business plan,...
If your start-up plan includes exceptional Magic, you have a fighting chance for survival. But simple possession of Magic does not put your wizardry into action. It must be released and directed by means of carefully crafted spells and incantations. Powerful Messages are always required....
The Century of the Entrepreneur
The 21st century entrepreneur can design and produce sophisticated products as quickly and cheaply as a large company, communicate with clients instantly, anywhere, and transport goods in small quantities on a global scale, all at a lower relative personal risk than ever before....
Forbes.com: Entrepreneurs and Small Business News and Information
Catch Customers--Don't Just Fish For Them
You could blame the economy for sluggish sales. Or you could thrive by truly partnering with your prospects....
Are You Born to Be a Billionaire?
It takes more than smarts. Here is an honest guide for assessing your ability to go big....
The Secrets To Triple-Digit Revenue Growth
Try a healthy mix of custom software, strong partnerships and expense flexibility....
Confessions Of A China Entrepreneur
Rand Han recounts the long journey to setting up his own businesses in Shanghai....
Go Green And Stay In The Black
Cleaning up the environment can reap more than cosmic rewards. Here are moves you can make right now....
Don't Shell Out For Just Any Document Scanner
A strategic buyer's guide....
Blogtrepreneur | Entrepreneur Blog
17 Videos to Help You Grow Your Business
The amount of free quality video content available on the Internet is truly phenomenal. Whatever you want to learn, there is almost certainly a video to teach you. The following videos are presented to help you market and grow your business, with some inspiration thrown in for good measure. Enjoy,...
12 No-Cost Tools to Help Improve Your SEO
Even to some who have been online for years, SEO can be somewhat of a mystery. While there are a lot of differing opinions on the techniques that are the most effective for getting your site to the top of the search engines, there’s no doubt that a key factor...
Set and Accomplish Your Goals: 5 Easy Steps
In business and in life, we all need goals if we want to be any better off than we are right now. There are a million different methods for setting and accomplishing goals, which is great, as not every method works for everyone. The following five step process...
CoTweet – What it is and Why You Need It
You have a Twitter account, right? Of course you do. And you’ve read a lot of blog posts and articles on our site and everywhere else about optimizing your Twitter efforts for business. But you might still be struggling to efficiently, effectively connect with your customers and prospects using Twitter....
6 Blogs Every Blogger Should Read
If you’re a blogger looking to increase traffic, monetize your blog, or improve your content or design, there are quite a few blogger resource blogs that can help. As a start, we’ve put together a list of six essential blogs every blogger should read on a regular basis. Hot Blog Tips...
Like any other business or marketing tool, Twitter works well only when it’s used properly. But what does that mean? If you’re using it to drive traffic to your site, it means using some simple, specific techniques to improve Twitter’s effectiveness. Overall, the key is to stand out...
Campus Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship and Failure | 50 Brilliant Failures
Found this great list of 50 successful people who failed before they became great. Really an interesting list and a good reminder for all entrepreneurs and those learning about entrepreneurship: entrepreneurship and failure come together. Thanks to Newmark’s Door for the find. A couple from the list: Soichiro Honda: The billion-dollar business that...
The Immoral Dorm Days of Facebook’s Formation | Dan’s FC Blog | Fast Company
Crazy post from Fast Company blog on a recent 3 part series by Business Insider tracing the early days of Facebook (oh about 6 or so years ago I think). Good stuff. Haven’t had time to read all three fully, but apparently it covers Mark Zuckerberg and hacking and yes, Facebook...
The Call to Get More out of Campus Research
Last week officials from the Obama Administration Commerce Department met with U.S. Research University officials in order to figure out how to do even more with research that is generated — often with federal funding. Doug Lederman at Inside Higher Education has a solid piece on the meeting, which was closed...
“The Prize was 20 Grand, so it was Either a Keg Party or a Company”
Twenty20 creates HD camcorders for extreme athletes and others to wear while completing their daredevil students. Yes, it was started by skiing students at the University of Washington who then entered the school’s business plan competition and won some seed capital (as quoted in the title). They are currently the...
McComb’s School of Business Birthed uShip
Good piece highlighting another high impact company that was founded on campus by students. These student entrepreneurs hail from University of Texas McCombs School of Business (home of the fabled Moot Corp) and they created an online shipping platform called uShip. From the article by Stacey Higginbotham: Six years ago I...
Can Entrepreneurs Be Made? From Vivek Wadhwa
Duke based entrepreneurship researcher Vivek Wadhwa has put out some of the most impressive and important (in my mind) research on technology, entrepreneurship, and immigration in recent years. Newmark’s Door pointed me to Wadhwa’s recent column in TechCrunch. There are great charts in the piece and it is well worth reading. Can Entrepreneurs...
Startup Professionals Musings
Poor Business Records Cost More Money
I’ve noticed a great tendency among startup founders to ignore the essentials of business accounting in the early stages of their startup. Just because you are not profitable yet, doesn’t mean you can skip the record keeping.In fact, just the opposite is true. When you anticipate losses for the...
International Cultures are Key Business Challenges
By Ernst GemassmerMost of us have travelled abroad and experienced challenges and frustrations of getting what we want without being laughed at or insulting our hosts. Similar issues prevail when doing business in other countries, cultures and languages.With the advent of the Internet, it’s easy to think of the...
For an Entrepreneur, an MBA is not King
I don’t have an MBA. I used to fear that this would put me at a disadvantage in starting my own company, but now I’m convinced that it may be the other way around. More importantly, as a parent or mentor, what should you advise young potential entrepreneurs about...
Eight Clues That the Honeymoon is Over
Starting a business is a lot like starting a marriage. At first, all parties are in dreamland, with a vision of changing the world, having lots of fun, and raking in the profits. But all too soon, reality sets in. Product development is stuck at that 90% mark, a...
Google Results are the Measure of an Entrepreneur
The measure of an entrepreneur used to be the number of real friends claimed, but times have changed. Now the measure is how many hits one has on a Google name search, factored by some formula, like the sum of all positive messages minus 100 for every negative message.That’s...
Women Entrepreneurs May be the New Men
It looks like women are catching up with men in numbers in the workplace. For the first time in history, women in the USA are within a percentage point of the majority of the national workforce. The question is whether they will handle the downside of working any better...
Home Office Warrior
Being a Home Office Warrior comes with a lot of wonderful perks like flexible schedules, being your own boss and more. But what many of us fail to share is that it can also come with a feeling of being alone, lack of motivation and fear. Of course, traditional careers...
Answering the Question, What Do You Do?
What exactly is it you do? I get that question a lot. From the first day I opened my virtual assistance business it became evident that I was going to have to learn how to perfect that so-called elevator speech, because no one that I came into contact with knew what...
I want to start off by saying ‘Thank You’ to our loyal Home Office Warriors. Both Grant and I are aware that the posting has been slow here in recent months. But I have great news for all of you. Part of the reason for that is because we have some...
A ‘Gift’ for Virtual Professionals
It’s the holiday season, so it only seems right that I ‘give a little gift’ to the Virtual Assistant community. In the spirit of the Twelve Days of Christmas, I’ll be sharing survival tips for virtual assistants from Monday, December 14 through Christmas Day on the blog at Clerical Advantage. These...
What To Do When You Hit a Business Roadblock
As entrepreneurs, whether virtual assistants or any other business venture, we start out with a bright, positive outlook. We’re excited about what we have to offer and optimistic about how successful we’re going to be offering it to others. The excitement bubbles over and we attack whatever we...
Social Media, What’s in it for You?
I was reading a wonderful post by Danny Brown this morning which had several great points concerning social media but the one that inpired me to think, and thus write this post was what he said about measuring your return on investment (ROI) from social media. It made me think...
The Entrepreneurial Mind
There is a new source of start-up capital in Nashville. Solidus Company announced today the formation of a microfund to support local entrepreneurs and to help accelerate the growth of start-ups in the Middle Tennessee area. JumpStart Foundry will focus......
Job Growth Still Not Happening -- Tax Credits No Solution
In almost every previous recession it has been small businesses that created the job growth that pulled us out of high unemployment.According to the latest poll of small business owners taken by the NFIB, small businesses are not yet moving......
Assessment of Entrepreneurship Education Around the Globe
Education and training for entrepreneurs worldwide is inadequate, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Special Report: A Global Perspective on Entrepreneurship Education and Training, released today at Babson College, lead sponsor and co-founder of the GEM project. Entrepreneurship education......
We are on spring break this week, so my blogging will be a bit lighter than usual. Taking some time with family, including a trip down to Miami. And of course, I will be playing a little golf, as well!......
NFIB Statement on Job Creation by Small Business
William C. Dunkelberg, chief economist for the National Federation of Independent Business, issued the following statement this morning on February job numbers based on NFIB's monthly economic survey that will be released on Tuesday, March 9. The survey was conducted......
The Importance of Small Business and Jobs
The importance small businesses for both job creation and job loss in our economy is highlighted in a new study from the SBA Office of Advocacy. Through much of the 1990s and and into the 2000s, small businesses accounted for......
The Women Entrepreneurs Blog @ Simon
Advertising and Marketing on the Internet: Rules of the Road
by Victoria Reynolds The Internet is connecting advertisers and marketers to customers to advertisers and marketers to customers again from Boston to Bali with text, interactive graphics, video, and audio. As you and your business join the masses online, it’s important to remember that many of the same rules that...
Market Research Techniques to Boost Your Brand
by Lauren Dixon Market research eliminates the guesswork associated with marketing and communication strategies. Customized and proven research techniques help companies to formulate, test, and focus their brand and marketing messages. How can you best apply market research to know what your customers want? Effective market research starts with a...
Step Up Your Business with TEN
by Judy Seil Entrepreneurship is a word that is used to describe a plethora of initiatives. We are fortunate to have a program in Monroe County (serving the region) that will take your business to the next level with local and national experts ready to share their thought provoking ideas...
by Jackie Marchand President, WomenTours, Inc. In my job, I must constantly work to overcome one obstacle after another. I design and coordinate bicycle tours for women, and achieving success is not always an easy feat. Our flagship event is an annual 2-month bike ride across the country, from California...
What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Sex and the City
by Marita Greenidge Carrie: Oh my God… cccome come back! What is this? Why is this happening? My computer just crashed right in the middle of my work! ---------------------- Apple Tech: When was the last time you backed up your work? Carrie: Um… I don’t do that Aidan: You don’t...
Taking the Plunge—Timing the Risk to Optimize Success
by Elisabeth Hager, MD You have a great idea for a company, but you also have a great job, or a family that depends on you, or other realities that must be considered before you take the plunge into entrepreneurship. So how do you know when it’s time to take...
Procrastinating Entrepreneur
Removing barriers to permission
Making it difficult for visitors to your web site to contact you is a sure-fire method of creating additional barriers to building lasting permission-based relationships. ...
Small business seminar – getting more from your website
I’m doing my latest small business seminar on September 23, 2009 at 7:00pm at the Coffee Office in Burlington. The seminar will present some simple ideas that you can implement today in order to get more value from your current small business website. Space is limited, so if you’re in the...
Six Pixels of Separation: Review
Mitch Joel's new book - Six Pixels of Separation is your playbook for today's Internet. Study it and translate Mitch's ideas to fit your business. ...
A while back I subscribed to Chris Guthrie’s blog, and always found it to be a good read. Not sure exactly why I removed his site from my RSS reader but I stumbled across a post of his recently that really got me thinking. In the article, he talks about wanting...
I have been a fan of 43Folders for quite some time now and a few weeks ago Merlin was kind enough to make the audio of a presentation that he and John Gruber made at this year’s SxSW conference. Being a fan of Merlin’s site, I download the podcast to...
Winters can be tough…I know that, but for some reason this one just seems to be a little bit tougher than the last few, wouldn’t you agree? Don’t get me wrong, I am happy with the progress I am making with regards to my own business, but I just keep...
Silicon Moon
My article at InsideWork is up and also reposted below. Heads up since it has religious references.What Motivates Your Heart?Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivationRecently I watched Dan Pink’s TEDTalk where he sought to answer the question of what motivates people. Pink talked about Karl Duncker’s candle problem...
Record Labels, Old Media Don't Get New Media, Online Videos and Embedding
I came across this op-ed by Damian Kulash ("WhoseTube?", NYTimes), lead singer and guitarist of the band OK Go. And then this morning I received this article from Fast Company:"OK Go Ditches Label Over YouTube Embedding Rights" by Dan NosowitzThe article basically covers Damian's prior piece and tells about the...
TEDTalk: Dan Barber "How I Fell In Love With A Fish"
One of my favorite presentations at TED this year. Dan Barber talks about a revolutionary farming method in Spain. Insightful and informative. Check it out!"Chef Dan Barber squares off with a dilemma facing many chefs today: how to keep fish on the menu. With impeccable research and deadpan humor, he...
SK Telecom's Google Android Promos
SK Telecom's promo for Google's Android platform in Korea. Little Androids in the subway.Promo at Phoenix Park ski resort in Korea. Very cute....
The New Entrepreneur: Research Review
"Grasshopper.com presents a comprehensive research review (research by TrendsSpotting) on entrepreneurs:"The New Entrepreneur: Research ReviewView more presentations from Taly Weiss....
Story on Pandora's Perseverence
Great story on entrepreneurship and perseverance by Tim Westergren, so this link deserves its own space. He closed his second round after 347th pitches and 11 credit cards."How Pandora Slipped Past the Junkyard"The New York Timesby CLAIRE CAIN MILLEROAKLAND, Calif. — Tim Westergren recently sat in a Las Vegas penthouse...