Posts for "Entrepreneurship"


Why A Million Dollars Should Be Laughed At

From Budgets Are Sexy
February 9, 2012 at 7:35 am
(Guest Post by Corey) If you know anything about Budgets are Sexy, you know that J Money is well on his way toward a million dollars. Not only does he have 83 people in his Million ... (more)

I Have a Job

From Life Without Pants
February 8, 2012 at 8:56 am
You may say that the opinion and support of others doesn’t matter. Stop kidding yourself.“I have a job”. It’s something I’ve proclaimed to family ... (more)

Making Sense of the Application Landscape

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
February 8, 2012 at 7:00 am
New year, new toys. Consumer electronics, that is. I’m just getting back and reflecting on CES (Consumer Electronics Show), the largest tech geek kickoff of the year. This ... (more)

Your Dream Will Die Without The Startup Essentials

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
February 6, 2012 at 11:22 am
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 ... (more)

You Should Learn to Code

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
February 6, 2012 at 6:30 am
Many readers of this blog are great businesspeople.  Entrepreneurs who started from scratch and built something profitable, and successful professionals that are integral cogs ... (more)

Purpose. Passion. Plan.

From Life Without Pants
February 6, 2012 at 3:01 am
“Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to burn his ships and cut all sources of retreat. Only by so doing can one be sure of maintaining that state of ... (more)

“Entrepreneur Contests Take Practical Turn”

From BizPlanCompetitions
February 3, 2012 at 3:52 pm
Entrepreneur Contests Take Practical Turn – by Melissa Korn, the Wall Street Journal (February 2, 2012). In response to research that shows a low rate of business plan competitions ... (more)

Five Mistakes to Avoid in Global Marketing

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
February 3, 2012 at 7:00 am
Taking the leap and marketing your business overseas could be the best decision you make this year. The economic outlook might be gloomy in the United States and Europe, but that’s ... (more)

10 Reasons You’re Not Reaching Your Goals; or, What I Learned from Writing a Really Crappy Novel

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
February 1, 2012 at 7:00 am
I hit a big goal of mine – finally – just before 2011 ended. I finished writing the novel I began five or so years ago. When I say finished, however, what I mean is ... (more)

The Customer Is (Not) Always Right

From Life Without Pants
February 1, 2012 at 3:01 am
When I was 15 I picked up my first job. I was a bagger at Kroger, a local grocery chain. It wasn’t glamorous. It wasn’t anything, really, other than a paycheck. That ... (more)

Seal the Deal: The 6 Laws of Successful Sales

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
January 31, 2012 at 10:51 am
Each and every business focuses on its sales numbers.  Whether a company offers products or services, their ultimate success depends on how many people they can convince to invest ... (more)

Why You Need to Compartmentalize Your Life when Building a Business

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
January 30, 2012 at 7:00 am
Starting a business can be one of the most challenging things that you can take on in your life. While the rewards of owning your own business cannot be matched in the corporate ... (more)

No Better Time Than Now

From Life Without Pants
January 30, 2012 at 3:01 am
The mark of an entrepreneur? The ability to see opportunity, when others see challenge, obstacle, and impossibility. As I shared last week, a recent Inc Magazine article offered ... (more)

Amp up Your Revenue Now – with Video

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
January 27, 2012 at 7:00 am
Think you need to be a big time player to deploy e-commerce video on your business’ website? Think again. Adding e-commerce video online is no longer the domain of top retailers. ... (more)

If At First You Don’t Succeed, Try Again

From Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom
January 26, 2012 at 9:00 am
Abraham Lincoln is widely considered to be the most admired president in the history of the United States.  Listening to the Gettysburg address or talking to your high ... (more)

On Taking Financial Risks: Living On The Road

From Budgets Are Sexy
January 26, 2012 at 7:20 am
(Guest Post by Anne Dorko, who’s finally going for her dreams and sharing the dirty details with us!) You know all those crazy adventures you imagined as a kid? They were ... (more)

10 Do-or-Die Tactics for Facebook Success

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
January 26, 2012 at 7:00 am
A couple years ago, having a Facebook page devoted to your business would have been enough. Simply existing on the site had the ability to set one business apart from the rest. ... (more)

6 Tips to Get People to Look Past Your Age and See an Expert

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
January 25, 2012 at 7:00 am
You want to make the big deals and the big bucks. However, your hurdle is the fact that your looks and voice haven’t matured as much as your ambition has. You have the disadvantage ... (more)

Top 10 Young Heavyweight Entrepreneurs in 2011

From ThrillingHeroics.com
January 24, 2012 at 8:57 am
Read this full article on Thrilling Heroics here: Top 10 Young Heavyweight Entrepreneurs in 2011Every year, Inc. Magazine does an annual list of the top 30 entrepreneurs under ... (more)

Entrepreneurship. The Beauty in Ugly.

From Life Without Pants
January 24, 2012 at 3:01 am
When I was in college, I looked up to entrepreneurs as if they were deities. Just ask my partner Sam Davidson, who came and spoke to my Junior-year Marketing Strategy class, ... (more)

When Did You First Know?

From Motivating women entrepreneurs to reach their dreams
January 23, 2012 at 3:58 pm
Today, I’m inspired by Karol Gadja’s post over at his blog. He writes about making the decision, early in his life, to be a business owner. When did you make that ... (more)

Homer Simpson’s Top Ten Business Ideas

From Saving Money Today
January 23, 2012 at 8:49 am
I’ve been a fan of The Simpsons from the very beginning when they started out as a cartoon short during the Tracey Ullman Show.  The characters have changed ... (more)

Time Management – No, But Really This Time

From Young Entrepreneur - Small Business & Entrepreneur Community » Blog
January 23, 2012 at 7:00 am
We all want to do more things in less time. It’s a common theme throughout all of corporate America, and it even extends into professions like healthcare, education, and civil ... (more)

Two Important Things to Do While You’re Unemployed

From Personal Branding Blog - Dan Schawbel
January 21, 2012 at 6:30 am
I hope you’re not one of those people who said, “I’m making my job search a full-time job.” I’ve known people who do that. They spend — or at least ... (more)

Create. Learn. Improve. Repeat. (And Why We Get Hung Up On Step One)

From Life Without Pants
January 20, 2012 at 7:31 am
Create. Learn. Improve. Repeat. This is the “mantra” of Karol Gajda, a fellow blogger, entrepreneur, and world-traveler. It’s simple, yet speaks volumes. It’s ... (more)