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No One Wants To Be An Entrepreneur
2008-04-21 20:24:00 Statistic: 90% percent of new businesses fail after 5 years. Technorati Tags: Entrepreneur
An Entrepreneur’s Guide to How to Make a Website
2008-04-15 07:00:00 This article is a guide to how to make a website when you are starting a business. It isn’t a ‘how to program guide’. It’s aimed at Entrepreneurs who want to run a business that has a website. The world and its dog have a website and so should you. A well designed web site ...
By: Resources zone
Why You Need To Become An Entrepreneur
2008-04-14 07:00:00 A lot of people will not tell you about their downfalls and the things they went through before they became successful. Most of the time you will only see the good and not the bad. But how can a person help someone if they do not share their struggles and what they have been through? ...
By: Resources zone
Make your employees happy - it’s an entrepreneur task
2008-03-23 20:28:00 Being a small business it’s always hard to hire the right persons to do the job and even harder to keep them committed. Hiring in a small business is difficult from more than one reason: your payments can’t be so great - employees are a cost, and costs are important for a small business your package of benefits can’t beat the corporate packages. No free tickets to spa, no paid vacations, probably no company car no professional HR. This means less evaluations, less trainings, less team-buildings difficult to give a raise In fact I wrote an entire article about Hiring in a boostraped company, no need to repeat myself over and over again. So, let’s discuss something that is even more important than hiring: keeping your employees happy. First of all we will start with the assumption that you don’t have a HR department to do the job, and even if you do, keeping employees happy should be on your everyday to do list while you are the owner or shareholder of ...
5 things I’ve learned about me while being an entrepreneur
2008-03-17 21:46:00 If anything, I would describe my 3 years of entrepreneurship as a self educating experience that led to getting a good professional experience and an excellent thinking model. Of course, we had a lot of business accomplishment and stuff, but if regarded at a larger scale, I would remember this period as a time of learning, trial and error and personal formation. I’ve learned these 5 important things about me (what are yours?): I’m probably one of the laziest persons on earth. If you are an entrepreneur this might actually help as it will make you make things efficiently I don’t like to take risks. Contrary with the opinion that entrepreneurs are risk takers, I’ve played easy and safe all along the way. I’m good in theory, I suck at implementations. That’s why you need to hire people - you might have brilliant ideas but that’s not necessarily sufficient if the result is lame. I’m good at customer care. Hopefully. I’m easy to di...
Where Can a Mentor Help an Entrepreneur? Part One
2008-03-17 00:00:00 Entrepreneurs take leaps of faith all of the time. They make moves without knowing how they will turn out. They have visions without necessarily filling in the blanks before pursuing them Small businesses can grow organically or by acquisition. There...
Learning to Be an Entrepreneur in Your Online Business
2008-03-12 00:00:00 One of the major factors, besides making money, of having an online home business is to be in control of your life. An Internet business is about working the most comfortable schedule you can. Wearing the comfortable wardrobe you want to wear, setting up an ideal home office you feel good about, and being your ...
So You're an Inventor.. Can you be an Entrepreneur?
2008-03-06 08:21:00 Just about anyone can have an idea. Not everyone, however, is an inventor. The truth is most people are just content to have their big idea sitting pretty in some cobwebbed portion of their brain-- Technorati Tags: advice tips small business
My Wife Just Became an Entrepreneur!
2008-02-27 03:03:00 And this is partly the reason why I have not been updating this blog and the main reason why I have missed a lot of rides with the Fireflies, starting with the Love Ride. Judy, my wife, just opened her own stall in a small wet and dry market near our place. This is actually ...
Top 3 requirements for an entrepreneur
2008-02-20 23:37:00 Most often, people have strong misconceptions about entrepreneurship and usually they fear about the things they shouldn’t be fearing. After 3 years since I founded my company together with 2 other partners, my way of seeing things about entrepreneurship and owning a small business changed dramatically. I remember quite well, my first fears were about getting enough customers to cover the costs. Having that unique idea that could make the business successful. WRONG! Now I think the most important things are having the following: The right attitude. (I failed at this) Stay positive. I know it’s hard, especially in bad times. But looking back, being negative, having stressful/sleepless nights never helped me to actually solve things, and moreover it had a bad influence on my partners as well. You need to know everything and deal with everything - when you start small. (I failed at this) You need to know everything that you can’t safely outsource. If you come ...
Is being an entrepreneur for you?
2008-02-09 06:06:00 Look? just because you don?t like your job is not a strong enough reason to become an entrepreneur. Being an entrepreneur is hard work. Although I do believe everyone can become an entrepreneur, I encourage everyone to do it if you feel that is your calling, but entrepreneurship is not for everyone. Robert Kiyosaki put it ...
Become an entrepreneur at Recharger Magazine's ReIndia Expo
2008-01-23 12:56:00 Strong demand for low-cost, high-quality replacement printer cartridges has quickly become a very lucrative idea for budding entrepreneurs. Attendees can learn about how to launch such a business at ReIndia Expo, March 6-8, 2008, at the Bombay Exhibition Center in Mumbai. The printer cartridge remanufacturing industry in India stands on the threshold of peak potential. Consumers are frequently finding that it is more convenient and cost-effective to purchase a remanufactured cartridge over the Original Equipment Manufacturer's (OEM) because the price difference can be as much as double. "The U.S. market is a developed landscape in the remanufacturing industry, but markets like India are fertile grounds for remanufacturing and entrepreneurial opportunities," said Adam Schaffer, group publisher of Recharger Magazine. "The prospect of new business in an up-and-coming market is a very appealing initiative for most entrepreneurs - it is merely whoever takes advantage th...
By: B4U India
I have to give a talk, what now, skills for an Entrepreneur
2008-01-04 09:27:00 I have to give a talk, what now ? Skills for an EntrepreneurI have posted an article on how to prepare and give a speech, a book that is coming out this month that I was recommended to get is "Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery" (Voices That Matter) by Garr Reynolds, for some of us it comes naturally, being able to speak to large groups, but there is a difference in speaking and making sure your message is taken on board bu the target audience, hope these tips help. Parts of Speech: Transitional, Transactional, or Transformational:By Dan CoughlinMary, a vice-president of operations, had to give a 30-minute speech at her company's annual conference. She asked if I would discuss her presentation with her. I asked her the first question I always ask a professional about a speech, "Is this a transitional, transactional, or transformational speech?"She said, "Why does it matter what type of speech it is? I've been given 30 minutes to talk. I thought I w...
Personal Qualities Required To Be An Entrepreneur And Start Your Own Busine
2007-12-05 00:00:00 A lack of skill, ability and experience in certain business areas need not be a barrier to success and starting your own business. The personal qualities exerted by a small business owner overcoming deficiencies over and over again are vital and present in many entrepreneurs much more so that specific technical knowledge. Not everyone is a ...
Poll: Why Are You An Entrepreneur?
2007-12-03 17:47:00 Which of the following most closely explains why you are (or want to be) an entrepreneur? You want to make more money. You have no other alternatives. You want to work fewer hours. You want to have flexible work hours. You believe you can create more interesting work for yourself than others can create for you. View Results Questions based on an talk reprinted on the EQ Journal Blog.
The joys and frustrations of being an entrepreneur
2007-11-28 15:55:00 JOY #1 ? Its an adrenaline rush Being an entrepreneur is like careening down a mountain road at ninety miles per hour with one headlight out. Its both thrilling and terrifying at the same time. You react to circumstances as quickly as you can but still you wonder if your last decision: will throw you ...
By: soupornuts.com
Some thoughts from the desk of an entrepreneur
2007-11-23 10:04:00 Some thoughts from the desk of an entrepreneurAs most of my readers know I have been working on a new start up project, based in Northumberland for the last three months, I have not mentioned much about it, just a few posts on things that have irked me a tad, at times, so today I thought it's time to share some of my thoughts on the process so far.Month one was spent pulling together a funding presentation, (that I thought was far to early) and visiting the customer base that exists. Pulling together the funding presentation was interesting, it was played in a three ring circle, which is not the best way to do things, there was some good help from the investment advisers "SIGMA", but it just took to long, the lesson learned here was that I should have made it clear what the consensus was on every ones part that was involved, there was a lot of Teflon shoulder stuff, all parties are busy,there never was a "come to Jesus" session to set things right, this is something that should hav...
As an entrepreneur seeking capital for 100% of the investment who is entitl
2007-11-22 07:46:00 I am looking to bring a fairly new international franchise into the country that I think will be a hit. I have a couple investors lined up that I am looking to hopefully have them invest. I would then look to run the franchise with their investment. They are the money and I will provide the workforce. Is this a 5050 split?
By: nobosh Answers
To Sell Your House, Act Like an Entrepreneur
2007-11-21 00:12:00 Wendy Bounds mentioned HouseFront in her blog posting on creative ways to sell your home. Working for the Wall Street Journal, she had the unusual assignment to help a Detroit-area family sell their home without a real estate agent. Detroit has been hit hard with foreclosures, it has the second highest rate of ...
A Interesting Story of an Entrepreneur
2007-11-13 23:00:00 I just want to share you guys an inspiring story that I have read at entrepreneur.com site. The story is about The Palengke Kid who becomes and owner of an IT Solution Company. It is always my dream to have my own business, In fact I am not seeing myself still working with Company in the next Ten years. ...
soupornuts? shortlist of 4 reasons NOT to become an entrepreneur
2007-10-12 03:14:00 At some point, I think everyone toys with the idea of going into business for themselves. It is definitely a romantic notion ? to be able to hang out your shingle, start selling and shipping your products and just watch the money roll in. Well, take the advice of this entrepreneur and many others, ?It ...
By: soupornuts.com
How to Make Free Money When You Are an Entrepreneur!
2007-10-10 15:01:00 If you put your mind to it and are really prepared to work every day, you can make money on the Internet. Have you seen this advertisement over and over again; "Make Money Starting with Absolutely Nothing" or "No Work Required.?There are many entrepreneurs, who have found an excellent Internet Home Business, made a success of it; and will even share there secret with you.However, we are all different and what they did to succeed will not necessarily be successful for us. Here is the real crux. An opportunity is worthless, unless it is turned into a viable business.There are unlimited opportunities and many entrepreneurs have become successful beyond their wildest dreams, because they all have three things in common:? They are passionate about what they are doing? They are aware of their strengths and weaknesses.? They are supported by friends and family. Use your passion, strengths and the support that you can get, dream and take the plunge and start to make money on the Internet w...
The differences between an entrepreneur & a business minded person
2007-09-28 06:28:00 First, if you’re reading this in a feed reader and have not had a chance to see the new theme, then please do so. I put a ton of work into customizing it and thinking of ways to monetize each page. I would really like some honest feedback. I’ve gone through quite a ...
6 Sure-Fire Ways to Know You Are an Entrepreneur
2007-09-21 16:33:00 Guest Post Thomas Sinfield, is a young entrepreneur that is blogging about his journey through entrepreneurship at his blog http://www.thomassinfield.com.- He has volunteered to help me with my blog by creating a well thought out way to find out if you are an entrepreneur. I actually like this type of writing because there is a sense of interaction through out the post. It keeps the reader up and thinking through out the entry. Enjoy! 1. You have a dream that has become an obsession Entrepreneurs are dreamers! Always thinking of new was of doing things, improving the way things are currently done or dreaming about the Lamborghini they are going to buy when their business is a success. They see people who are successful - the entrepreneurs that have gone before them, and instead of despising the luck that they had (which is what the average person does), they start dreaming about how they will become even more successful! Entrepreneurs are confident dreamers. Once the dream has bitte...
HOT DISH: The Possum Is an Entrepreneur (Wwe music)
2007-09-05 15:33:00 CMT - If you love gospel bluegrass, you will want to run, not walk, to get the Lyric Street Records executives Randy Goodman, Doug Howard, Greg McCarn and of America (PGA) has resulted in a new publication, CMT Life Set to Music , a monthly eight-page Respond to Jeff’s ...
7 myths and reasons to be an entrepreneur
2007-08-14 21:20:00 It's so amazing to see so many different opinions on why you should or not be an entrepreneur. I just found some new lists of reasons pro and contra from Graham Lutz blog. You should start with the 7 Myths of the Entrepreneur that tries to raise some questions about some popular believes regarding entrepreneurs and business owners. I personally can confirm all the 7 myths and Graham's comments with a special note on: "set my own hours? you mean ?work 16 hours a day 8 days a week for the next 5 years.? - only 16 hours?? it's more like 20... Then going to the "7 Reasons To Be an Entrepreneur", I think they are great. Not sure about point 2: "No More Cube!". Because if you are just like me, then you will want to grow your business to a point where you can afford an office with cubicles :) Let's see what's he going to write next?
Dreaming of being an Entrepreneur? TiE-ISB gives you an opportunity
2007-08-14 12:20:00 TiE-ISB connect gives you the opportunity to qualify for an elevator pitch with leading Capitalist's of the world.Entrepreneurs are being invited to submit their business plans for the NEAIUV sponsored Business Plan showcase event.Last day for submitting an executive summary is August 31st. Their executive summaries will be evaluated by an expert committee from ISB. Once short-listing is done, there will be a request sent out to the all the selected entrepreneurs to submit their detailed business plans. TiE-ISB will also guide entrepreneurs on how to build and submit their business plans. Final short-listing will happen after all business plans are submitted and the final list of entrepreneurs will be given an opportunity to showcase their business plans to Venture capitalists on November 14-16, 2007.TiE-ISB Connect is organized by the TiE, Hyderabad Chapter and the Wadhwani Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (WCED), ISB.According to TiE-ISB Connect, eight of the business plan...
By: WATblog
An Entrepreneur?s Fools Gold
2007-08-03 15:30:00 After reading an article in Entrepreneur I came to the idea that you truly cannot believe everything that you read. In fact, as a business owner and entrepreneur this can be vital to your success and failure. Any article that discusses the importance of giving your business an online imagine while focusing on pay services and ...
Being An Entrepreneur On The Road
2007-07-30 04:16:00 I have been doing a lot of traveling in recent weeks as we establish a variety of partnerships. I spent nearly three hours trying to find a free wifi hotspot in New York City on Friday. It was ridiculous! And annoying! And frustrating! I can’t believe that in this day and age there’s not universal hotspot coverage in the financial capital of the world. WiFi coverage is spotty and many times super expensive.I know that it’s a matter of time before I shell out the big bucks for a more fancy phone that can send and receive data. This is harder than it seems for an entrepreneur who’s trying to bootstrap and watch out for extravagant expenses. There’s no more good old Mr. JPMorgan who will give me a free Blackberry along with a charge card. These days, those expenses come straight out of my pocket so I have to think twice…ten times before spending the cash.However, like the saying goes, “Penny wise and pound foolish” – at some point, it’s almost ridiculous to try and ...
An Entrepreneur?s Mindset
2007-07-19 04:50:00 google_color_border = "FFFFFF"; google_color_bg = "FFFFFF"; google_color_link = "3366CC"; google_color_url = "000000"; google_color_text = "000000"; I guess this topic is not new and you have heard some articles about how an entrepreneur should think to run his business. It is a common thought that when you already chose the world of entrepreneurship, and choose not to be employed, ...
When Did you First Know You Were an Entrepreneur?
2007-07-12 14:43:00 Just about every entrepreneur and small business owner that I?ve talked with has said that these entrepreneurial qualities manifested as early back as they can remember. What was your first entrepreneurial adventure? Nate Whitehill started an online community of kids at the age of 12. Ben Casnocha started his entrepreneurial career by selling pens and gumballs ...
Can an Employee be an Entrepreneur?
2007-06-23 06:48:00 google_color_border = "FFFFFF"; google_color_bg = "FFFFFF"; google_color_link = "3366CC"; google_color_url = "000000"; google_color_text = "000000"; Entrepreneurship is a way of thinking. It doesn’t mean that if you have a business you are already a 100% entrepreneur. Because even if you started a business and you still think like an employee, then there will be a problem for sure. ...
My Dreams of Becoming an Entrepreneur
2007-06-18 12:11:00 I always aspire of becoming rich someday, someone who is capable of acquiring the things I want. Gracie and I are planning to put up a food cart business. I am currently collecting entrepreneur magazines to equip us with better ideas on how to start our own business. I am also spending time reading forums ...
By: Rich Valla
What you need to become an entrepreneur?
2007-06-05 22:19:00 When I speak to my audience, I love to ask warm-up questions at the beginning. If I ask them whether they know what they need to become an entrepreneur, most of them answer in one voice - “Capital”, “Capital”, “Capital”. True, capital is one of the major requirements to start a startup. And most of them consider the capital in terms of financial aspect only. Capital is more than just money and there are more other forms of capitals equally or even more important than money to become an entrepreneur. Yesterday, I discussed about the Integrity as the ultimate requirement for excellence in business and in one of my previous posts, I discussed on Innovation as the mantra for survival in business. Today I will discuss on one of such essentials, the capital and their other forms: Emotional Capital I have not seen coaches on Entrepreneurship spoke on this capital, the emotional capital. This is your aspiration, passion and perseverance that always keeps ...
What Being a Deadhead Taught Me About Being an Entrepreneur
2007-05-31 19:07:00 A post and the comments that followed on one of my favorite blogs, Marketing Hipster, really got me thinking about why so many people interested in marketing were also Grateful Dead fans. Are there really that many Deadheads out there that a post like this would draw out so many ? or are there ...
Are you an Entrepreneur?
2007-05-30 20:29:00 It seems like almost all, who are involved in business, these days consider themselves an entrepreneur. Same thing applies for me. I am recipient of the Best Entrepreneur award in Information Technology for three years in sequence from 2004 to 2006. Business community tagged as an entrepreneur, but I was not sure if I was ...
Downsized? Don't worry. Become an entrepreneur
2007-04-28 00:00:00 Have you been downsized or offered a good early retirement package by your company? Are you at an age where you find it hard to entice employers to look at your resume? Think about creating your own home-based business. In...
What makes an entrepreneur?
2007-04-27 11:57:00 There are many people out there that are happy working the hours for a weekly pay check, and if they’re happy doing that then I’d say good for them. There are also a fair few folk wanting or yearning for their own business, but it just never seems to happen for them. They know they want ...
By: Self Made Minds
What kind of an entrepreneur are you?
2007-04-23 01:40:00 In my days, I have met with many many entrepreneurs. We have agreed and disagreed on things, learned from each other, and experienced disappointments and successes together.Here is “one” way to slice and dice the group.The Pure DreamerThe pure dreamer is filled with new and novel ideas -- innovations and schemes that will make a lot of money -- for some, every once in a while they see their pictures on the front page of the Time magazine . Despite their potential, majority of these folks never cross the bridge and get to the “doing side.” They are always waiting for the right time and almost always regretful (if only, I had that idea a long time ago, ..). My advice to this group is to either admit that you are a dreamer (get it over with) and then enjoy the dreams and the innovations without regret, frustration and the feeling of failure OR “just do it” as the saying goes; the short cut to results may be finding a partner with a different character profile! The ...
21 Days to Becoming an Entrepreneur
2007-04-06 14:58:00 This is a great idea to get your creative thought processes tuned into money making business ideas within 21 days. Starting from today think and create 1 money making business idea every day and write it down for the next 21 days. Why 21 days? Because it?s thought it takes roughly 20 days to create a ...
By: The Beginning
John Wood - Leaving Microsoft To Change The World: An Entrepreneur?s Odysse
2007-04-04 17:02:00 From The Oprah Winfrey Show : I Walked Away from Millions, 3 April 2007 Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur’s Odyssey to Educate the World’s Children by John Wood John Wood discovered his passion, his greatest success, and his life’s work–not at business school or leading Microsoft’s charge into Asia in the 1990s–but ...
By: Oprah Selects
Always Think Like an Entrepreneur
2007-03-26 04:56:00 Great entrepreneurs all think alike; they can take almost anything and turn it around to generate some kind of money. Some people develop the entrepreneurship skills right away as they work in the business field, others just fail and start over to develop those skills. Why blog owners should think like entrepreneurs? Running a blog ...
By: Desi Notes
How Do Inventors Go To Market? (Part 5) Become An Entrepreneur!
2007-02-05 07:21:02 It's hard work being an inventor!That final patent award with its gold seal and red ribbon may make a neat keepsake to show off to your kids and grandkids, but unless you have several thousand dollars to available to you, only go the patent route if you have a comprehensive achievable plan to make a lot of money on your invention. Your patentability opinion may scream out "GO PATENT!", but if you don't know how you're going to make money on your invention, or you no longer have enthusiasm for developing the idea, or you have not received positive responses from prospective licensees... you should not spend the time and money to proceed with a full patent application. At least wait until you have the inclination and some external support. And it's true, as many of you have surmised, that unless you or your licensee is willing to defend your patent in court, you have little leverage against invention thieves. Prosecuting a claim against your violator is...
So You Wanna Be An Entrepreneur?
2007-01-29 15:10:00 So you wanna be an entrepreneur? Well guess what? You can! If you think about it, most mothers are already acting as entrepreneurs. Most moms work full time while raising their children, we manage our household and our finances and we actively participate in groups for the support of our children. We already posses most of what it takes to start and run a business. So, my question is - what's stopping you? Why is the idea of becoming an entrepreneur still an idea? What fears are you facing? I know you ask yourself some of the following questions:How can I start a business while working full time and raising my children?Where am I going to find the money to do this?Can I really start and run a business on my own?Where do I start?These are questions almost every entrepreneur asks - it's normal. This blog will answer all of these questions and more and it will coach you through the launch of your business.So feel free to post questions, tips and advice.Mompreneur, this blogs for you!...
being an entrepreneur?
2006-11-11 13:33:00 sorry for what-so-called 'hiatus'. not in the exact mood of bitching currently :grin: these several days i went to campus to meet my lecturer, mr. pierre about the recent project of binus international's school of marketing. so the major is currently having a project (mr. pierre: "damn... huge...") and they need a website. mr. pierre recalled me as design-freak (anak marketing murtad) so he
Defining Success As An Entrepreneur
1969-12-31 19:00:00 There are many learning values that one can learn from entrepreneurs who achieve extra ordinary feats. The learning values can include achieving great wealth and contributing to create a positive impact to the society. It can be observed that there are many different interpretations of success. A definition of success in life can be achieving ...
Why You Need To Become An Entrepreneur
1969-12-31 19:00:00 A lot of people will not tell you about their downfalls and the things they went through before they became successful. Most of the time you will only see the good and not the bad. But how can a person help someone if they do not share their struggles and what they have been through? ...
An Entrepreneur’s Guide to How to Make a Website
1969-12-31 19:00:00 This article is a guide to how to make a website when you are starting a business. It isn’t a ‘how to program guide’. It’s aimed at Entrepreneurs who want to run a business that has a website. The world and its dog have a website and so should you. A well designed web site ...
A Work At Home Parent Is An Entrepreneur Who Works From Home And Integrates
0000-00-00 00:00:00 A work at home parent is an entrepreneur who works from home and integrates parenting into his or her business activities Entrepreneurs choose to run businesses from home for a variety of reasons, including lower business expenses, personal health limitations, eliminating commuting or in order to have a more flexible schedule
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