Archive for January 13th, 2005
Ebay Increases Fees Angering Small Business Owners
San Diego Union Tribune: Some small business owners who reach most of their customers via eBay Inc. expressed anger Thursday at the online auction giant’s plan to boost the monthly fee it charges sellers by 60 percent. Its shares lost nearly 4 percent. EBay outlined the increase in a terse e-mail on Wednesday to all [...]
What makes an entrepreneur an entrepreneur?
Entrepreneur: It’s my position that all successful entrepreneurs possess one fundamental ability, one fundamental quality, one fundamental skill, one fundamental interest, without which they would never be successful: Entrepreneurs possess the ability to perceive the world as a system. Without a doubt, every entrepreneur worth his or her salt is a “systems thinker.” They could [...]
Joint-Venture Couples Live by Special Marital Rules
NY Times: In building a small business, couples must overcome more than the usual challenges that face entrepreneurs, like raising capital, hiring workers and marketing products. They must also deal with the strains their shared undertaking puts on their personal relationship. “You get the stress of two people living together and the additional stress of [...]
“How to Sell Anything To Anyone
Seth Godin: “How to Sell Anything To Anyone in just one easy step: make something people want to buy.” via Ian Landsman.
Teenager Gets Job Because of Sales Letter
Sydney Johnston: “Copywriter Craig Garber has described the job search of his teenage son, Nick. It seems that 14 year old Nick wanted to work at the local [supermarket] for his first part time job. The problem was that 297 other kids had applied. When asked by dad how he was going to distinguish himself [...]
Owning Small Business Not American Dream For Teens
Denise O’Berry: “According to a new poll from the Job Shadow Coalition and Harris Interactive, nearly half of teens surveyed (47%) defined the American Dream as “Simply Being Happy, No Matter What you Do,” far outpacing “Being Rich and/or Famous,” which was identified by one-in-five teens (20%) and “Owning My Own Business,” which was identified [...]
Basic Rules For Deducting A Home Office
StartupJournal: First, you generally need to make sure your home office is used exclusively and regularly for business. The IRS offers the following example: Suppose you’re a lawyer and use your den at home to write legal briefs and prepare clients’ tax returns. Your family also uses the den for recreation. Because the den isn’t [...]
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