Archive for February 15th, 2005
MIT Technology Review: “Big outsourcing providers [in India] may not be fountains of innovation, but their presence will have — in fact, is already having—trickle-down effects. Outsourcing, many Indians argue, is training India’s next generation of tech entrepreneurs.” via Rajesh Jain.
More Women Seek Business Ventures
Hispanic Business: Tricia Hensley had a good job keeping the books at her husband’s granite countertop company, but it wasn’t her passion. The former accounting major wanted more in a career — she wanted her own business. After looking into several franchising opportunities, she turned to her passion for fitness and opened Figures! Fitness for [...]
10 Great E-Commerce Businesses You Can Start Now
Rhonda Winn: If you’ve been thinking of starting a business on the web but you’re not sure what type of business to start then this article is for you. You could be wasting valuable time trying to make your first move. There are thousands of opportunities on the web and this article is meant to [...]
Finding Money For Your Business
Rhonda Abrams: “I give presentations to entrepreneurs all over the country, and I’m always asked the same question: ‘Where do I get the money to start or grow my business?’ Even if you’re starting a business that requires little funding, such as consulting, you’ll still need cash to pay your living expenses and personal bills.”
Top 10 Ways to Start a Business For Less Than $500
Rhonda Winn: Below are 10 ways to start business for less than $500. You may have to make some sacrifices but that’s what small business is all about, at least at first. If you don’t already own a computer, purchase a used or refurbished computer. With computer prices dropping everyday(new computers are starting at around [...]
Know When to Hold ‘em, Know When to Fold ‘em
NY Times: Sometimes, an entrepreneur has to know when to throw in the towel. Nine days before Christmas, Jonathan Rosen of Scarsdale, N.Y., shut down Mobelex Designs, the home-office furniture retailer and wholesaler that he founded eight years earlier. In its early years, his company prospered, but then a combination of global forces knocked him [...]
NFIB Small Business Statistics
More on the NFIB’s report from Law & Entrepreneurship News: More than 1 in 4 small businesses with employees use the owner’s home as its primary location 59% of small businesses with employees are owned by a single individual The most common legal form for small businesses with employees is S Corps (31%) followed by [...]
The Entrepreneurial Mind: One of a bootstrapper’s most important mottos is to “keep overhead to a minimum.” And one of their favorite techniques is to operate their businesses from their homes. A survey by the NFIB found that “even among those whose business is located outside the home, slightly more than one-quarter (26 percent) have [...]
Dan Sherman: For example, if you sell shoes online, don’t try to be the number one seller of shoes online. There are multi-billion dollar companies that are always going to beat you in that game. Instead, be the number one seller of men’s size 13 by selling ONLY size 13. Or ladies size 6… whatever. [...]
Thinking Like An Entrepreneur: Let’s take a simple example of a guy who wants to start a multimedia production company. By this, I mean a company that produces interactive CD-ROMs, maybe, Internet web pages, and, maybe, computer-based training for other companies. If you are not familiar with these areas, don’t worry about it. It is [...]
Business Opportunities Weblog: Now En Español!
It is my pleasure to announce the launch of Business Opportunities Weblog en Español! The new weblog features translated posts from this site and original content by translator Jacky Benzaquen. An Atom feed of the new site is available. Jacky Benzaquen es graduado de Ingenieria de Sistemas de la UNIMET (Caracas – Venezuela). Su verdadera [...]
