Archive for May 2005
Business 2.0: It used to be that companies were created to serve customers. They would hire employees, build a product or service, and wait for people to beat a path to their doors. These days the prevailing business model on the Web seems to be the exact opposite: persuade customers to build the product themselves, [...]
Handyman Etiquette: Stay Calm, Avert Eyes
Startup Journal: As owner of a Mr. Handyman franchise in Los Angeles, T.L. Tenenbaum has rigid guidelines for the best approach to difficult drywall and plumbing problems. He also has ground rules for other home hazards his workers might encounter — say a misplaced pair of racy underwear or, as once happened, a butcher knife [...]
An Underserved Market: Americans with Disabilities
Dr. Jeffrey R. Cornwall: “Disabled Americans have more freedom of movement, more access, and more opportunities than ever before. Fortune Small Business examines this growing market.””
EirePreneur: “Yesterday’s Sunday Times How I Made It feature was interesting for how it demonstrated the need for flexibility by entrepreneurs in terms of both the direction of a start-up company and ownership of it.”
Web ROI In a Networked Society Survey
Chad Lonberger wrote: This survey is part of an ongoing independent study undertaken by Modetwo to uncover the current state of business web development, the usage of emerging technologies (blogs, mobile sites, social networks, etc), and the ROI generated from these activities. This study has been graciously sponsored by Kuleto’s Restaurant at Hotel Los Gatos, [...]
Free Internet Course on Starting a Small Business
BizzBangBuzz: “My Own Business, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization committed to helping new businesses succeed in every community. MOBI offers a free online course in entrepreneurship that appears to offer good practical advice.”
This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists is up at A Penny For….
Real Life Accounting: Recently, I was asked whether an asset that is fully depreciated could continue to be depreciated because the asset was still in service. The answer is “no” because once an asset is fully depreciated there is nothing left to depreciate. The accounting concept of “book value” needs to be understood in order [...]
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The Entrepreneurial Mind: Bryan Freeman, founder of SnackWorks, was the keynote speaker to the Entrepreneurship Academy here at the Delta Epsilon Chi conference I am attending this week with my students. One of his main points was how important it is for entrepreneurs to know how to sell. No other activity is more important for [...]
Ambitious Aspirations: “Though written in 1776, The Entreprenuer’s Credo written by Thomas Paine still applies very much in today’s context. Inspiriational and motivating. Be sure to read this piece. I have a copy pasted up on my wall.” Entrepreneur’s Credo I do not choose to be a common man, It is my right to be [...]
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Entrepreneur: Real people are making big bucks on eBay–and thousands have even reached PowerSeller status by maintaining at least $1,000 per month in sales for three consecutive months. Case in point: Angie Cash, 37, a stay-at-home mom who started selling on eBay nearly six years ago because it was “something I could do and watch [...]
Startups.co.uk: No matter how many hours you’re working now, you’ll inevitably have to work more when running a business – if not all of the time, at least some of it. Also consider that while your business will be your baby and you can decide what to do with it, it’ll also be your responsibility [...]
The Entrepreneur’s Secret is No
Dana Blankenhorn: The secret to being a successful entrepreneur is learning how to handle NO. … Entrepreneurs bring ideas to businesses and people. They sell these ideas, as businesses. They take a lot of meetings. And most of the time, maybe over 99% of the time, the answer at the end of the day is [...]
Entrepreneurship as Economic Development in America
The Entrepreneurial Mind: Entrepreneurship as a force for economic development is alive and well in America’s cities. The Institute for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and Inc Magazine have announced the annual Inner City 100, which includes the fastest growing businesses located in America’s inner cities. Microenterprise, a major force in urban economic development, is [...]
Will the New Bankruptcy Law Help or Hurt Small Business?
Fortune Small Business: The new law will also make it easier for small-business owners to collect debt from individualsFort who file for bankruptcy protection. Under the new law, many consumers will no longer be eligible to file for Chapter 7. Instead, they will have to file for Chapter 13, agreeing to a payment plan to [...]
Amazon: “While some people dream of coming up with a hot idea and taking the next great Internet company public, this book focuses on building a real business with real profits. Such businesses can make the founder worth millions of dollars in only a few short years without the company ever becoming public. This book [...]
Should You Tell Clients You Work From Home?
Entrepreneur: I’ve sometimes asked by fellow homebased business owners if keeping your homebased status a secret is really all that important anymore. Do clients really care? And if they do, what can you do about it? The chances are, your clients and customers really don’t care, as indicated by the fact that a majority of [...]
This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists is up at Incite.
Starting A Business As A Permit Runner
Startup Journal: “If you are savvy about city government and possess a whiff of construction experience, [starting a business as a permit runner] is a terrific, low-capital, start-up business opportunity. Many people are happy to pay a fee to avoid any sort of government bureaucracy.”
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