Archive for June 8th, 2005
How To Franchise Your Business, And What Franchisees Can Learn
The Franchise Pundit: If you want to be a franchisee, understanding the motivations and decisions made by franchisors is important. I came across this article that walks through the general considerations a franchisor must deal with when deciding whether to franchise their business. Reading the article will help franchisees evaluate whether the franchise fees and [...]
Recently, I’ve been looking for a few high quality affiliate programs to try out on the site, and out of the blue today, I received a call telling me about a new website called SurveyClub. Apparently, they hate spam and offer a directory of legitimate paid survey opportunities. I like the sound of that! Here’s [...]
Entrepreneurs Wanted For Interview Series
I’m looking for some small business entrepreneurs to interview. If you’re interested in some free exposure for you or your business, please email me.
Second Time Entrepreneurs Not As Successful
Mr. Gutman on why successful entrpreneurs are not necessarily as successful the second time around: “To win you have to submit to the lunacy of the crazy world we live in. If you won’t push the pedal to the floor, you can bet your competitors will. And while you may be motivated even with cushy [...]
New Edition of Brain Brew Radio
A new edition of Brain Brew Radio is now online. Highlights of this episode include a chat with John Acres, founder of Bigha (the company with my favorite small business website!), and some helpful advice for the owner of a health insurance company for your pet. They also have a podcast of the show available.
Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Amazon: “Economics is not widely considered to be one of the sexier sciences. The annual Nobel Prize winner in that field never receives as much publicity as his or her compatriots in peace, literature, or physics. But if such slights are based on the notion that economics is dull, or that economists are concerned only [...]
Profitable Niches Are Everywhere!
StartupJournal: Psychoanalysis, the treatment originated by Sigmund Freud more than a century ago that requires patients to lie on a couch and say whatever comes to mind, has been battered in recent years by everything from antidepressants to skepticism to managed care that doesn’t pay for such long-term therapy. So who in his right mind [...]
Business Week: “Michael Moritz, a general partner at Sequoia Capital, has made a lot of money for investors over the years by picking the right entrepreneurs to bet on. He backed the founders of Yahoo, Paypal, and Google, which so far has returned 560 times Sequoia’s original investment. He’s also had his share of dogs, [...]
