Archive for June 30th, 2005
How to Locate and Evaluate a Good Franchised Business
Entrepreneur: One of the best ways to find out about the types of franchises available to you is to attend one of the franchise and business opportunity shows that appear regularly in most U.S. cities. The big ones can have up to 400 exhibitors. Attending one of these shows is well worth your time. You [...]
→ a1concrete.com As long as there is concrete, there will be a market for leveling concrete surfaces. Communities everywhere are plagued with jagged sidewalks, uneven steps, and sunken driveways. These are more than inconveniences, they represent dangerous and unsightly conditions. But they could spell opportunity for you. Traditional methods of concrete repair are expensive, time [...]
Joe Kraus on why it’s a great time to be an entrepreneur: There’s never been a better time to be an entrepreneur because it’s never been cheaper to be one. Here’s one example. Excite.com took $3,000,000 to get from idea to launch. JotSpot took $100,000. Why on earth is there a 30X difference? There’s probably [...]
The Entrepreneurial Mind: In addition to the shift to niche markets and start-ups I wrote about yesterday, Entrepreneur.com says that there is a definitive shift away from just high-tech toward more low-tech and even no-tech investments by many VC firms. “Behind the headlines, many VCs are investing in low-tech (or no-tech) companies that offer prospects [...]
