Archive for July 13th, 2005
Entrepreneur: Some of the most successful businesses in the world only came to be after a few serious failures. From prototypes that don’t work to a service that doesn’t sell in your local area, a first business can quickly turn into a first failure. But can you as an entrepreneur come back into the fray [...]
Timothy Lebold recently quit his 9-5 job and went out on his own. In this post, he explains why: Entrepreneurship is the epitome of change and discomfort. To have simply no idea what the day will hold or how the bills are going to get paid is something that could make climbing Everest seem easy. [...]
alarm:clock is a neat blog that profiles privately-held technology ventures. They analyze the business model and tell how the company fits in to the technology landscape. Today, they posted about ZipCar: Consumers who become ZipCar members can reserve vehicles at ZipCar.com and rent them by the hour, starting at $8.50 per hour. Zipcar counts about [...]
Paul Ormerod, author of Butterfly Economics: Because of my own background I am often asked by would-be entrepreneurs seeking escape from life within huge corporate structures: ‘How do I build a small firm for myself?’ The answer seems obvious: buy a very large one and just wait. via Adam Smith Institute Blog.
Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Company
→ chocolatechocolate.com Imagine yourself in your youthful days as a kid in a candy store. Your eyes glazed over as you began to see every hand crafted confectioners delight right in front of your eyes. Now picture yourself today, on the other side of the candy case, bringing fresh chocolates out to the retail store [...]
Craig Howe writing on Amazon: “Using the model of a political campaign, the authors, illustrate the attitudes required for today’s business environment. On Election Day you either win or lose. That reality frames an organization’s objectives. It creates a bolder, aggressive sprit that focuses the organization on nothing less than total victory. Overpowering force may [...]
Though I haven’t seen it yet, I have high hopes for Blinksdale, the new online invoice generator from Firewheel Design: Quite simply, Blinksale is the easiest way to send invoices online. It’s perfect for small- and medium-size businesses, contractors, and freelancers. Actually, it’s great for large businesses too, but we figure they’ve already spent thousands [...]
→ loganfarms.com Logan Farms is a growing family of franchise stores specializing in the retail sale of spiral sliced, honey glazed, fully cooked hams and complemented by the sale of a variety of other specialty meat products including the Logan Farms own patented spiral-sliced, honey-glazed boneless turkey breast. The overwhelming popularity of the Logan Farms [...]
