Archive for July 19th, 2005
In response to Get Into Motion, Charlie Cook said: The best way to get your business up and running is to be able to explain what you do in one sentence in such a way that it prompts prospects to contact you. Responding to Spotlight on the Staffing Industry, my father, John Henry Carlson said: [...]
One year ago: Want to quickly know what the average small business owner keeps from each dollar of revenue?
The Entrepreneurial Mind: If we look at what differentiates successful entrepreneurs from the unsuccessful ones, the most important craft is opportunity recognition. This is a process that we have learned how to systematize and teach to entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs who have the most success are those who are able to find a real niche in the [...]
The Young Entrepreneur’s Guide to Starting and Running a Business
Amazon: “Steve Mariotti, a former New York City high-school teacher, founded the nonprofit National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship after he discovered that students who launched commercial ventures tended to eventually blossom in numerous areas. In this updated edition of The Young Entrepreneur’s Guide to Starting and Running a Business, he lays out the critically relevant [...]
The Lemonade Stand: A Guide to Encouraging the Entrepreneur in Your Child
Amazon: “Preteen and teenage entrepreneurs are starting and running full-fledged service and manufacturing businesses in the United States in ever-increasing numbers. This “entrepreneurial generation” is being encouraged by parents, fellow entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial organizations, and the federal government. Consultant Modu organizes his work in chapters on teaching kids about money and ethics, motivating them, and helping [...]
Youthful Entrepreneurs: Lemonade Stands
NY Times: Decisions about pricing, product mix and location tumbled through Alex Waggoner’s mind as he started his enterprise. His business adviser observed his interactions with potential customers and counseled him about a more aggressive sales approach. Alex Waggoner at his lemonade stand in Seattle. With parents’ help, many children are using this summer tradition [...]
The $16 Billion Opportunity in — Tchotchkes?
HBS Working Knowledge: Most people wouldn’t leave a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm to work at an online start-up that specializes in selling paperweights, mugs, mouse pads, and T-shirts featuring corporate logos. But that’s exactly what Jerry McLaughlin did in 1999 when he left Altos Ventures, with its prestigious Sand Hill Road address, to [...]
Peter Caputa: A guy I know just launched a website for his poker coaching business. He gets $100 an hour. He also makes money from affiliate marketing for a paid poker site, something that the big online ad networks have been warned against by the FCC. Given the size of this market, the amount of [...]
