Archive for August 31st, 2005
Secret Capitals of Small Business
Secret Capitals of Small Business: Most business capitals shout their names from the hilltops—literally, in the case of Hollywood. Everyone knows which industry dominates that town, and which ones rule Detroit and Houston. But how many could name the capital of socks? Or medical imaging technology? Or firearms? These are among dozens of hidden capitals [...]
Young Entrepreneurs Have Challenges
Westchester County Business Journal: Getting the respect of potential clients and employees is the most common problem mentioned by entrepreneurs who started heading up their own businesses while still in their twenties. They say many people assume that a younger entrepreneur is less capable and responsible. “I look very, very young and sometimes people don’t [...]
Paul Allen: It’s much harder to find a directory of angel investors, and since they are many times more likely than VCs to fund your startup company, it can be frustrating if you are an entrepreneur looking for potential angel funding. Our solution? Let’s all work together to create a free open-access directory of angel [...]
How to Do Business with Uncle Sam
One year ago today: How to Do Business with Uncle Sam.
Two years ago today: What is a Ponzi?: The term “Ponzi� is derived from Charles Ponzi (nee Ponsi), who was an Italian immigrant and ran his original scams in Montreal. In 1919, he set himself up in an office on the second floor, of a downtown bank building in Boston. Ironically, he called his company [...]
Entrepreneur: One of the toughest things to figure out when you’re getting ready to sell on eBay is how to set your starting and/or “Buy It Now” price. People break into a sweat about making this decision, but it’s really not that urgent an issue–unless you price your item too low and it sells at [...]
The Business Plan Coach: Employees. You can’t grow a business without them. When there is more work to do then can be completed, the answer seems to be in hiring and adding new staff! Yet simply hiring new employees to do the work you used to do could be a trap.
