Archive for September 7th, 2005
One year ago today: Customers Won’t Buy Won’t They Can’t Understand.
I don’t read Spanish very well, but if you do, you might enjoy these recent posts from Business Opportunities Weblog en Español: Selecciòn de Mercado ¿Còmo? ¿Anécdota de profesor de business school o realidad? El dominio del tiempo Rentable Por Sí Mismo. El poder de los libros Espíritu emprendedor y conocimiento Reducir emisiones es negocio [...]
Starting Small Businesses Later in Life
Small Business Trends: [There is a] growing trend of people in the United States starting businesses later in life or after retirement. And he’s got lots of company. Yahoo Small Business commissioned Harris Interactive to conduct a survey to gauge entrepreneurial attitudes back in April 2005. Of those surveyed, 56% said they wanted to own [...]
Good Ebay Listings, or Why We Usually Don’t Make Out at the Beginning of a Blind Date
eBay Seller Central: Quite a few eBay listings start with bulleted lists of features. In boxing this would be called leading with your chin. In the dating world, I’d describe this as trying make out with a blind date when you first pick her up. Feature lists are important to listings, but you don’t want [...]
Advice to Entrepreneurs from Entrepreneurs
Southeast VC: There are a lot of good new ideas out there. What differentiates companies and makes them great is the execution. Entrepreneurs shouldn’t debate whether or not this is the right time to start a business. That is almost like trying to time the stock market. The advice was to ignore market conditions. Also, [...]
This week’s Brain Brew Radio episode is online. This week: Brad in Alberta, Canada looks to the Brain Brew Crew for brutally honest advice on his new product ideas… Bill and his wife just opened a cooking school in Italy, Italian Country Cooking, and they are looking for inventive ways to market their new company…
HP Small Business Templates & Images
BizzBangBuzz: “Create dynamic business materials such as brochures, letterhead, presentations, job applications, calendars, and more with our easy to use, customizable templates and images from HP Small & Medium Business.”
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