Archive for January 3rd, 2006
Good Jobs Are Scarce. Solution: Become Your Own Boss.
NY Times: If there is one place where the idea of the ownership society is taking hold, it is America’s colleges and universities. More than 1,600 colleges offer courses in entrepreneurship, up from 1,050 in the early 1990′s and a mere 300 schools in the 80′s. Experts see the surge reflecting profound changes in the [...]
How do I dump a bad business partner? Is this home based business a scam? Has anybody had any success making good business out of an online business such as CafePress? How do I sell an acupuncture practice? Is a consult with Jay Abraham worth the money? (This roundup was inspired by Lifehacker.)
Stupid High-Level Goals Are Useless
Ramit Sethi: A lot of times we create huge overarching goals (“I want to create the best social network in the world!!!!”) with no clear next steps. If you are trying to do anything even moderately complex and you don’t have a plan for what should happen in the next 7-14 days, then you are [...]
The Small Business Economy 2005
The SBA has released their report The Small Business Economy 2005 (PDF): Entrepreneurship has long been implicit in the American Dream—the belief that, given constitutional freedom, it is possible through hard work, courage, and imagination to achieve fi nancial security. The federal government too has underscored the fundamental importance of entrepreneurship and small business to [...]
Pete: Dane Carlson and Tim Grahl turn their niche blog networks into full time self employment. Both become stay at home dads, blogging in underwear.
Leasing Equipment Versus Buying
Cash Flow Blog: When you buy a piece of equipment or vehicle, you usually have to pay for it in full either by using cash or by financing the balance. After you finish paying for it, you own it. Equipment leasing, on the other hand, is essentially a loan. The lender buys and owns the [...]
