Archive for November 29th, 2006
Micro Biz: Cardboard Construction
When Andrew McGrew was an elementary art teacher he wanted to build BIG cardboard sculptures with his students. He did a few projects, but there was a definite limit to the size of sculpture he could make using duct tape before it collapsed under it’s own weight, and duct tape didn’t hold up well to [...]
Entrepreneur.com: It’s an age-old conundrum that faces every entrepreneur planning their business: What do I pay myself? There are a lot of different theories when it comes to this issue, but the two most common for startups are: 1. Pay yourself enough to get by. At least during startup until you are operating in the [...]
Seth Godin: Make it easy for someone to bring up what you do (by changing the nature of the service or product). Give your best customers something of real value to offer to their friends (a secret menu, a significant gift certificate). Once you do that, not giving that gift to a friend feels selfish. [...]
