Archive for August 5th, 2010
Do You Know What Your Strengths Are?
I have an excellent free resource to share with you today: The Perfect Biz Finder. Every hyper-successful business owner i know will tell you that in order to succeed in today’s world, you have to know what your individual strengths are. And while it’s easy to think you know what they are, you probably don’t. [...]
Please Sir, Don’t Kill My Dream
A 7-year-old entrepreneur named Julie Murphy set up her lemonade stand at the monthly art fair in Northeast Portland. Julie had become enamored with the idea of having a stand after watching an episode of cartoon pig Olivia running one, said her mother, Maria Fife. The two live in Oregon City, but Fife knew her [...]
Gadgetwise asks, you can make a movie with a phone, so why not with a doll? The Barbie Video Girl Doll ($50, Mattel) looks just like a regular Barbie, but a closer look reveals a camera in her pendant, and a postage stamp-sized color screen on her back, peeking through her blouse. Powered by two [...]
If At First You Don’t Succeed…
As Mario Jurcic gives business a second try, no one has to tell him to remain humble reports The News-Herald. The 25-year-old entrepreneur loves to talk about his year-and-a-half-old business, SECURE IT Asset Disposition Services, but he doesn’t mind talking about the operation he shut down before that, ESCRAPOHIO. The newer Mentor company isn’t that [...]
Jason Fried, co-founder of noted web developer 37signals and author of Rework, made a pretty good case for ignoring people at work. In a big think interview, he explains how starting your business should involve seriously, drastically paring down your ambitions.
Entrepreneur Takes To The Road With Video Games
Pete Rodriguez is proud to admit that he thinks like a 12 year old, even if he is currently 35. It is that mindset that helps him relate to his customers reports news-press.com. Rodriguez tows a 30-foot converted trailer to parties and events and features three Xbox gaming stations displaying inside on 52-inch screens, as [...]
Inc.com reports that the tastiest thing served at the world-famous Inn at Little Washington is the service itself. Few restaurants — indeed, few businesses of any kind — seem so adept at fulfilling their customers’ every need. Founded in 1978 by chef Patrick O’Connell and Reinhardt Lynch, who who oversees the business, the Washington, Va., [...]
The New Economic Indicator: Brake Pads
Lewis Schiff over at Inc.com had a recent conversation with Jack Stack, the father of “open book management” and the chief executive behind SRC Holdings, the industrial conglomerate based in Springfield, Missouri. I asked Jack if he was able to tell, from his sales volume, whether the economy was headed up or down? “Up,” he [...]
That’s My Business!: Skoy Cloth
Here’s another episode of THAT’S MY BUSINESS! This week Rich Whittle talks with Karen Petersen about her business selling the super absorbent Skoy cloth.
Unique Furniture For A Modern Home
One of the oldest professions around is furniture making. It takes a lot of creativity, patience and knowledge to create a piece of furniture that is not only beautiful but will stand up to the test of time. No one would know this better than Jody Racicot. Like all craftsmen, his business had to start [...]
