Entrepreneur: “Market research, then, can prove invaluable in determining your idea’s potential. You can gather information from industry associations, Web searches, periodicals, federal and state agencies, and so forth. A trip to the library or a few hours online can set you on your way to really understanding your market. Your aim is to gain […]
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Men’s underwear traditionally costs very little, whereas women’s bras can be much more expensive. What if you could make bras out of underwear? How’s that for a business opportunity?
Brand Autopsy: Is your dream job to be a vintner? Or a fishing guide? A cattle rancher? How about a chocolatier? Sure, you may be a cubicle monkey today, but given an opportunity to have some on-the-job-experience you may be ready to ditch your dreary job for your dream job. Vocation Vacations is in the
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This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists is up at The Outsourcing Weblog.
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Dan Sherman found an article about a company in the UK that is “an online marketplace linking those looking for somewhere to stay during the working week with those who have a spare bedroom they wish to let from Monday to Friday.” On a national level, I don’t know if something like this would be
The Startup Chronicles: “Who do I listen to? My parents? My investors? My marketing consultant? My employees? My wife? My associates? My attorney?”
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David Bayless: “In the not too distant past, having an entrepreneurial, business-oriented mindset wouldn’t get you very far if you didn’t happen to be co-located with the requisite, tangible tools of production. Without the latter, skills couldn’t develop, either. Today, on the other hand, mindset comes to the fore.”
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Anita Campbellwriting on Small Business Trends: Ray Kroc started McDonald’s at age 52 after years as a salesman. Colonel Harland Sanders franchised Kentucky Fried Chicken (now KFC) at age 65. “You’re never too old” is the message in an Akron Beacon Journal article by business reporter Brian Charlton. The article points out that more and
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Newmark’s Door: “Your tax dollars at work: the government tries to explain Social Security to little kids.” I think we could do better than that — and for free! Here’s my version: Social security is like food that the big scary green monster steals from the young people to give to the old people. The
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Yesterday, my hometown newspaper profiled a local accountant who offers accounting courses on the internet. Modesto Bee: John Day of Sonora claims to have just what you need: an online course called Real Life Accounting. It’s designed, he said, for nonaccountants who need to understand the concepts, not necessarily master them. In three years, his
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