photo credit: jcoterhals Self confidence is one of the greatest attributes that you can have on your side, whether it is for business or personal life. The more self confidence you have the more likely it is that you will succeed in life and the more people that will look up to you as they […]
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We’ve always known that entrepreneurs are a little different than everyone else. They have traits that make it easier for them to take risks and remain hopeful when times are tough. According to The Wall Street Journal a new study just might prove that entrepreneurship just might be in their DNA. Turns out, part of
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 Open Forum: When done well, a lasting family business can be a great experience. Not just for both the family members involved, but also the clients doing business with the company. Parents, children, siblings and several generations of family together can create a powerfully successful business model. One of the main concerns with running
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According to The Commercial Appeal, the path to entrepreneurship is a harder one to take for women than it is for men. With various gender obstacles to face, many women simply find that they cannot get as far as they would like. Although Denise Burnett loves her role as leader of one of the largest
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Cincinnati.com: Energy seeps from this young guy in the bright-colored sneakers and a backward ball cap. So much that he can’t decide what to tell me about first. Maybe it’s My All Card, a savings card he co-created with a partner to offer discounts at more than 800 local businesses. Or the fact that Jeff
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Rather than making history for its deep recession and record unemployment, 2009 might instead be remembered as the year business startups reached their highest level in 14 years — even exceeding the number of startups during the peak 1999-2000 technology boom. According to the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, a leading indicator of new-business creation
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When Darren Drewitz found him self laid off and in need of work he did what anyone would do, he went looking for a new job. However it wasn’t a job that he found. According to The Associated Press, it was when he started receiving offers to do freelance work for different companies that lead
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With more than 250,000 woman-owned businesses in the US that bring in $1 million or more, it’s obvious that women have the potential to grow large companies. So why don’t more women try? That is what Forbes recently asked. This question brings to mind an observation that Build-A-Bear Workshop founder Maxine Clark once shared with
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In a world of music-playing phones, Internet-enabled refrigerators and satellite-based car navigation, some companies still find success with such low-tech products as urine, dirt and even air. WalletPop has the story. A clever duo from Ireland was inspired by the ground under their feet. Business partners Pat Burke and Alan Jenkins founded the Auld Sod
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Business Insider: While there are always cases where stories hyped by the media and entrepreneur folklore do come to life (I suppose entrepreneurs do occasionally share elevators with VCs), this generally isn’t how business gets done. While entrepreneurs can meet investors at networking events, at pitch events and, yes, in elevators, they don’t need to
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