Entrepreneurship today has taken on a certain bravado that often comes dangerously close to recklessness. Some sectors, such as the tech industry, are notorious for their high-octane start-ups that end in some high-octane closures. What gets lost in all the sensationalism, however, is that behind these failures fortunes are lost, reputations ruined, and lives dramatically ... Read more...
If you are a small business owner or a self-employed professional, and you are reading this post, then you've heard (probably numerous times over) that you should be including social media in some way in your marketing. For some of you, you are also hearing that social media should be used in your customer relations. ... Read more...
Want to start your own business, but don't have so much money to invest it in? Are you looking for some relatively low-risk business ideas to increase your earning potential? This list will get you heading in the right direction. The Best Business Ideas... To Each His Own Instead of just giving you a long ... Read more...
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Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Well, there seems to be a lot of confusion when it comes to the who, when, what, why, and how of people successfully (and unsuccessfully) starting their own businesses. With all the inflated and often contradictory information going around, I decided to do a little ... Read more...
Though the media typically focuses on venture capitalist funding as the primary source of start-up cash for entrepreneurs, the truth is that more than half of the tens of billions of dollars raised every year by entrepreneurs comes from donations by family and friends. It's not very glamorous, like most things about running a start-up. ... Read more...