Entrepreneurship Articles

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Brian Armstrong @ Tuesday, 10th July 2007 @ 8:08 PM

When I went home for Christmas last December, the first thing my parents said when I got off the plane was "It looks like you've grown, did you get taller?" I hadn't grown at all, not one inch. So why was this their first reaction after not seeing me for sixth months? One word: I had become more confident. Confidence is a funny thing in human beings. When you're feeling confident you tend to stand taller, hold your head up, and walk differently. It affect... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Shannon Hansen @ Friday, 6th July 2007 @ 9:16 PM

Look at the people around you. What do you see? Stress? Unhappiness? Boredom? Most people will never escape what we call the 'rat race' to achieve any semblance of freedom in their lives for some sadly simple reasons. Listen up or you'll likely be one of them. A basic fact of this game we call life is that you can't win simply by playing defense. This holds true for any game really. Most people are stuck defending a job they hate so they can make a mortgage or r... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Jimmy Cox @ Friday, 6th July 2007 @ 8:41 PM

Unless you are a leader in your work, you cannot succeed greatly because great people know how to lead others. If your work is making, handling or creating things, or if it is using words, or if it is managing and directing people, you do not succeed unless you lead in your particular line of work. There are thousands - yes, millions - of people who work well and faithfully from youth to old age. Yet, they never attain to that which we call success. By efficient work, they just hold their... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Joshua Watson @ Friday, 6th July 2007 @ 4:41 PM

Companies are always interested in improving their products or services and one of the best ways of doing this is to interrogate either those who use their product or service, or those who potentially might do so. One way of achieving this is by producing and administering a survey. There are two main methods of conducting a survey: one way is for a researcher to personally interview members of their product or service's target market with a set of questions, the other is to allow members o... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Obinna Heche @ Thursday, 5th July 2007 @ 6:16 PM

Before quitting the full time job and hanging a shingle outside your door, you need to make sure you know all about running the business and not just how to perform the function of the business that you plan to open. There is more to owning a carpet cleaning business than being the best carpet cleaner in the county. It is called a business because there are functions that need to be done beyond cleaning carpets. Depending on the type of business you plan to get into there may be specific ... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Joshua Watson @ Thursday, 5th July 2007 @ 1:06 PM

For many people, Google's Adsense publishing program is responsible for their very first taste of an online income. It may be pennies and cents but that first time you look in your account and see a credit is an exciting moment; the possibilities suddenly open up before you as you finally realize that all those stories of online businesses and internet income are based on truth. It is possible for anyone to earn money online. Yes, it is just pennies and cents, and it is sporadic if y... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Stephen Kennedy @ Tuesday, 3rd July 2007 @ 7:42 PM

This morning I met with a client who is looking to enliven his business. He confided that, while his business is progressing and moving forward, the whole energy of the company seems lacking in enthusiasm. It is as if he, and everyone he works with, plods along feeling dutiful, but glum. My client asked,How can I raise my company's liveliness level? When I look out at my business and I see it's all-OK, but no one's really excited anymore. How can I inspire the people I work... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Jason Tarasi @ Tuesday, 3rd July 2007 @ 7:24 PM

You are in the business of selling, regardless of what your product or service is. Perhaps you sell widgets and ship them to customers; offer ebooks for automatic online download or provide consulting services. Whatever your business, as an internet marketer, you come face to face with potential fraud on a daily basis. One of the mainstays of online business is credit cards - in effect, they are the lifeline of our online business ventures. Accepting online payments naturally put... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Joshua Watson @ Tuesday, 3rd July 2007 @ 5:41 PM

If someone told me they were going to design a car, my first question would be "what sort of car"? There is no generic car, there are sports cars, saloon cars, hatchbacks and commuter cars. The same goes for websites. And if you are thinking of designing your own site you need to make yourself aware of the kind of sites that are on the internet and the kind of information and content they represent. The first thing you should do on deciding to design your own website is to look at... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Obinna Heche @ Monday, 2nd July 2007 @ 10:52 PM

People who would like to succeed in their business should go to college for entrepreneurship. The entrepreneurship education can provide the students with the right knowledge and skills to succeed in the various business settings. In fact, according to experts, people who have gone to college for entrepreneurship have 10 times higher success rates in setting up and running their own business as compared to those who do not have any formal business education. Can Entrepreneurship Really Be... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Obinna Heche @ Tuesday, 26th June 2007 @ 10:56 PM

Running your own business is tough enough with all the work that needs done and staying organized in order to meet your business goals can be time consuming. There is an old saying that says a failure to plan is planning to fail and any business plan you may have assembled may be fine to get your business off the ground but day to day planning will help insure you meet the overall planned goals. However, large scale planning is similar to eating an elephant and has to be done one bite at ... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Obinna Heche @ Saturday, 23rd June 2007 @ 1:22 AM

Reading is becoming a lost art but reading a business plan can be very boring. Business plans are important, especially to the boss or a perspective business associate. It is best to get the facts and figures out there and not lose your audience in doing so. A contents list is a good place to start. If someone is looking for something in particular, they will know where to begin looking. In order for them to locate the information, make sure you number your pages and use a consistent heading pla... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Dee Power @ Wednesday, 20th June 2007 @ 9:19 AM

Business Plans written with the primary purpose of presenting the company to outsiders differ in format and presentation from a plan developed as a management tool. While it would benefit the company and management to go through the efforts necessary to establish goals, objectives, strategies and action plans, outsiders unfamiliar with not only the company, but also possibly the industry and products require a different presentation. The emphasis for any plan for outsiders should be on selling ... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Bobbi Jo Frazier @ Wednesday, 13th June 2007 @ 2:12 AM

You may have seen this statement often in your quest for wealth and abundance. The predicament with this statement is generally the ones making these types of comments are looking to make money off of you and not help you, right? Or is that really a true statement? The perception is truly in the eyes of the beholder. The problem may not be the product or opportunity staring you in the face. Could the problem be with some stinkin' thinking? In a recent discuss... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Dustin Cannon @ Tuesday, 12th June 2007 @ 7:01 AM

Starting an internet home business is something that many people have done over the past few years. In many ways an internet home business is a lot like one offline in the 'physical' world, but in many other ways it is different. It is understanding these differences that will allow a person to succeed in an online home business. In any business, online or off, the most important aspect is the product or service. A business owner needs to have a product or service they bel... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Obinna Heche @ Monday, 11th June 2007 @ 2:17 PM

One of the key things that you have to keep in mind when you have a home business is that the businesses that are successful are going to be the ones that grow and change with the times. If you have a business that stays the same no matter what happens in the world, you might find out that this is not nearly as successful as it could be. The main reason that businesses that grow and change are able to succeed is that people want to know that they are going with a business that keeps up w... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Sandra Clair @ Monday, 11th June 2007 @ 9:17 AM

So, you need a business plan? You may be an aspiring entrepreneur, an experienced business owner, or anyone in between. There is an amazing array of situations in which a business plan would prove to be a useful tool in the day to day operation of your business. The fact is, in achieving success in your business, you will very likely find a good business plan is a necessity. A business plan is a tool. The primary purpose in most circumstances, is to define the goals of the business, descr... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Gowri Cumba @ Sunday, 10th June 2007 @ 12:14 AM

Far too many people hold off on trying out something new because they are afraid it will too difficult. Or too time consuming. Or too expensive. Infopreneuring is not any of them. You'll be surprised to see just how simple it can all be. To create and sell an information product, you need to know what your market wants, then find a solution to solve their biggest problem, and then package it into an easily consumed product - and finally, you have to place the offer in fro... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Laurie Weiss @ Friday, 8th June 2007 @ 1:02 AM

When you run your own business you are your own master and your own slave. There are always more things to do than you have the time or money to manage. How you are able to cope with this situation determines whether you have a chance of becoming a successful business owner. Two opposing styles cause the most problems. One is doing everything your master demands of you. The other is rebelling against these demands and abusing your freedom. Renee is her own slave. She work... more...

Business » Entrepreneurship | By Christopher Anderson @ Tuesday, 5th June 2007 @ 1:13 PM

On June 8, 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced his intention to provide a program for Social Security. It was his goal to help protect millions of workers from poverty in their senior years. Over the years many changes have taken place and Social Security is very different from the original plan. Here are the top ten reasons that Social Security isn't the best way to plan for your retirement. 1. There is no money left in Social Security's Trust fund. The original p... more...