Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur Opportunity is Obvious When You’re in the Zone
Some people wait around for others to present a good idea – an entrepreneur opportunity. But have you ever noticed that when you’re alert and ‘switched on’ ideas come to you a mile a minute? And they’ve been there all along, you just didn’t see them.
Likewise, you can have a problem that plagues you for [...]
Entrepreneur Opportunity – The Early Bird Gets the Worm
Way back in the 1600s, the phrase “The early bird catches the worm” was published in a book of proverbs. When I was very young, I thought it meant you should go to work early, or get somewhere before everyone else. But I’ve since learned that the correct interpretation of the phrase is a little [...]
Polaris Media Group presents "Kids With Cameras"
Polaris Media Group presents "Kids With Cameras"
Polaris Media Group presents "Kids With Cameras". This documentary follows the progress, challenges and triumphs of a group of children with autism and Asperger's syndrome participating in a film camp hosted by non-profit Actors for Autism, and taught by award-winning educator Brad Koepenick. This feature provides a window into [...]
Teaching Entrepreneurial Skills at Home
I recently read an article that argued against stay-at-home moms, with some very convincing reasons. I nearly bought it, until I remembered something a friend said to me many years ago.
One of the best arguments raised in the article is that kids who spend all their time with mom have a social circle of one [...]
Achieving Success with Franchises
Some people consider buying a franchise when they want to start their own business. The advantage is, obviously, that the franchisee has a formula that works. Theoretically, if you follow the formula, you shouldn’t have a problem achieving success.
However, even though there’s a good chance of achieving success with a franchise, some franchises do fail. [...]
Achieve Success through Correct Positioning
I was reading an entrepreneur Q & A site today and a person asked the site’s advisor/host about re-branding his business. A former employee violated a non-compete agreement and was going into business for himself with almost exactly the same name and logo as his former employer. The business owner asking the question felt he [...]
Using Entrepreneurial Skills Can Help Create a Great Family
Over and over again I hear about parents who start their own business so they can work from home and have more time with their family. However, working at home can sometimes backfire; you’re at home, but you’re not getting much work done and you still don’t have the extra time. Here are a few [...]
Entrepreneurial Skills May Fail if Your Heart’s Not in the Business
Startupnation.com, a hub of information, forums, and so on, provided and monitored by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, has an interesting piece on the top 100 home-based businesses. The 2009 winners are listed by category – which is pretty fun. You can use the list as a guideline and apply your entrepreneurial skills to those categories that [...]
Being Passionate About Your Business Will Increase Your Chance of Entrepreneurial Success
Startupnation.com, a hub of information, forums, and so on, provided and monitored by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, has an interesting piece on the top 100 home-based businesses. The 2009 winners are listed by category – which is pretty fun. You can use the list as a guideline and apply your entrepreneurial skills to those categories that [...]
Key Entrepreneurial Skills – Planning, Organizing and a Positive State of Mind
There are some things that transcend the physical aspects of entrepreneurial skill. I’m sure you’ve had times in your life when, no matter how well things are planned out, lined up, anticipated, and so on, just about everything goes wrong. We’ll call them your Murphy’s Law periods.
Then there are the times when just about everything [...]
