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Getting Out of that Comfort Zone

January 9th, 2009 · Comments · Advice, Business, Entrepreneur

One of the key things to staying creative and moving your business forward is to keep pushing yourself to the edge.
You never want to fall into the “okay” zone as Seth Godin mentions in one of his posts Is Everything okay
What “okay” means in…
Weather – calm before the storm
Sports – less effort in practice – [...]

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Entrepreneurs…Don’t Get a Job Right Out of College

January 7th, 2009 · Comments · Advice, Entrepreneur

A big question I get asked a lot – I want to start my own business or I have started my own business but should I get a job after college because I know it will take awhile to get my stuff off the ground?
Now I have experienced this exact situation so far and I [...]

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Stop the Automated Messages on Twitter

January 5th, 2009 · Comments · Advice, Networking

I have been using twitter for about 7 months now. I love the service, I literally spend all day monitoring what’s going on in the tweetosphere. Not only is there such a tremendous amount of information and breaking news but there is such an opportunity to connect with people. Over the past couple months there [...]

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The Irrelevant Business Plan

October 29th, 2008 · Comments · Advice, Entrepreneur, Tools

Alright so you have an idea for a business. Now your thinking I need to start developing this idea. After some thought you decide to go after investor money, it’s just the only way you can really launch your idea. So it’s time to write up one of those 50 page business plans right? WRONG
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Why Haven’t You Started a Blog for Your Small Business?

October 22nd, 2008 · Comments · Advice, Blogging, Business, Entrepreneur, Motivation

It really amazes me how many small businesses don’t have blogs. In today’s world they are such a critical tool when trying to reach out to new and old customers.
Now I realize that part of this reason is that some people still don’t know what a blog is let alone how to make one. But [...]

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Why a Recession is a Great Time to Start a Business

October 4th, 2008 · Comments · Advice, Entrepreneur, Motivation

I’m sure you know whats going on with the economy. If not I suggest you look at any media source out there. Nobody knows for sure what is going to happen and what things will change as a result of all this. However there are many reasons to be excited as an entrepreneur. I honestly [...]

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Your Website is an Asset not a Cash Flow

September 9th, 2008 · Comments · Advice, Business, Entrepreneur, Web 2.0

To many people go out there and start websites with the focus on money. I mean its understandable everybody wants another income stream or if your in college or graduating you most likely need cash flow.  It also seems like every single person who asks about your project asks “how are you going to make [...]

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Using Twitter for Business

August 27th, 2008 · Comments · Advice

I have had a Twitter account for awhile but I haven’t really gotten into using it yet.  At first it seemed like another annoying social media service that didn’t have any real point to it.  However I began to change my mind after reading a few articles on it.  It’s proving to be more and [...]

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A Couple of My Rules for Startups

August 20th, 2008 · Comments · Advice, Business, Entrepreneur

Just a good post I came across while reading through the blogs I subscribe to…This one is from Mark Cuban.
Of course, anyone who has started a company has their own rules and guidelines, so I thought i would add to the meme with my own. My “rules” below aren’t just for those founding the companies, [...]

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You Have An Idea. Now What?

August 17th, 2008 · Comments · Advice, Entrepreneur, Ideas, Motivation

So many ideas go to waste because people simple don’t know how to move forward when they have one.  Even more ideas become failures because people don’t properly move forward with their idea. Hopefully these few steps can help you take your idea from a piece of paper to reality.1. Find out if your potential [...]

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