10 Types of Risks Every Entrepreneur Must Battle
It is a very well known fact that running a business is not easy mainly because of the risk factors involved in it. The ever changing scenario puts a lot of pressure on entrepreneurs to improve their skills and battle risks at the same time. Every business, big or...
Crazy Creative
Working Out-of-the-Box Marketing into Your Business Unicef put guerilla marketing to the test on the streets by offering bottled water for only $1. The catch? Each is labeled a different disease and stated ‘You wouldn’t drink dirty water; no one should.’ When most...
The Rise of Virtual Interviewing
A New Way to Hire Computers are the new tool when holding job interviews. As an entrepreneur, nothing is more exciting than realizing your business has grown to the point where you need to hire new employees. For me, when what began as a struggling one-gal outfit...
“Coffee for a Cause”
Non-Government Help for Veterans In an recent interview with CEO Rose Sheppard, I learned of her business, “Coffee for a Cause,” which she created as a way to offer help to United States Veterans. Rose was quick to point out that her venture receives no help from the...
The Wonderful World Of Apps
Bookkeeping Made Easy Bookkeeping. If you are anything like me, the very word makes you gag. For most of us entrepreneurs, it’s one of the least desirable duties of starting or owning a small business. And it can be tricky! Consequently, most advice givers, including...
Building a Big Business From a Small Pond
Johnny Morris and Bass Pro Starting a business can be hard. It takes constant work, time, money and sometimes even a bit of your sanity. In times like these, you may feel like aiming straight for your top goal. Go big or go home, right? Not necessarily. Despite...
Keith Brinson The Teapotter
Aspiring Entrepreneur Photo Courtesy of Keith Brinson The first entry into a series of interviews and stories on aspiring renegade entrepreneurs will be the tale of "The Teapotter," Keith Brinson. Just where this American veteran, whimsical author, and aspiring...
The Rise of Coworking Spaces
The Entrepreneur's Next Office In a world of constant tweeting, texting and Facebooking, being unconnected to the world around you is almost impossible. Connectivity and networking seem to be at the top of everybody’s to-do list, and everybody and his grandmother seem...
Chick-Fil-A's Truett Cathy
Taking an Unpopular Stand Almost anyone who has tuned in to the news, or read current events online lately has heard about the unpopular stand of Chick-Fil-A president Truett Cathy. When the 90+ year old founder and CEO of the successful fast food chain was asked...
Capitalizing on Motherhood
Ruth Handler and the Mompreneur Movement Image courtesy of Robert Whitehead 2005 Historically, motherhood and career have not necessarily gone well together. Women have had to make an either/or choice: career or child. In no other way is this more represented than in...
Steve Jobs
The Path He Blazed Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes...the ones who see things differently—they're not fond of rules...You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only...