January 14, 2008
I. BizBuySell
A great alternative to starting your business from scratch is to buy an existing one. This site, in alliance with the Wall Street Journal Online, bills itself as “the Internet’s largest and most heavily trafficked business for sale marketplace. BizBuySell currently has an inventory of over 50,000 businesses for sale.
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January 5, 2008
As a small business owner, you wear many hats. In addition to being an entrepreneur, you may be your company bookkeeper, web designer, administrator, sales person and more. Having so many roles is challenging, but at least it saves you the money you would have spent hiring staff or outsourcing these tasks.
This is the mindset of many entrepreneurs who are struggling to take their business to the next level. They believe that if they do it all, they save money. The truth is that this is usually not the case. The error being made by the entrepreneurs, who believe this, is that they are ignoring the opportunity cost of their time (i.e. what they forego when they work on these secondary, but necessary tasks).
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December 25, 2007“Entrepreneurs take advantage of what many people don’t even have the vision to realize or the dedication to pursue. From education, to the arts, to the business world, entrepreneurs have greatly impacted the world in a variety of ways throughout history.
Many have built empires from scratch. Others have risked much in pursuit of a dream. All have managed to dramatically change both their own lives – and ours. Whatever it is, it’s made you realize just how possible the impossible may actually be. All you need is the right mind-set and what I feel is the secret to success: timing.”
Andy Mckelvey
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October 27, 2007
Do you remember the day you worked for a company — large or small, it doesn’t matter — and dreamed of owning your own business?
“I will be *the boss*”, you thought.
“I will come and go as I please and make my own hours”, you thought.
“I will take vacations whenever I want”, you thought.
“I will have plenty of money to do what I want”, you thought.
And then you started your own business.
My, my how things have changed.
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October 9, 2007
1. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) offers feeds covering business startup topics like Selecting a Business that Fits and Financing a Small Business. They promise to add new podcasts monthly.
2. Like Nobody’s Business
Lalita Amos, a certified coach and adjunct professor at New York University broadcasts weekly interviews with business professional who offer suggestions and ideas for business success.
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