Entrepreneurship Articles

In a recent talk to the Detroit Economic Club, President Bush told of a powerful statement made to John Bailey by his wife, "Just what part of the writing on the wall don't your understand - companies don't want people over 50!" The White House staf...

What seems like a century ago, I left school and joined a well-known High Street Bank. In those days working as a bank clerk was a well-established route for many school leavers and perceived to be a proper job with prospects. It wasn't long before ...

If you are just starting a company and looking for funding, or looking for additional funding for growth, you will need to develop a traditional business plan. Creating a business plan is a business hurdle that entrepreneurs seem to dread. Do y...

As a service provider, the most important type of "boundary" you can set as a business owner involves those policies and procedures that govern how you interact with your clients. The more precise you can be about the services you provide, your fee ...

How often do the words "I need" come out of your mouth, as it relates to your business? When you run your own company, it's easy to think that the only way to succeed is to be moving forward with your expenses -- the newest technology, a broader circ...

Betrayal, it can hit you like a load of bricks falling from the sky, leaving you with a pit in your stomach that no pill can cure. Starting your own business is hard enough, however when your inside people are working against you as well, it can make...

If that sounds like you, here's what you may be missing once the new enterprise is launched Public relations that really does something about the behaviors of those key outside audiences that most affect your new enterprise. PR that uses a fundamen...

Many people are starting an online business without a thought about the danger this may pose to their personal assets. The type of protection you need depends upon the nature of your business and the amount of your personal assets. If you have no per...

The most successful entrepreneurs rely on their advisory boards to help spot new opportunities and potential pitfalls. Now you can have your own advisory board: a shadow board of directors. A shadow board of directors is a low-tech technique for a...

About 6 years ago I started to notice that certain friends of mine had quit their jobs but continued to live very luxurious lifestyles - seemingly without doing very much. I thought they must just be using up their savings until I discovered they ...

If you want to grow your micro-business (defined as a business with fewer than five employees), you might consider some of the findings of a survey by Statistics Canada. 1. The Findings According to "Growth Determinants of Micro-Businesses in Cana...

A business owner is thoroughly responsible for their own financial survival and possibly the financial survival of their employees. Business owners, for the most part, seem to be "risk takers", who really don't easily "go with the flow". They are inv...

Entrepreneurship has been my passion for as long as I can commit to memory to learning how to type, and that started in 5th grade! Strangely enough, I wasn't raised around lots of business owners growing up in New Jersey nor surrounded by many busine...

Will I be successful as a franchisee? One of the soundest pieces of advice to take when considering becoming a franchisee is to 'Assess Yourself'. Assess whether you can accept direction. Some people cannot. Assess whether you can work within definit...

This year more than 17 million people will become entrepreneurs, according to the National Association of Self Employed (NASE). By the end of the year, 8 million of them will return to the corporate world because their entrepreneurial effort did not...

Introduction: In a world where ideas drive economies, it is no wonder that innovation and entrepreneurship are often seen as inseparable bedfellows. The governments around the world are starting to realize that in order to sustain progress and improv...

It seems odd to think of a person opening a shop, knowing that they're not at all interested in selling or in face-to-face interaction with customers. But that's exactly what many Internet business owners have done. And they've done it well. The Inte...

As a licensed massage therapist and business coach I am often approached by other therapists who are currently employed in a spa, a clinic, or possibly a chiropractor's office, and would like to transition into going into business for themselves. I, ...

You've been dreaming about what it would be like to start your own small business. It has been on your mind since you were in school, and there are times, especially on Monday mornings, that you daydream about it. But, you're not really sure what it ...

To create the life you really want can be hard work AND it's totally worth it. Why is it so many of us think we have to do it ALL by ourselves! If this sounds like you, stop right now! To create and live the life you really want is much easier if you...

Did you know that satisfaction is the number one emotion people want to experience about their life and business? Yes, fame and fortune are up there, but satisfaction is the key. Satisfaction is about contentment, gratitude and pure joy. Are you sati...

Every money making opportunity that you see boils down to one common thing: idea. As you know the best ideas pay. The most creative ideas pay. The best thing about ideas is it's free and everybody has the capability to think of ideas. In order to be ...

Every lifetime has its crossroads. Some happen to you and others you can control. Looking for a new job is one of the latter. It may seem that your choices are limited to the Want Ads, answers to your resumes, or tips from friends. But there is a...

Ethical Marketing ... Has honesty become a thing of the past? Many people are asking themselves this question as they scour the net for what they need. As the low economy in the United States takes its toll on many, people are constantly looking for...

You are an entrepreneur running a small to midsize business with let's say 5 to 200 employees. Let's assume that your outlook might be fairly well and you do have a healthy growth rate…or maybe not. Whatever the case is do you know the signs that s...

Venture Capital Equity Investment With the current odds of having a project funded about 1 in 10,000, the question of who gets the Venture Capital Equity Investment funding has to be one of the most critical for any entrepreneur. And What Is An Entre...

Hand in hand with specialist publications and websites, franchise exhibitions are a useful addition to your franchise research arsenal. After all, when else will you get the chance to meet and compare the head office teams of so many franchise brands...

Are you ready to start a small business of your own? Starting a small business of your own is a perfect idea if you dislike your job, or cannot stand taking orders from other people. But before marching into your manager's office and quitting your jo...

Do you know which type of entrepreneur you are? I didn't until recently until a fellow entrepreneur asked me the question. She asked me, are you A) a planned orientated person who concentrates solely on a single business model and will not rest until...

AIR TRANSPORT This is the fastest mode of transport. It carries goods and passengers through airways by using different aircrafts like passenger aircraft, cargo aircraft, helicopters, etc. Besides passengers it generally carries goods that are less b...