Small Business Guru Launches Global Initiative for Entrepreneurship
Saturday August 30, 2003
Some people truly walk their talk. At a time when many Americans are pushing for more and more isolation, and concerned about work being exported overseas, Steven Van Yoder recognizes ... Read More
10 Guidelines for Boosting Web Credibility
Friday August 29, 2003
One of the great challenges small businesses face in creating an online presence is the matter of establishing credibility. Visitors have an automatic, and somewhat merited, skepticism about web ... Read More
Free PR Tactic Pays Off
Tuesday August 19, 2003
Sharon Dotson of Bayou City Public Relations recently contributed an article about getting PR by sending letters to the editor—Want Some Good PR?Well, as you may know, online networking is ... Read More
Don't Quit Your Day Job
Monday August 18, 2003
I frequently get e-mails or forum messages from readers asking whether they should keep their day job and grow their business more slowly, or get funding and devote all their ... Read More
Internet allows professionals to work 'virtually' anywhere
Wednesday August 13, 2003
I work in my swimsuit and take conference calls in my pool. I may be writing an article at two in the morning, but taking my son to the ... Read More
Beauty School Dropout? Think Again...
Tuesday August 12, 2003
She dropped out of beauty school in the early 80s and worked as a waitress at the Hyatt at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Now she's president and owner of ... Read More
Big Vision, Small Business - Book Review, Excerpt, and Contest
Friday August 8, 2003
Jamie Walters issues a much-needed challenge to the prevailing "bigger is better" thinking that dominates our culture. One of my top pick books of 2002 for entrepreneurs, Big Vision, Small ... Read More
Why Business Plans Don't Get Funded
Friday August 8, 2003
There are plenty of business plan resources available on the Web. Most of them focus on what to do, but many times the best lessons are learned from mistakes ... Read More
Looking for Good Free PR?
Monday August 4, 2003
Many entrepreneurs are learning that good PR is far more effective (and usually far less costly) than advertising. But getting coverage in a major paper is rare and happens ... Read More
Classic Poets and Authors Provide Modern Business Inspiration
Sunday August 3, 2003
Sometimes inspiration doesn't come from where you'd expect it. Ajeet Khurana, our About Business Majors Guide, has assembled a collection of 32 inspirational quotes from great thinkers such as ... Read More
Case Study: Assisted-living Venture Pays Off for Founder
Friday August 1, 2003
Think you've got it bad? In late 1995, Chris Hollister had no job, no money, a mortgage and two small children. He had to make his business work, and ... Read More