Scott's Entrepreneurs Blog January 2005 Archive

If you've been an employee all your life and this is your first year filing a business tax return, you've got quite a task ahead of you. Instead of ... Read More

The beginning of the year is not only the time to be preparing last year's taxes, it's also the time to start planning for this year. Our new Tax ... Read More

According to Scotsman.com, "One fifth of businessmen and women spend around 25 hours per week dreaming up new business concepts, mainly outside the office...This means eight weeks a year are ... Read More

London Business School and Babson College just released their Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report, which is "the largest annual measure of entrepreneurial activity worldwide, spanning 34 countries and a total labour ... Read More

Depending on the size of the loan you're seeking, you may not be required to submit a full business plan, just financial statements. These include a recent balance sheet, a ... Read More

Networking (and referrals, which I consider part of networking) is how entrepreneurs get 70% of their business. There are also several studies that show that entrepreneurs with a large, diverse ... Read More

One of my personal favorite newsletters, Springwise, has some hot new business ideas in their January 2005 issue: Lost and found in the 21st century Tagging and tracking services for consumers make ... Read More

Small businesses interested in getting U.S. federal government contracts may not have been getting a fair shake: Following on the heels of a report that found that the government has been ... Read More

I've been getting some great responses from reader and friends of readers in response to my request for some good jokes about entrepreneurship. This one comes from Charles Lawrence ... Read More

I make a comfortable living, but like so many entrepreneurs, I also work 80+ hours a week. I also don't plan for it to stay that way for very long. ... Read More