I am a firm believer that you need a life plan before you ever write a business plan. Your life plan is your big picture vision for your life. Your reasons for starting your business should be to fulfill your life plan. It’s also a step in business planning that is often overlooked. Why is […]
7 Signs You’ve Got the Right Entrepreneurial Mindset to Start a Business
If you’ve asked yourself whether you’re cut out to be an entrepreneur, good for you. It’s a question I encourage everyone to really explore before starting a business. You see it’s more than a notion to start a business from scratch, so you need to make sure you know why you are doing it. But […]
How to Become A Wealthy Freelancer
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Pete Savage Co-Author The Wealthy Freelancer:12 Secrets to a Great Income and an Enviable Lifestyle (Penguin)., and co-founder of the popular website […]
Do you have an idea for the next great tech start-up?
Last night, CNN debuted Black in America 4 with Soledad O’Brien, which featured 8 African-American tech entrepreneurs who went out to Silicon Valley this summer to participate in a business incubator with the hopes of landing seed capital to catapult their entrepreneurial dreams. It was an amazing mix between MTV’s the Real World and Donald […]
6 Things Oprah Winfrey Taught Us About Business
Oprah Winfrey is my hero. I never thought about being an entrepreneur until she got on my radar when I was in college in the early 90’s. It was around that time that she opened Harpo Studios in Chicago, making her the third woman in the American entertainment industry (after Mary Pickford and Lucille Ball) […]
Make More Than A Hi-Tech Worker
Guest Article Here’s A Business That Requires No Education and Training, You Can Make More Than A Hi-Tech Worker and Get A Discount On A New Car The internet changed the jobs picture in America and created new money making opportunities along with it. People drive taxi cabs today and put up with the low […]
5 Tips for Turning Great Ideas into Products
Guest Article It’s no secret that discovering that one great product idea is an arduous journey in itself. Many people spend months and years hunting for that great idea and for many, it seems like the most difficult part of the invention process. Unfortunately, conceiving that great idea is only the beginning of a very […]
Why Passion is Irrelevant in Your Small Business
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Jim Beach, @EntrepreneurJim. Jim is known for this belief that entrepreneurship is not about creativity, risk, or passion. Jim’s first book, School […]
Go From Bright Idea to Big Bucks and Start a Profitable Business Over a Weekend
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @EllenRohr. Ellen Rohr is a serial entrepreneur. She has owned a Plumbing company and now heads a Business Consulting and Venture Capital […]
5 Biggest Mistakes To Avoid When You Have A Marketable Idea
Guest Article Mistake #1 Not Taking Fast Action So you have a great idea, now what? Sitting on a good idea too long is one of the classic mistakes that new inventors make. There are many who have witnessed a product on the shelves, a home shopping network or late night infomercial and thought, […]
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