Finding Your Niche eBook
Versus Other Entrepreneurial Books Finding Your Niche is designed solely to help you uncover the right venture. Small business books and classes are geared to help you start-up an enterprise when you already have an idea in mind. If you are considering self-employment, but don’t know what business to start, then this eBook will help you target the […]
Assessing Risk of Self-Employment Versus Traditional Employment
Nassim Nicholas Taleb Former financial trader, best-selling author and professor of risk engineering at NYU’s Polytechnic Institute, Nassim Taleb uses the story of two brothers, one a self-employed taxi cab driver and the other a corporate employee to illustrate how a seemingly secure lifestyle can be deceptive and how to reduce the risk. PBS, (December 3, […]
Q&A What Constitutes a Young Succesful Entrepeneur?
A. The definition of young depends on the point of view of the person or institution using the phrase. For instance, Inc. magazine’s list of top young entrepreneurs is described as those under age 30. However, demographers may be referring to someone born in the 1970s, 1980s, or later. There are many elements of success, […]
Home-Based Eco Entrepreneuring
Alpaca Kristan Davis on The Talk explains and shows how a simple idea creates economic empowerment for women in countries like Peru using an animal uniquely suited for the geography of certain parts of the world. Video about 3.5 minutes. http://tinyurl.com/cxmnbwp http://www.oxfamamericaunwrapped.com/donate-alpaca-meadow http://www.alpacainfo.com/ Views: 38
When Someone Steals Your Great Business Idea
Be Prepared ABC evening news recently ran a story about an entrepreneur who is suing Sears for stealing his invention. Unfortunately, the story is not new because people have been stealing business ideas around the world for centuries. Some product ideas are better protected than others, but a great idea often becomes fair game for people […]
Q&A Trustworthy Online Grant Info for Startups
Q. Could you advise me on a resource for free online grant information for small business startups? A. Use the search term “funding for profit business” at www.grantspace.org Note: You should get 12 matches that provide details on the foundation industry and the grant process for entrepreneurs. Warning: Whether the funding source is private or government, many applications are discarded […]
How Great Entrepreneurs Think
How Do You Think? Observing successful entrepreneurs, and how they solve business problems, in order to teach aspiring businessmen and women how to succeed makes sense in theory. But, most aspiring entrepreneurs fail to observe and understand themselves. Important information usually overlooked while the hopeful tries to imitate another rather than focus on their strengths […]
The Danger of Entrepreneurial Passion
A Misunderstood Word Many experts disagree about the meaning of the word passion when it’s combined with entrepreneurialism. For instance, billionaire Mark Cuban discussed the issue in a previous post. https://nichecreativity.com/goodbad-business-advice-for-budding-entrepreneurs/ I disagreed with Cuban’s viewpoint on the subject. However, I totally agree with what Professor Daniel Isenberg’s says on the topic. What the professor is […]