Virtual Entrepreneur

‘All-inclusive’ entrepreneurship programs can get you connected – and your business going. Entrepreneur.com: If 2 minds are better than one, imagine the power entrepreneurial programs can harness with the brilliance of multiple students from various colleges. Not only do students benefit... More

Bizjournals.com: Niagara County businesses woman Cathey Sandman decided to drop health insurance coverage for herself and her husband earlier this year after their monthly premiums grew larger than their mortgage payments. Less than 2 weeks later, Sandman, whose licensed day care in Lockport serves... More

Paul Conant: There are many ways by which entrepreneurs get on the road to success. Some entrepreneurs choose to take advantage of franchise opportunities and from there, move on to greater glory. There are a lot of things that can be said about franchising. For one thing, franchise opportunities let... More

Trading Markets: Men may be from Mars and women from Venus when it comes to relationships, but how about when it comes to entrepreneurship? A recent report by the U.S. Small Business Administration looked at 685 businesses that started between 1998 and 1999. Although the study showed more similarities... More

WSJ: Keith DeWitt was looking for a unique present for his new granddaughter when he stumbled upon a Web site, kiddieridesusa.com, selling a lion kiddie ride for $2,000. As a big-game hunter, Mr. DeWitt thought the ride would make a nice addition to his trophy room above the garage. And it would be... More

The Business Insights Blog from OneCoach: What is the single most important characteristic of successful entrepreneurs? And if you had one question to ask an entrepreneur that would uncover that characteristic, what would you ask? The most important characteristic of successful entrepreneurs, I believe,... More

Times Online: When Stephen Phillips decided to buy a website address for his market-research firm, Spring Research, he made a big mistake. On the advice of his business partner he decided to buy only Springresearch.co.uk and did not bother to buy Springresearch.com, too, even though it was still available. ‘My... More

BusinessWeek: In the beginning, it’s not always practical to dive into a Web startup full time, though eventually you will have to if you want it to succeed. Still, if you’re too poor or too unsure to do the right thing for your business and dive in full time, here are a few things that seemed to... More

Any Wired: The 3 types of lifestyle entrepreneur: Time minimalists. This method is all about taking much of the time commitments out of owning a business and earning an income. This is usually achieved through elimination, outsourcing, the 80/20 principle, simplicity and automation, or through focusing... More

Small Business Boomers: When the E-Bay reseller idea became popular last year, several people in my town jumped on the idea, but they quickly learned it wasn’t such a great idea. Sean Kelly at Franchise Pick discusses why these reseller stores may not be the franchise opportunity they were billed... More