Archive for the 'Entrepreneurial Lifestyle / Empreendedor' Category

Advertising Techniques For Entrepreneurs

Monday, April 20th, 2009

BlogMix.Info:
One key in gaining success in advertising online is the entrepreneur’s creativity in making and designing his advertisement. Advertising does not rely much on quantity but quality. It needs to attract attention of those who are potential customers of your business.
Being creative online also means saving a lot of money in advertising. There are free [...]

Tips For Mom Entrepreneurs

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Entrepreneur Online:
1. Take a break
Have you ever been overwhelmed and feel you can’t stop for fear you will fall further behind? When you’re in a high-stress situation, your thinking is often cluttered making you less productive. Michele Dortch, The Integrated Mother, suggests that you take a break when you become stressed. Whether you choose a [...]

Traits And Characteristics That Stand Out For Entrepreneurs

Monday, March 16th, 2009

Zimbabwe Young Entrepreneurs:
1. Restlessness - Job hopping and a general discontentment about making money for someone else.
2. Business-minded - You like to read about entrepreneurs and how much money they are making; you automatically calculate how much business companies are doing.
3. Risk-taker - You dabble in the stock market and are open to taking calculated [...]

Young Entrepreneurs Defy Economy

Monday, March 9th, 2009

Examiner.com:
The economy may be suffering, but for a host of business owners and entrepreneurs out there, there are no excuses.
This is a time for innovation, progress and hard work - even if they are college students.
Greeley is becoming a hotbed of business ideas as students try their hands at the business world, be it opening [...]

Top Home Jobs For The Modern Entrepreneur

Monday, March 9th, 2009

BharatBhasha.com:
Having a home based job is probably the best thing that could happen in your life. This changes your lifestyle to the highest level and in a positive way. It also takes you away from all the hassle that you may encounter with a normal day job out from your home. Your expenses would be [...]

Make A Million Before You Graduate

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Forbes.com:
In trying times, we tend to look to grizzled veterans for wisdom, perspective and, above all, hope. But few things fortify an entrepreneurial spirit more than preternatural success.
We found six whiz kids–four from the U.S. and two from the U.K.–who managed to build million-dollar enterprises before the age of 20.
Some partnered with friends, siblings and [...]

Government Resources For Entrepreneurs

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Business Week: Small Business:
Government resources for small business owners have long existed, but they are often poorly understood and underutilized. Several outreach efforts currently under way, some public and some privately funded, aim to change that.
One of the new programs is the community forum quietly opened last week by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Business [...]

The Entrepreneur’s Tips To Making It Big

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Isnare.com:
1. Don’t Do It if You Don’t Love it. You’re only going to succeed if you love what you’re doing. Your love for your business is what keeps you going even when things look bleak or, worse yet, boring. Your passion it what gets you out of bed everyday to face what it sometimes thankless [...]

Franchising Is Good Option To Would-Be Entrepreneurs

Monday, February 9th, 2009

Philippine Information Agency:
Want to go into business? Consider franchising.
This was one of the options offered to participants of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-sponsored Basic Entrepreneur seminar as part of the “A Responsive and Innovative Strategy for Entrepreneur,” (ARISE) program of the agency here.
“With a franchise you don’t need to promote your product [...]

Business Coaching Trains Entrepreneurs To Win In Rough Economy

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

Brandywine East Community News:
Vince Lombardi and Phil Jackson are proof that good coaching can lead a sports team to success. Some business experts argue that the same holds true for entrepreneurs.
Business coaching involves taking a hard look at the strengths and weaknesses of a business and its owner in search of ways to improve both, [...]

Is DNA Mapping In Your Entrepreneurial DNA?

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

As the cost for a full gene map approaches $1,000, the opportunity increases for business owners to get in on the genome mapping industry.
Entrepreneur.com:
Harvard geneticist George Church, 54, is co-founder of the Human Genome Project and the Personal Genome Project. More than anyone in his field, he’s helped open up DNA mapping technology to [...]

Entrepreneur To Publish Blogs In Print Form

Monday, January 26th, 2009

CBC.ca:
While newspapers throughout North America struggle with declining revenues, a Chicago entrepreneur plans to launch a new newspaper that reprints blogs in print format.
The first issues of The Printed Blog are to go on sale Tuesday in Chicago and San Francisco.
The three-page, full-colour newspaper will consist exclusively of online content from over 300 local and [...]

Reasons Why Being A Young Entrepreneur Rules!

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

StanleyTang:
1. You have nothing to loose. There really isn’t any risk. You don’t have a family, you don’t have to pay any rent, you don’t have to worry about putting food on the table… so what if you fail? Now is the time to make all the mistakes and prepare yourself for the real world.
2. [...]

Timely Tips For Recession-Racked Entrepreneurs

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Forbes:
How gloomy are entrepreneurs?
Check out the latest results of a survey of 805 small-business owners by the National Federation of Independent Businesses, a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group. In the last 420 months that the NFIB has taken that monthly pulse of small-business owners–on everything from profits and inventories to hiring and capital spending–last December marked [...]

Signs You’re Probably An Entrepreneur

Monday, January 19th, 2009

The NWEN Blog:
1. You business is your life and hobby
2. You often do and then think
3. You don’t like being told what to do
4. You often have dreams about your business
5. You constantly find ways to innovate everything
6. You hate small talk
7. You don’t REALLY read long contracts even though you say you did and [...]

Women Entrepreneur Designs Eco-Friendly Yoga Mats

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Business Opportunities:
23 year old Amber Kastenschmidt isn’t a talker, she’s a “do-er.” After feeling the need to express her creative side and love for yoga, Amber started the Bolder Yoga Mat Company and began designing yoga mats.
The Bolder Yoga Mat Company’s non-toxic yoga mats are printed with bold designs from top to bottom. Each yoga [...]

Major Findings Of The Entrepreneurs’ Organization Global Survey: The Power Of The Entrepreneur

Friday, January 16th, 2009

BusinessWire:
* Nearly nine out of ten global entrepreneurs are concerned about the current economic climate
* More than half of all entrepreneurs are very concerned or concerned about obtaining funding
* Seventy percent of U.S.-based entrepreneurs are concerned or very concerned about the rising cost of providing healthcare in 2009
* Seventy percent of surveyed [...]

One Man’s Trash Is An Entrepreneur’s Opportunity

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

SmartBrief:
When Ron Gonen talks trash, venture capitalists listen. The co-founder of RecycleBank raised $30 million last year for his program that rewards consumers for recycling by offering points redeemable at retail stores.
Even in a recession, the smart money believes RecycleBank can grow because it cuts costs for cities while putting money in consumers’ pockets. [...]

Investing In Entrepreneurs

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Bismarck Tribune:
When Jack Glasser first picked up a camera at age 15, he wasn’t thinking he’d turn it into his own business within four years.
But now the 19-year-old entrepreneur — proud and motivated, with a couple of business awards under his belt — has more than 100 clients and is one of a local incubator’s [...]

The Most Entrepreneur-Friendly States

Monday, January 12th, 2009

Wall Street Journal Blogs:
Most Friendly to Entrepreneurship
1. South Dakota
2. Nevada
3. Wyoming
4. Florida
5. Washington
Least Friendly to Entrepreneurship
1. District of Columbia
2. New Jersey
3. California
4. Maine
5. Rhode Island