The Perils of Using Personal Credit Cards to Fund Your Business
In my last post, I talked about funding your business with your retirement account. Now while that may at first seem crazy, there are some cases it can work but you must be careful. Other ways people have funded their business have involved using their personal credit cards. Yes, you might have heard amazing stories ...
Understanding the New Entrepreneur
If you follow the Grow Smart Business blog, you might have heard about the new report on “The Rise of the Homepreneur” and this new type of entrepreneur. Recently, I came across this presentation on “The New Entrepreneur” published by Grasshopper.com and Trendspotting.com.
Some interesting take aways:
39 is the Average age of ...
Tweet Chat on Small Business on Tuesday Feb 23
Small business owners interested in finding out how to start using social media should join the Tweet Chat #sbbuzz on Feb 23rd, 8-10PM (EST).
Tweet Chat on Small Business Success
Anita Campbell, Editor of Small Business Trends, will moderate the discussion to provide additional insight on how to effectively use social networks to generate results.
SBBuzz is a ...
Entrepreneurship 101: So You Want To Start A Business?
One of the things that entrepreneurs may be wondering is just how do you go about starting a business? Sure, you have an idea and you want to get your friends working on this idea, whether it’s a retail business, Internet startup, manufacturing company, etc., but are you verifying that you have all your bases ...
Great Resources for Finding/Hiring Advisors and Helpers
We all need to get by with a little help from our friends. When you have a small business you get by with help from advisors and helpers. Advisors have a certain expertise and wisdom that you can rely on for guidance and mentorship. Helpers are those that can help with various tasks you don’t ...
Help Fund A Small Business By Using Kiva
While we often talk about seeking funding from investors or by bootstrapping our startups, we must remember that not everyone in the world has the same luxuries as us in terms of funding. There are perhaps millions of new businesses emerging around the world, but while many are promising, they may eventually stumble into oblivion ...
Building Foundation, Growth and Momentum in Your Small Business
A couple of weeks ago, I was attending the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. It was there where I met John Jantsch who writes some interesting and thought-provoking information on his blog, Duct Tape Marketing. In perusing the site, I came across this one post that he wrote in 2009 that basically explains ...
Entrepreneurship Trends To Watch Out In 2010
Earlier this month, Mashable’s co-editor Ben Parr wrote an interesting piece on the American Express Open Forum talking about some trends entrepreneurs should be aware of in 2010. Earlier, I had published a piece on insights from venture capitalists here in San Francisco. This time, I’m going to focus on what members of the media ...
Reality Check From Guy Kawasaki – The Inside Story of Entrepreneurship
One of the best books that could have considerable influence on how to start a business is written by author, evanglist, venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur Guy Kawasaki. So what does the guy that founded Truemors (sold) and AllTop.com know about starting a business? Quite a bit and he’s sharing it all with you in ...
Venture Capitalists Tell Us How To Get Funding In 2010.
In keeping with this month’s theme of “Starting a Business”, I thought I would share with you some information that I found while attending a recent event here in San Francisco organized by Dealmaker Media and the law firm of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLC. While you can read the entire recap on the Solutions Are ...
