Entrepreneurship Principles You Shouldn’t Forget
Businesses fail all the time. SBA likes to throw statistics at you such as a 95% failure rate within a year of operation and so on. (But see the definitive small business failure rates.) The reasons as to why businesses fail can be many. Here’s what I think. The reason most businesses fail is because entrepreneurship is a lifestyle shift, which most entrepreneurs do succeed in. It is, however, the mind...
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Where tech meets social: how entrepreneurs use tech to drive social change
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI) has been helping social enterprises across Ireland scale up for the past eight years. However, the organisation is seeing a shift towards technology social entrepreneurship. We talk to the founders of two social enterprises about how they have combined technological solutions in their businesses in order to drive social change. Darren Ryan, head of engagement at SEI,...
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Business Networking Tips to Kick Off 2013 by Kelly Price
Business Networking Tips to Kick Off 2013 Arrive time: You want to make the most of an event? Stay late. Why? Not everyone arrives early or stays late. Arriving early and staying late gives you the opportunity to meet professionals with varying schedules and you have more time to get to know the people you just meet. Remember, business relationships are a two-way street: It’s OK to talk about...
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Minority-Owned Businesses the Numbers
The Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy releases annual reports that detail the demographics of business ownership. An interesting fact: Self-employment surged over the last decade, especially among minority and female business owners, which now total approximately eight million. See how the demographics compare and where the highest concentrations of minority-owned businesses exist in the...
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How to Build a Business from Scratch by Nach Maravilla
Going into business — whether home-based or not — is always inspired by our desire to be the boss, work at our own time, and of course, make more money. You start a business hoping that its profits will be greater than what you received while working for somebody else. Or maybe, you suddenly have this brilliant idea that you think could work and even become profitable. Sometimes, entrepreneurship...
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When I Began My Networking Journey
When I began my networking journey, I attended any and all networking events as time permitted. Every event was fair game! Today I am much more strategic in my networking endeavors. I discovered which events and organizations gave me the best return on my investment of time as well as how to be an effective, caring networker. In order to know where to begin you must first understand what networking is and...
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The Big Banks’ Reputations
Big banks’ reputations have taken a hit over the last few years, starting with the financial crisis and culminating with the Occupy Wall Street protests. Meanwhile, small businesses have been cast as the economy’s earnest underdogs, generating rhetorical support from Congress to the campaign trail to Wall Street. So it’s no surprise that Bank of America, Chase, Citibank and Wells Fargo...
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Where’s Our Stimulus? Did it create jobs for Shelby County and Memphis?
The U.S. government has pumped billions of dollars into the economy to stabilize the banking system and keep money flowing, but not much is trickling down to small-business owners. It can and does get a little frustrating when we have seen the big banks, the corporations and the automakers that have made horrible, horrible choices get bailed out, while those of us who work 12 to 14 hours a day, six to...
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WHAT IS NETWORKING?
Every time I turn around people want to start a networking group or a meet and greet. I have written something’s down to help you and tell you why Networking in Memphis and Networking in Atlanta has been such a...
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Entrepreneurship Principles You Shouldn’t Forget
Businesses fail all the time. SBA likes to throw statistics at you such as a 95% failure rate within a year of operation and so on. (But see the definitive small business failure rates.) The reasons as to why...
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Where tech meets social: how entrepreneurs use tech to drive social change
Social Entrepreneurs Ireland (SEI) has been helping social enterprises across...
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Entrepreneurs: The Best Hope for the World’s Poorest People
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Electronic Tip Jars Could Boost Workers’ Wages, As Tips Decline With More Customers Using Plastic
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