“That’s it Patrick!! We have to become Entrepreneurs!!” “SpongeBob, is that gonna hurt??” Entrepreneurship is as American as apple pie, baseball, and SpongeBob Squarepants. The essence behind entrepreneurship is the freedom to live a professional life that has the most meaning to you – to not be defined by someone else’s value system, personal vision [...]
Entrepreneurship
Plague, meet Consumer Economics. In my senior year of high school, I had to take Consumer Economics — a class devoted to teaching me how to handle my checkbook, make a budget and generally be a good consumer. This type of class is mandatory in most states (despite incredible efforts on the part of students [...]
Is “entrepreneurialism” in your DNA? I have long wondered what makes an entrepreneur an entrepreneur. Beyond the sense of adventure, the desire to break out on one’s own and build something meaningful and prosperous, I’ve wondered if entrepreneurialism is something you are born with or you actually become over time. Sometimes, I think it’s both. [...]
Once Upon A Time… The new Executive Director realized she had some HR problems (which is how I came in). But neither she nor her Board Chair had any ideas of the extent of the mess. For the first time, I could find nothing to retain in their management effectiveness review. The problems that underlie [...]
Editor’s note: It’s been a while, so let me refresh your memory. This is the third part of guest contributor Francie Dalton’s three part series on what can help small business owners do well in a down economy. The first looked at six disciplines to build revenue for your business. The second examined five measures [...]
This year has brought great impact and change to many of the blogger community here (and it’s the launch year of Women Grow Business to boot!). Many bloggers have shared recently what they’re most grateful for in their businesses in 2009. The first few: Liz Scherer, producer of Flashfree: I’m thankful for a wonderful team [...]
What did you think of my initial 6 tips for generating revenue for your business? Those disciplines ranged from how to invite useful scrutiny to improve operations to prioritizing publicity to creating multiple lines of business. I hope you’ll let me know what you think on those (and these below!) plus what has worked in [...]
Buckle down If your thoughts are primarily fear based, if you’re envisioning the worst for yourself and your business, if your conversations are focused predominately on bad news, then you’re seriously impeding your own success. Stop being your own worst enemy! Instead of giving succor to all the negative blathering, buckle down and determine to [...]
