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People with This Personality Type Are More Likely to Become Entrepreneurs
"Science suggests there's one personality type that's more likely to ditch the corporate structure and work for themselves." Read more: www.businessinsider.com
7 TED Talks You Should Watch If You Want to Be an Entrepreneur
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12 Laws of Building a Great Company from One of America’s Most Innovative Small-Business Owners
Ari Weinzweig, CEO and cofounder of Zingerman’s gourmet food company, shares the foundation of his renowned $50 million business.
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The 12 Stupidest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make
See on Scoop.it – Business in Action, Online Magazine Supplement "Following is my list of 12 stupid startup stumbles. Even if an entrepreneur is doing everything else right, committing even one of these mistakes can seriously damage the startup’s credibility and chances of successful launch. Even if an entrepreneur is doing everything else right, making even […]
15 Small Business Owners Share What They Wish They’d Known When They First Started
Successful small business owners share the most important lesson they wish they'd known when they started. Read more . . .
Venture Capitalist Reveals Everything Entrepreneurs Needs to Do to Land Investors for Their Startup
Tom Kinnear (photo, left) has been involved as an investor, board member, or founder in starting 11 companies — five of them with a combined exit value around $700 million. We caught up with Kinnear to discuss what entrepreneurs should do to land big money from big investors. Here's his advice: . . . Read […]
27 Insights about Creativity That Every Entrepreneur Should Read
We've compiled 27 great quotes from some of the world's most creative minds — and some recently departed ones — about what innovation really means and how we can bring it out. Read full article. Photo: Malcolm Gladwell
How Small Businesses Are Using Social Media
Social media gives small businesses a platform to amplify their voice and visibility among prospective customers. For many small businesses, this is a rich opportunity, as you can see in the following infographic . . . See complete inforgraphic.
Ten Million-Dollar Start-Up Mistakes
It’s a well-accepted axiom in the investor community that entrepreneurs learnmore from their failures than their successes.Thus a well-explained startup failure often can actually improve your odds of funding in the next go-round. Yet, there is no doubt that the best strategy is to learn from someone else’s mistakes, so you can enjoy the millions […]