Do You Have What It Takes? By Garry Munro

I think it’s fair to say that not everyone is cut out to be a successful business owner, now some of you maybe disputing this statement but hear

Opportunity Does Not Knock By Tim Knox

Q: I’m graduating this year with a degree in business and would like to start my own business rather than get a corporate job. I have a few busin

If It Was Easy Everybody Would Do It By Tim Knox

Q: I started my business about a year ago and everything is going fine. We're growing and making a profit, but the stress of running the business

Entrepreneurs Just Get Better With Age By Tim Knox

Q: I'm thinking about starting a business after I retire next month. I'll be 65. Am I too old to start a business? -- Milton A.A: Milton,

Veteran Entrepreneurs Are Growing In Ranks By Tim Knox

When I’m not running my own business, writing articles about business, speaking to groups and organizations about business, or consulting with co

How Good Is Your Big Idea By Tim Knox

Q: I want to start my own business. I have tons of business ideas that all sound great to me, but my husband is not so sure. He says that we need

Before the Business Plan By Ellen Zucker

Purveyors of conventional wisdom would have you believe that the very first thing you ought to do when setting up a new business is to create a b

Securing Second and Third-round Venture Capital Financing By Jim Ray

Widget sales are booming – the competition is scrambling, demand is up, and the books are finally treading water. Your core management team has

The Entrepreneurial Difference By Mary Ann Masur

Who would ever have imagined that going door-to-door in my neighborhood selling figs from a bright orange shopping cart would have been my entrep

Self-Esteem and the Entrepreneur By John Samtron

Isn't it funny how people think that being self-employed is so cool? They think that you get to take lots of vacation time and spend all of the

Achievements Outweigh Education and Experience By Tim Knox

Q: When it comes to succeeding in business, which do you think is more important: education or experience? -- Regina M.A: Regina, have you

Do You Have What It Takes To Be An Entrepreneur? By Tim Knox

Q: I am interested in starting my own business. I have a business degree and lots of experience in my chosen field, but I don't know if I have th

Cut to the Quick - What is an Entrepreneur? The Inside Story By Martin Thomson

Enjoying the title of entrepreneur is a hollow feeling.If you have ever been out of work and joined a multi level marketing outfit, or joi

Expand Your Resourcefullness! By Damien Senn

The success and failure for the entrepreneur is largely dictated by the ability to gain access to resources, both personal as well as those of ot

What Qualities Do Franchisors Need? By Lance Winslow

When I got into business I wanted to build a company, which helped people and provide a product and service that people loved and were willing to

Getting Rich Isn't a Bad Idea By Terry Hadaway

You've seen plenty of articles claiming to offer you the secret to getting rich. Some ideas, however, are thin veneers covering some scheme tha

An Entrepreneur and a Life To Be Remembered By Tim Knox

I was reminded of my own mortality today. I guess you can say I had a near death experience, though the death I experienced was not my own.

Which Niche To Conquer? By Russell Brunson

I'm sure that you've heard about how many start up companies fail when they first begin, and the reason that most (if not all) of their failures

Corporate Espionage in Franchising By Lance Winslow

Franchising Trade Journals do not do well, because today with all the industry regulations only about 1800 active franchise actually exist in the

Coating Service Business Case Study By Lance Winslow

There are many coating businesses in the market today, but have you ever asked yourself how one gets into this line of work? How they are formed

Find Me the Expert on This! By Adrian W. Savage

Many people who set up as consultants never make more than a minimal living. They get some clients who like them, but are so dependent on these f

Starting Your Business By The Book By Tim Knox

I've gotten several questions recently about the legalities of starting a business. So, this week I thought I would address a few of the more com

Near-death Experience is the Mother of Invention for Two Dallas Electricians By Sherman Allen

To morning commuters, the hulking truck encircled with barricades and traffic cones may be nothing more than a road-clogging nuisance.For

Double Down on Marketing By Wil Schroter

If you want to compete in the world of high growth startups, you better know how to play the marketing game. Marketing has become a big stakes ga

Identify the Growth Factors By Wil Schroter

In “The Incredible Hulk”, mild-mannered scientist Bruce Banner discovered that when he was exposed to “gamma rays” he was transformed into a mass

Learn how to Compress Time By Wil Schroter

In the popular 1980’s movie “Dune,” man learned that by “folding space” the distance between two points shortened and he could cover those distan

A Startup Never Closes By Wil Schroter

When it comes to a startup, the luxuries shared with established companies are few and far between. Chief among them is the luxury to close at th

Be Where the Puck's Going To Be By Wil Schroter

The "Great One" said it bestHockey legend Wayne Gretzky, when asked how he was always on the puck before anyone else, pointed out that he

The Magic of Float By Wil Schroter

If you’ve ever received a service today and paid for it in 30 days you’ve experienced the concept of “float” – the time difference between when y

The Power Of Personal Environments By Helaine Iris

I’ve got to admit, I’m a big fan of comfort. I like it when things in my world are stable and reliable. For example, my home is my sanctuary. I l