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Archive for February 2007

February 28th, 2007

The Carnival of Entrepreneurs Is In Nigeria

The Carnival of Entrepreneurs hit the road again today with entrepreneur Emmanuel Olawutosin. He’s been featured himself a few times in past Carnivals and now he’s hosting!
Check it out at The Carnival of Entrepreneurs 12th Edition Hits The Road Big Time.
Next week the Carnival will be back here at Startup Spark.
And if you really want […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 1 comment

February 27th, 2007

Win A Business Book For Yourself And For Someone Else Too

We’re right smack in the middle of EntrepreneurshipWeek USA so now is a great time to hold a Business Book Contest.
In fact, I’ve got 2 books to give away in this contest, and in the spirit of giving and sharing here’s how the contest will work:

Find a great blog post about entrepreneurship that really […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 10 comments

February 23rd, 2007

The PITCH Contest for EntrepreneurshipWeek

As part of EntrepreneurshipWeek USA (which starts tomorrow), they’re running a video contest called The PITCH.
You’ve only got till February 25th to make a submission, but you might want to give it a try anyway.
In a 2-minute video recording answer this question:
What product or service would you offer to help reduce America’s dependency on oil […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 1 comment

February 23rd, 2007

Bosses Are People Too

Lots of entrepreneurs break out on their own because they’re tired of taking orders from someone else. Lots of people have stories about a “really, really crappy boss.”
But having been a boss for about 10 years I have to say, “We’re people too!”
And, if you grow your business and start hiring people you’ll be on […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 1 comment

February 21st, 2007

The 11th Carnival of Entrepreneurs Is Here

After 2 very successful sojourns into the blogosphere the Carnival of Entrepreneurs is back home for a quick stopover with its 11th edition.
As always we’ve got a great list of entrepreneurial posts for you and I hope you take a look and enjoy.
Spread the word, link back, tell your friends and keep the Carnival of […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 6 comments

February 20th, 2007

100 Entrepreneur Stories in 30 Days

Carolynn Duncan is a budding entrepreneurs with a great site called the hundred dollar business. Every so often they attempt to start up a business with $100 in 30 days. It’s a great way to laser-focus and enjoy the true spirit of entrepreneurship - creating something, iterating quickly and getting to market.
Their current project is […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 7 comments

February 20th, 2007

11 Questions With Micro ISV Owner Stephane Grenier

Stephane Grenier, like most small business owners and software developers, wears many hats and loves every minute of it. (Truth be told, I didn’t ask him if there was anything he didn’t like about his business, maybe he’ll comment on that…) Still, I’m dubbing Stephane, “Mr. Enthusiasm.” Stephane runs his own, small software company (a […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 4 comments

February 19th, 2007

What You Sell Isn’t Important

Everything else is…

How you market is important. Are you being authentic? Are you targeting the right prospects? Are you following up?
How you treat customers is important. Are you providing the best level of service possible? Do you genuinely care about them?
How you manage your money is important. Are you watching every penny? Are you questioning […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 0 comments

February 16th, 2007

EntrepreneurshipWeek Is Coming…

Just came across EntrepreneurshipWeek USA which is coming February 24th-March 3rd. It’s being launched by the Kauffman Foundation.
From The Kauffman Foundation website, “The vision of the Kauffman Foundation is to foster a society of economically independent individuals who are engaged citizens, contributing to the improvement of their communities.”
Although I hadn’t heard of EntrepreneurshipWeek before […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 8 comments

February 14th, 2007

Get Passionate About Business And Fall In Love All Over Again

You want passion? We’ve got it.
You want a little love in your business life? We’ve got that too.
We’re not serving up secret love affairs at the office (at least I can’t help you with that), but we can present you with a ton of great content by the b5 Business Channel team on passion and […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 13 comments

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