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February 1st, 2007

Blogtipping My Way Around the World of Entrepreneurship Blogs

Blogtipping is a great way of finding blogs - particularly those that you might not know about. The concept is simple:

Pick 3 blogs you like.
Post 3 things you like about each one (on the 1st day of every month.)
Post 1 tip for each one.
Contact Easton Ellsworth to let him know you’ve participated - since […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 17 comments

January 31st, 2007

The 8th Carnival of Entrepreneurs

Welcome to the 8th edition of the Carnival of Entrepreneurs. So far so good! We continue to get a great turnout of articles from a wide range of people - stay-at-home entrepreneurs, students, veteran business folk, serial entrepreneurs and more.
The combination and mix of writing is what makes the Carnival so interesting.
A couple notes:

Please […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 10 comments

January 30th, 2007

Ian Landsman Knows How To Build a Small Software Company

Ian Landsman is founder, programmer, chief marketing officer, evangelist and bookkeeper for his 1-man software company, UserScape. (Actually, I’m not sure he does the bookkeeping anymore…) UserScape currently has one product — HelpSpot, which Ian describes as user centered help desk software.
I’ve admired Ian’s work for years - he’s active in the software development community […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 11 comments

January 22nd, 2007

5 Lessons Learned From Kohl’s Crappy Customer Service

Big companies are notorious for providing poor customer service and responding in monotonous, corporate speak to problems. Many of us accept that as truth and move on. But we shouldn’t. There are plenty of lessons to be learned…
Recently a friend of mine, Paul McEnany went into a Kohl’s department store in Dallas, Texas and was […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 5 comments

January 16th, 2007

New Year’s Resolutions Are For Liars

Face it, almost no one sticks to their New Year’s Resolutions. We lie to ourselves. Often it results in lying to others as well. It’s really not healthy or productive.
Although we’re already halfway through January (where’s 2007 going?!?!) it’s still as good a time as any to look at our goals.
In fact, you should be […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 5 comments

January 10th, 2007

Carnival of Entrepreneurs #5 - An Uber-Load of Entrepreneurial Fun

It’s time for another Carnival! As the Carnival rolls into town I want to thank every participate and promoter of the Carnival. It means a lot to me and to others who get a bit more awareness, buzz and traffic to their blogs.
For the past few weeks I’ve been running the Carnival here. Starting in […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 5 comments

January 8th, 2007

Stop What You’re Doing and Go Get a Client

Without customers you have no business.
That sometimes gets lost in the excitement of starting a new business. People want to build the next cool thing. People want to get funding and buy Aeron chairs. People want to strategize, plan and meet. People want to dream.
Nothing wrong with that, but where’s the revenue coming from?
What?!? We […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 5 comments

January 5th, 2007

You Need an Exit Strategy Before You Even Start

Before you start your business you should have your exit planned. Not everyone agrees with me but that’s what makes life interesting, right?
In my opinion, Wikipedia’s definition of an exit strategy is flat out wrong as it pertains to business:
An exit strategy is a means of escaping one’s current situation, typically an unfavorable situation. An […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 10 comments

January 4th, 2007

Helping Other Entrepreneurs Earn A Better Life

Put your money where your mouth is.
OK.
After a great discussion about the power of microcredits and microloans I decided to find some worthwhile causes at Kiva.org.
Kiva.org allows you to donate small amounts of money to entrepreneurs and business owners in need around the world. At this moment, most of the opportunities are in Bulgaria, Azerbaijan […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 6 comments

December 29th, 2006

2007 Will Be the Year of the Entrepreneur

I’m declaring 2007 the Year of the Entrepreneur.
Here’s why:

It’s becoming less and less expensive to start a viable businesses (primarily in the technology/Web world mind you.)
We’re not in a bubble just yet. 2007 could be a boom year.
Entrepreneurs are becoming more socially conscious than ever.
Many of us learned valuable lessons through the Web 1.0 bubble […]

By Ben Yoskovitz -- 6 comments

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