Let’s face it. No one wants to fail. But statistics show that most businesses close their doors within 5 years.
And now with a weakened economy and high gas & food prices, it’s getting hard to keep any new business afloat.
Are you losing belief in yourself and in your startup? It just might be time to […]
With all the broo-ha-ha going on right now with McCain’s VP pick and her ‘family’ situation, you may think this has nothing to do with small business.
But it does.
This ‘leaked” due to social media. Bloggers were speculating that Bristol Palin, the17-year old daughter of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, with the real mother of Sarah’s […]
When Barack Obama announced Joe Biden as his VP candidate, CNN showed a very interesting waging system, where users could invest in which person was going to get the nod - all with fake dollars. (Biden wasn’t the first pick by those investing, BTW).
But I just found out that there’s something similar online for startups […]
As part of Success Secrets, this and every Friday, we talk with entrepreneurs and other professionals about building a business.
This week, I’m talking with Peter Ross, CEO and co-founder of Senior Helpers, named a great franchise pick by Entrepreneur.
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I don’t know about you, but I’m VERY busy. Besides regular PR work for clients, I am in finishing up the final details on two revamped programs I will be launching in the fall.
Add to that preparing for a move - and having my 2-year old twins diagnosed with Autism (and all that goes with […]
Olympic champ (2 golds thus far) Michael Phelps, said something today that we should all take to heart when running a business.
To continue striving for his best, he doesn’t think about his past wins or use his gold medals to boost his own ego.
What does this have to do with you?
There’s a lot of small […]
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In case you missed it, here were some of the most commented posts last month on Startup Spark.
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Unemployed to entrepreneur: don’t believe the hype
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Yesterday, I told you the (sad) story of my friend who believes he can simply start a business and see the cash roll in.
Today, I wanted to share with you what I think it takes to be an entrepreneur.
You need to understand being an entrepreneur does not equal a steady paycheck at first (or in […]
With the economic downturn, I’ve seen tons of people losing their jobs lately.
But what I am really surprised about is how some think that they should become ‘entrepreneurs.’
I have a friend who has fallen for this. He, after losing his job, has been trying to find a way to ‘make money online’ for a while […]
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