A continuing study by Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation hopes to determine what startup decisions make a difference.
The private, nonprofit foundation that focuses on advancing entrepreneurship and innovation has been following nearly 5,000 businesses nationwide since they were founded in 2004.
Some of their initial research shows:
• Nearly 60 percent of the businesses had no employees their first […]
It’s very easy to get rapped up in things that don’t get you where you need to be. Remind yourself of this: when you are sitting at your computer or whatever looking at a list of things to do, look at it from a monetary standpoint. What is most important for my business now? What […]
If you’re an entrepreneur, blogger and interested in getting more involved online and working with a great company like b5 media, this is the right opportunity for you.
I have to step down as author of Startup Spark - effective in about a week and a half. My own startup company, Standout Jobs is taking up […]
Welcome to the 18th Carnival of Entrepreneurs which features some of the best entrepreneurial content from around the blogosphere. As always there’s tons of content for you to enjoy, and I hope you will all find something of value - discover a new blog, get more interactive with these bloggers and help them out.
Carnival Highlights
Silicon […]
The Carnival of Entrepreneurs is back at Startup Spark for its 17th edition. Rolling along nicely - every week we get a few new people sending in submissions, which tells me the Carnival continues to extend its reach through the Web. Thank you to everyone that has supported it so far…
My Carnival Highlights
Over at A […]
The folks at atlantapreneurs.com have just released Super Widgets - the startup simulation.
It’s an alpha release, very basic, but fun and entertaining nonetheless. Your goal is to make $30,000 in 52 weeks by hiring developers, releasing products and selling them. There are a few things you can do including expand your office, hire more people […]
In its 16th edition, the Carnival of Entrepreneurs makes its way to Australia to visit with Leah Maclean.
Go check out Carnival of Entrepreneurs - 16th edition.
It’s always great to see what people do with the Carnival, and Leah’s done a beautiful formatting and style job. She pulls quotes from each of the articles to really […]
Steve Poland (contributing writer to TechCrunch) has just launched a new site called Ringside Startup.
The idea is to launch a web startup with your help. First, he’s raising $20,000 from contributions. If you contribute you’ll be given the opportunity to vote on how to move forward with the company. The very first decision people will […]
I’m far from an expert on Africa and the difficulties faced within the continent. But it seems to me, if there’s any place on earth that needs powerful, motivated and passionate entrepreneurs, it’s Africa.
Benin Mwangi is opening the door on African entrepreneurship and his recent post 7 Lessons from Africa’s Successful Entrepreneurs is worth delving […]
Surviving isn’t a reason to exist.
It’s not good enough to want to survive, your goal should be to excel. This is something I’ve dealt with personally - a company that survived but could never get beyond that.
Most of the time, surviving is better than dying, and if your business survived through the dot com […]
Sparking startups with advice, inspiration and a bit of craziness...
Written by Shannon Cherry [email] for b5media.
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