Friday, May 16, 2008

entrepreneurship

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5 Things Entrepreneurs Should Know About Business Partners

With more online avenues, finding a fellow entrepreneur can be easy—and profitable more >>

Attention, Please

How one man's company caught Yahoo's eye. more >>

Get With the Program

"All-inclusive" entrepreneurship programs can get you connected—and your business going. more >>

Guy Kawasaki: How to Make Your Start-up Fly

The Apple legend has advice for entrepreneurs and talks about his new company, Alltop. more >>

No Sour Grapes

The latest trend is hobnobbing with clients at wine-tasting establishments like wineries and wine bars. more >>

Looking Back

Your most powerful business tool is the ability to learn from your mistakes. more >>

4 Questions for Productivity Guru Tim Ferriss

Time is precious for the bestselling author of The 4-Hour Workweek. more >>

Boosting Your Sales With Social Networking

How a guy with an M.B.A. but no job found his way using the Web. more >>

Productivity: How to Do More in Less Time

Web tools help entrepreneurs work better, faster, and cheaper. more >>

A Web Toolkit for Productive Entrepreneurs

There's a site for every service from communication to social networking. more >>

Turning Your Small Business Into a Corporation

Entrepreneurs often fear increased paperwork but miss out on reducing their legal liability. more >>

Guess What? Entrepreneurs Like Being Their Own Boss

Self-employed folks value the flexibility that running a small business brings. more >>

Tips for Start-Ups: Here's What Really Works

Here's a sampling from the new book, The Illusions of Entrepreneurship. more >>

Entrepreneurs Might Not Rise to Stimulus Bait

It's not just consumers with flat-screen envy who would benefit from the fiscal stimulus package. more >>

Here's a Yarn: A Former Nurse Finds Focus in a Knitting Business

Stitching together a new life. more >>

Dare to Venture

Need a cash infusion? Try Venture merchant bank financing to get your business back on track. more >>

Female Entrepreneurs Describe Growing Pains

Women who have spearheaded start-ups note key benchmarks on the road to success. more >>

Crooks 'R' Us Inc.

Shady operators' business skills can translate well to legitimate enterprises. more >>

Glass Ceiling? Female Entrepreneurs Thrive

One study shows that women who ask for "angel capital" compete favorably with men. more >>

So Long, Been Good to Know Ya

Successful start-ups often give their founders the boot. more >>

On Vacation, Owners Think About Work

Entrepreneurs find it hard to get away from it all, and many feel guilty when they do. more >>

A Tip of the Hat to Entrepreneurs

Small companies can pat themselves on the back. That's because entrepreneurship is the reason for American's economic growth, says Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and the Economics of Growth and Prosperity, a new book comparing different forms of capitalism. more >>

An Unlikely Entrepreneurial Inspiration

Toilet paper seems like an odd inspiration for a company, but it's what started Tamara Monosoff on the path to becoming an entrepreneurial mom. Since then she's been busy teaching other moms about the path from idea to product. more >>

Entrepreneurs Gain a Foothold Abroad

With movies like Letters from Iwo Jima and Pan's Labyrinth popping up at this weekend's Oscars, it's clear that English-speaking actors no longer have a monopoly on award-winning films. That's also holding true for start-ups. more >>

In Starting Out, Know What You Don't Know

Many entrepreneurs start out getting tripped up by lack of planning. But for those who have done the research, pulled together the PowerPoint, and created an ironclad business plan, there's another trap lurking–"expert mind. more >>

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