Want to read some free advice from some of the most noted technology entrepreneurs of today? Check out the notes from Startup School, 2006. Some of the speakers and their topics included: Joe Kraus: “Startup Addict” Page Mailliard (Wilson Sonsini): “Steps to set up a company” Mark Fletcher (Bloglines): “Lessons Learned Birthing and Building Web…
Mark Taylor, another small town Oklahoman, put together his experience in business, education and workforce development, and came up with this article on changing your thinking. Albert Einstein once said, “The significant challenges that we face today can not be solved at the same level of thinking at which they were created”. The world of…
For the next three weeks, I’ll be away from the computer. Maesz will be blog-sitting during this time, posting articles I have written for you. We’ll kick things off today with a guest article by Mark Taylor. Mark is a neat guy and has probably forgotten more about community building than I will ever learn….
Last night, I was interviewed on blogging to position yourself as an expert. Not that I am an expert, just that it is my goal. I wanted to share my notes on the subject with you. *You need no one’s permission to start. *You can choose any topic you are passionate about. Before I started…
It sounds really good – “a shop in minutes, a business for life.” Shopify lets you set up an online store with no charge, unless you sell something. Then it’s just at 3% commission. There is nothing to install; it is all hosted at Shopify. If you have a credit card merchant account, you can…
“You can do everything wrong with the right attitude and succeed. You can do everything right with the wrong attitude and fail.” LINK:At Lifehack.org, Chris Brogan interviews Patricia Ryan Madson, author of Improv Wisdom: Don’t Prepare, Just Show Up. small biz rural entrepreneurship attitude podcast audio New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what…
One of the great economic development columns published today is BOTTOM LINE by Charles Lawton, in the Maine Today business section. Recently, he wrote, Maine doesn’t have a jobs problem; we have a skills problem. He points to the increasing competition for skilled workers. Even in economically depressed areas, certain industries are begging for qualified…
I believe in celebrating failure, redefining it as a positive, seeing failure as a sign of progress. Apparently, Scott Westcott at the National Federation of Independent Businesses agrees, at least a little. His article, The Fruits of Failure, explores some examples, and encourages giving failure awards, and I applaud him for researching and writing it….
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