Monthly archive February, 2012

Want your business to stand out? Win a local competition. Okay, so you can't really win a real Oscar for your local business, but communities often hold competitions for different types of  businesses. These come in many varieties. If you want your Read More →

Entrepreneurs' Kids Have More Fun My oldest boys have their school winter break this week. Many kids are happy to be home but wind up getting shunted into temporary day care arrangements because their parents still have to work. Grandparents across the Read More →

Thank God It's Monday If you owned your own business, you'd probably be more excited about Mondays. Why? An entrepreneur controls his or her own income. Like everyone else, he wakes up on Monday morning wanting to make more revenue. If your income Read More →

What do squirrels and entrepreneurs have in common? Ah, the lowly squirrel. I've observed traits that both squirrels and business owners share.  Some of these traits are useful and some are dangerous. Which of these behaviors do you embody in your business? Read More →

Can you design and open a business in 72 hours? The people at www.StartupBus.com think you can. Actually they think many people can. And since it's already been done before, the fact is, you can build and launch a business in less Read More →

So you're thinking of opening your own business, are you? You probably lay awake at night contemplating how you're going to tell your boss that you quit. Visions of independence dance through your head. You're going to be an entrepreneur. A solo gunslinger. Master of Read More →