Business Bootstrap

Entrepreneurs who said their biggest challenge was customers paying late or not making payments jumped from 2 percent in 2008 to 14 percent in 2010.  Read more...

Small Business Ideas

If mistakes demoralize you to the point of bringing you down or giving up, stop now: entrepreneurship isn’t for you.  A failure can be a learning experience, or a shock to your confidence.  Winners come back from defeats and overcome setbacks.  If you can’t do that, then maybe entrepreneurship isn’t for you, at least not now.  Read more...

Small Business Ideas

New firms that are less than 5 years old create the most jobs in this country!

Small Business Ideas

Small Business Ideas

The next decade will bring unprecedented business transformation.  Whether it's the new global economy, technology, social media or the influence of emerging economies; one thing is clear…this is both an exciting and nerve-wracking time to be in business.  Read More…

Small Business Ideas

Benchmark, benchmark, benchmark...You are going to need numbers if you want to make good decisions!!!

Small Business Ideas

Case Studies have the quality of showing “real-life” scenarios, rather than just a marketing pitch.  They can highlight real examples of how your company solved a customer’s problem.  They can also demonstrate to a potential prospect, how they can benefit from using your services and/or products.  Read More…

Small Business Ideas

New firms produce the most net jobs and net wealth in any economy.  New firms in the U.S. create about 3 million jobs per year.  America and the world will, as long as human beings walk this planet, need:  Innovators, Inventors and Entrepreneurs!

Small Business Ideas

The single best indicator of whether a country is going to grow or not is the number of new firms that are created every year.  That is a very powerful statistic.  This is a compelling reason to start a business.  BUT, If you don't get the "Story" right...You'll get the "Solution" wrong!