Starting ’em young in Florida

There is an explosion of programs for young people to expose them to entrepreneurship. Here is one example sent to me by RM Cornwall from Miami. Exposing young people to the option of self-employment and entrepreneurship is already helping to expand our current entrepreneurial economic boom. It also helps to counter the anti-capitalistic bias that so many of their teachers expose them to every day in our schools.

small businesses not just being created, but creating jobs

One of the criticisms we keep hearing about the current economic expansion is that it is ?jobless?. This report
from NFIB (you need to scroll down a bit in this link to see the article) shows that any jobless growth due to excess capacity is about over, and this economy is heating up. This includes new jobs in the most important sector for job formation in this entrepreneurial economy: small and medium enterprises.

Making ethical decisions in small business

Barry Moltz (his book visited here on a recent blog book tour) talks about the struggles of ethical decision making for small businesses in this on-line article he published at his web site. Barry is always honest, and this piece gives a realistic picture of the struggles entrepreneurs face in their day-to-day work. Often without others to bounce situations off of or corporate codes of conduct to guide you, entrepreneurs must muddle along through what can be very difficult situations. The best I can suggest is to first have a clear set of standards. Write them down and think about how they apply in daily situations. Once that is developed (it should never be considered “done”, but a work in progress), reflect on it often and use it to not only evaluate decisions you are currently facing, but decisions you have already made. Remember that each ethical situation you face shapes your character in some small but significant way. Virtue is a habit that is developed over many of such decisions and actions.

Entrepreneurial Spirit

You’ve got to check out this link to Bill Hobbs web site!! And just remember this old story about the young entrepreneur when you read it…..
“Everyone knew I was going to be an entrepreneur from the time I was a little boy,” said the successful businessman while being interviewed by a newspaper reporter.
“How did they know?”, asked the reporter.
“Well, one year back on the farm where I grew up, all I wanted for Christmas was a pony. When I didn’t find one under the tree I disappeared into the back yard. When the family found me, I was digging in a big pile of manure. When they asked what I was doing I replied, ‘I just know there is a pony in this pile of manure if I dig deep enough!'”