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!'”
University entrepreneurship programs continue to grow
The expansion of entrepreneurship education is a national phenomenon. This story from the Associated Press spotlights a few of these programs, including ours here at Belmont University.
reverb “off the wall”: Getting ready to open
Here is the students’ account of the pre-opening activities over at reverb.
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Carnival of the Capitalists for this week
This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists is up. Another fascinating romp through free enterprise! Check it out here!
reverb “off the wall”: Moving Day!
Well, its time for the entrepreneurs at reverb to move in to there new space.
Venture Capitalist interview
There are many misconceptions about venture capitalists. Here is an interesting interview that sheds some interesting light on how at least on of these firms operates and makes decisions.
Reverb “off the wall”: Now that we have our space, what do we do with it?
The reverbmedia crew is busy doing some space planning and trying to figure out the best way to build inventory in this posting.
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Business Planning versus a Business Plan
An article in Inc.com tells a story about entrepreneur Craig Knouf who reportedly has revised his business plan more than 120 times. While this might seem a bit extreme (or as my student Joe called it, ?compulsive?), I think that it illustrates a critical function of business plans.
Carnival of the Capitalists
This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists is up and running. Visit it at Admiral Quixote’s Roundtable!
What’s in a name?
Wharton’s on-line newsletter has an article on the generations old practice of entreprneurs naming their businesses after themselves. Companies from Ford to Dell have followed this custom. But, when the founder of one these businesses has significant ethical or legal issues arise, this can create a public relations disaster, such as that now facing Martha Stewart’s namesake business. This article examines the marketing a p.r. advantages and disadvantages of naming a business after its founder.